Austria 
Belgium 
Canada 
Denmark 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Italy 
Mexico 
Netherlands 
Norway 
Poland 
Spain 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 
USA 
Full time
Hybrid
Gothenburg, Sweden
Espoo, Finland; Oslo, Norway; Allerod, Denmark; Vilnius, Lithuania
Are you ready to take on a role that connects strategy, planning, and insight? This position offers a central place in the planning process - linking insights, decisions, and strategy across the business. Excited by this opportunity? Apply now!
Essity - a leading global hygiene and health company and home to brands like Tork, Libero, TENA, Libresse, Sorbact, and JOBST - is offering an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Demand Planning Manager within the Professional Hygiene Business Unit, which includes sales in North America and Europe, primarily under the Tork brand.
Tork offers professional hygiene products and solutions to customers in restaurants, healthcare, offices, schools, and industry - including dispensers, paper products, soap, and digital systems. With expertise in hygiene, design, and sustainability, Tork is a global market leader.
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About the Role
As the Demand Planning Manager for Region North within our Professional Hygiene Business Unit, you will lead a team of 1 responsible for driving accurate demand forecasts and ensuring alignment with global planning processes. You’ll act as the key link between the region and the central demand planning hub, working closely with Sales, Marketing, and Service Management to translate market insights into actionable demand plans.
This is a permanent position, reporting to the Service Management Director Order Fulfilment. The role carries the need for the occasional travel (up to 10%) and can be located in Gothenburg (Sweden), Oslo (Norway), Allerod (Denmark), Espoo (Finland) or Vilnius (Lithuania).
Furthermore, you will also:
Ensure ERP system data and parameters are accurate to generate accurate base rate and promotional sales demand at article / customer level for the sales organization.
Analyze & report data (monthly systematic gap analysis between forecasts and orders, review and investigate performance; providing pre, during and post evaluations to the Sales team.
Manage Phase in - phase out by maintaining system information.
Collaborate with Supply Services to manage non-slow-moving articles.
Identify and support continuous improvement initiatives in demand planning processes and systems.
Act as a Key user for Demand Planning and the Sales & Operations Planning process and represent demand internally as well as externally, i.e. act as an interface to Product Supply, customers and service providers.
Who You Are
You are an analytical leader with a proactive and result-driven mindset. You thrive in dynamic environments, adapt quickly to change, and collaborate effectively across teams. Communication is one of your key strengths, helping you build strong relationships and drive alignment across functions.
University degree in a relevant field.
Proven leadership experience with direct reports.
At least 3 years of experience in demand planning or similar field such as financial planning or forecasting.
Experience in SAP and MS office tools. Working knowledge of Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is a plus.
Strong strategic thinking and scenario planning capabilities.
Excellent proficiency in English - spoken and written.
Application
Interested? If you are up for the challenge and think this sounds like you, apply online today! Please send your application in English. Kindly note that due to GDPR we will not accept applications via mail. Please use the link to apply via our career site. We may conduct background checks in the final stages of the recruitment process to verify your qualifications and fit for the role.
What We Can Offer You
Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-being, provides meaning to everything we do. Working at Essity means a chance to improve well-being for people and opportunities to drive positive change for the society and the environment. As an employee at Essity, you will belong to an organization where you feel valued and supported to grow and challenged to generate business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere. Innovate for Good | Excel Together | Be You with Us