Category Demand Planner

About the role

Rituals is looking for a Category Demand Planner to join its Demand Planning team within Supply Chain in Amsterdam. You will own the end-to-end demand plan for an assigned category, creating the best possible forecast and supporting timely, optimal product availability across markets and business lines. You will work at the intersection of Supply Chain, Innovation and business teams, bringing stakeholders together and translating data into clear decisions.

Key responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve the category demand plan for agreed markets and categories, including volume, cannibalisation and substitution assumptions.
• Lead the commercial planning cadence within the S&OP cycle and align assumptions, opportunities and risks across functions.
• Advise and challenge business stakeholders using strategic analyses, forecast insights and a clear understanding of commercial priorities.
• Drive the monthly demand validation meeting, including preparation, data validation, S&OP reporting and follow-up of agreed actions.
• Monitor forecast accuracy, turn learnings into improvements and help design and implement new demand planning processes, data flows and decision points in ERP and planning tools.