Demand & Forecasting Lead (m/f/d) Hybrid

The Role

As Demand & Forecasting Lead, you will take ownership of demand planning and forecasting for Germany. You will guide a team, collaborate closely with senior stakeholders across the business, and play a key role in shaping strategic direction through accurate forecasting and meaningful business insights. This is an opportunity to combine people development, commercial understanding, and data-driven thinking while supporting continuous improvement and digital transformation. If you enjoy turning complex information into clear recommendations and helping shape business outcomes, this role offers variety, visibility, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a highly collaborative environment. 

Principle Accountabilities

• Oversee the demand planning and forecasting process across multiple product categories within the German market 
• Own forecast performance, supporting high levels of forecast accuracy and continuous improvement 
• Support, develop and empower a forecasting team to achieve shared objectives 
• Coordinate the Integrated Business Planning (IBP process and align forecasting activities across key business functions 
• Translate forecast data into clear business insights and recommendations for senior stakeholders 
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve forecasting processes through automation, digitalisation and best practices 

Skills and Experience Required

• Strong expertise in demand planning, forecasting, IBP, S&OP or related planning processes 
• Experience developing teams and supporting performance within a complex business environment 
• Ability to interpret data, identify trends and translate insights into practical business recommendations 
• Strong stakeholder collaboration skills with the ability to build relationships across multiple functions 
• Experience supporting process improvement, transformation, automation or digital initiatives 
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex information clearly to different audiences 

What We Offer

In return for playing your part in building our future, you will receive a comprehensive compensation package with salary, bonus scheme and further benefits as well inspiring places to work and collaborate with purpose. Here at Imperial we will give you the opportunity to grow and learn, innovate at pace and be a part of our purpose to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure for our consumers.

Everyone Belongs

Everyone belongs in Imperial. We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence. We give fair and equal consideration to all our applicants. Please contact us at recruitment@impbrands.com to let us know if we can provide support in helping you complete an application and/or attend an interview.

About Us

We're a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 120 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work. Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all.  Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

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