Demand Planning Manager

Philosofish S.A. – Aquaculture

Full time-Metamorfosi, Attica, Greece

At Philosofish we actively promote the wellbeing of our people our customers and our seas by building trustworthy, transparent relationships and provide best quality fish that people love and choose for their families.

We now invite you to dive into our world and become a valuable member of our team.

About the Role:

Philosofish is looking for an experienced and commercially minded Demand Planning Manager to lead the demand-forecasting process and ensure effective alignment between sales demand, harvesting, production and product availability.

The role will coordinate the weekly demand-planning cycle, translating sales requirements and market information into actionable operational plans, while also maintaining the medium- and long-term forecasts required for effective business planning.

The position works closely with Sales, Farming, Harvesting, Processing, Logistics and Finance.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Lead the weekly demand-planning and sales-forecasting process across products, customers and markets.
• Maintain rolling medium- and long-term demand forecasts to support harvesting, production, capacity and business planning.
• Apply statistical forecasting models and continuously improve forecast accuracy and bias.
• Identify potential shortages, excess availability and supply-demand imbalances, proposing timely corrective actions.
• Develop Power BI dashboards and reports to monitor demand, product availability, inventory and key planning KPIs.
• Provide data-driven scenarios and recommendations to support commercial and operational decisions and the broader S&OP process.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, Data Analytics or a related field.
• 5–7 years of relevant experience in Demand Planning, Supply Planning, S&OP or Sales Forecasting.
• Experience in a multinational food, FMCG, fresh or perishable-products environment is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of statistical forecasting methodologies, trend and seasonality analysis.
• Advanced Excel and strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Power BI.
• Experience with ERP systems, preferably SoftOne (Soft1), and the ability to analyse ERP data through Power BI.
• Strong analytical thinking, commercial understanding and cross-functional communication skills.
• Fluency in English.

Why Join Philosofish?

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a strategically important planning process within a growing international food business and directly influence product availability, customer service and operational performance.

The position is based at Philosofish’s Central Offices and offers a hybrid working model.

If you have strong demand-planning experience and enjoy transforming complex data into better business decisions, we would be pleased to hear from you.

Apply now and become member of Philosofish.

Confidentiality will be maintained towards all CVs. The company will only communicate with the candidates that their CVs meet the required qualifications and criteria.