Intern, Demand Planning

INTERN DEMAND PLANNING

•          Location: Intern, Demand Planning

•          Function:  Supply Chain

Overview:

About the role

The demand-planning organization of SC Johnson is responsible for the development of the demand forecast. The primary role of the demand planner is to develop a demand forecast using data such as sales inputs on promotions and distributions, shipment history, competitor activities and marketing plans. The market demand planner is the facilitator of the Pre-demand, Demand Reviews (Step 2) and Control Tower within the cluster and the country for the S&OP process, ensuring an efficient, effective, and reliable review driven by an unbiased, consensus process.

This is an exciting opportunity for Supply Chain students or graduated who have a desire to start their career in Supply Chain in an international role.

If you are passionate about Supply Chain and looking for exciting challenges in a FMCG organization, then we’d like to hear from you!

About the Team/Department

As Intern you will be part of the Demand Planning Team

Responsibilities:

You will support our Demand Planning Team on their work to learn how to:

• Collect and analyze past/future demand inputs (such as distribution gains/losses, price changes, new/discontinued products and promotion plans) from Sales and Marketing and calculate their impacts on demand.
• Work with various cross functional partners on projects such as new product launches, discontinuations, and transitions to evaluate assumptions (pre and post launch) – new product forecast, pipeline fill, and cannibalization.
• Measure, analyze, and communicate key process metrics and monitor adherence to key performance indicators, while driving continuous improvement
• Work with supply partners to understand latest supply constraints and how this impacts their demand plan

Experience you’ll bring:

• Minimum of an undergraduate degree, preferably economics, supply chain management, engineering, or a related business field
• Good knowledge of Excel and Powerpoint.
• Fluent in Italian and English

Behaviors you’ll need:

• Strong communication skills, with a proven ability to understand key concepts and communicate with business stakeholders of different organization levels
• Ability to drive action and influence decision making at all levels of the organization
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work within high-performing teams in highly collaborative environments
• Quantitative and qualitative data analysis, including business process metrics and measures linking to business KPIs

What’s in it for you?

Based in Arese - Milan, we can offer you a competitive internship reimbursement as well as smart working. We care about the well-being of our people and benefits include subsidy canteen and the facilities include swimming pool, tennis court, games room, free parking, bus shuttle.

About us:

SC Johnson is a fifth-generation family company built on a spirit of adventure and winning the right way. We have been leading with purpose for over 130 years, building top brands such as Raid®, Glade®, Duck®, OFF!®, MRMUSCOLO®, AUTAN® and more, in virtually every country. Through these household names, we are making a positive difference to the world around us. But we only succeed with the combined vitality and strength of our 13,000 people who we truly value and support in their pursuit of individual and shared goals.

Inclusion & Diversity 

We’re a global business, with people from every culture, ethnicity, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, and ability. We recognize the breadth of human experience, and we work to celebrate it. It is our goal to build a diverse, inclusive, and supportive work environment where all people can thrive.  

We’re committed to ongoing efforts that help us attract, hire, and retain diverse talent who want to build a positive, inclusive environment. Read more about our ongoing initiatives at https://jobs.scjohnson.com/inclusion.