Demand and Distribution Planning Manager CEE (f/m/x)

: Demand and Distribution Planning Manager CEE (f/m/x) Royal Canin, Supply Chain Department Location: Niepołomice or Warsaw ***Hybrid (up to 50% remote) *** Are you excited by the challenge of balancing customer service, product availability, inventory, and forecast accuracy across multiple markets? Do you thrive in a fast-paced international environment where strategic thinking, leadership, and operational excellence come together? Join us as a Demand & Distribution Planning Manager and take ownership of both demand and distribution planning across the CEE cluster, leading a talented team and driving end-to-end supply chain performance. In this highly visible role, you will shape planning decisions that directly impact customer experience, business growth, inventory efficiency, and supply chain resilience. Key Responsibilities • Lead the end-to-end Demand & Distribution Planning agenda across the cluster, ensuring alignment between customer demand, inventory strategy, and product availability. • Own the demand planning process, driving forecast accuracy, data quality, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement. • Lead and facilitate the Demand Management Review (DMR) process within S&OP+, ensuring alignment of volume forecasts across Sales, Marketing, and Supply Chain teams. • Ensure optimal inventory levels and replenishment strategies across the regional distribution network to deliver service, cost, and cash objectives. • Lead distribution planning activities and proactively manage supply-demand imbalances, mitigating potential risks to customer service. • Partner closely with European factories, local Supply Chain teams, and key stakeholders to continuously improve end-to-end supply and distribution performance. • Act as the functional expert and key user for planning systems, supporting system enhancements, digital transformation initiatives, and future capability development. • Build, develop, and inspire a high-performing planning team, fostering engagement, capability growth, and succession planning. Candidate Profile • At least 8 years of experience in Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Distribution Planning, or broader Supply Chain Management, preferably within the FMCG industry. • Proven experience leading and developing teams in a complex, international environment. • Strong expertise in demand forecasting, inventory management, distribution planning, and end-to-end supply chain processes. • Experience leading S&OP, Integrated Business Planning, or similar cross-functional planning processes. • Demonstrated success in driving process improvements, transformation initiatives, and operational excellence. • Advanced analytical capabilities and strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and supply chain planning systems. • Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build collaborative relationships across functions, markets, and manufacturing sites. • Master's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field preferred; APICS CPIM, CPF, or equivalent certification is a plus. Experience with Navision, 1NAV, FuturMaster, or similar planning platforms, as well as additional language skills relevant to the cluster, will be considered an advantage What can you expect from Mars? • Contract of employment. • Attractive financial conditions with Business Bonus and Christmas Bonus. • We will also look after your safety and well-being by offering you rich benefits package including life insurance, private medical care, Employee Assistance Program fully covered by Mars, MultiSport card. • Subsidized meals. • Monthly allotment of food for your dog or cat. • Extra savings scheme to support You in long perspective. • Support in career building through personalized development plan. • Shop with attractive discounts on our products that Your family and friend are going to love. • Possibility to participate in volunteering initiatives during working hours. #LI-MS1