Demand Manager

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Entity
Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.
Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Electrical & Power is one of the world's leaders in aircraft electrical systems. The company is a key player in equipment electrification and in the electric and hybrid propulsion sector. It has over 14,000 employees across 13 different countries.

Reference
2025-162665

Position description
Domain

Production
Job field / Job profile

Supply chain - Demand manager
Job title

Demand Manager
Employment type

Permanent
Professional category

Professional, Engineer & Manager
Part time / Full time

Full-time
Job description

Principle Activities:
The Demand Manager collates and consolidates the overall sales and operations requirements, have them validated, and ensure their consistency to provide a reliable set of data for the monthly S&OP (3 to 5 year timeframe).
• Establish and validate the sales requirement (orders + forecasts) for all programmes for OE, LRU Spares and MRO.
• Model the sales forecasts and support the annual MTP exercise.
• Analyse sales trends and identify key short to medium term drivers.
• Analysis variance to determine & implement corrective actions.
• Compilation and publication of visual metrics, presentations and reports.
• Lead the monthly Demand Review and Validation meetings and support the S&OP manager.
• Report, resolve and escalate as needed.
• Maintain ERP Demand Stability and Forecast accuracy.
• Implement any agreed changes into the plan which is delivered to the supply planners
on a timely basis.
Candidate skills & requirements

Candidate skills & requirements:
• Good knowledge and understanding of the MRP2 principles.
• Good technical knowledge of the markets of Safran Group products.
• Knowledge of indicator management dashboards, data management.
• Strong commercial awareness with clear understanding of the financial impact of forecasting and related decisions.
• Good knowledge of Information and management systems: SAP ERP, Supplier, Customer & Internal Portals, etc.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills at all levels, both verbal and written.
• Capacity to anticipate situations, reactivity, availability.
• High level of accuracy/detail oriented. Know how to analyse a problem, summarise it and recommend solutions and challenge appropriately.
• Strong statistical and analytical skills. Be able to analyse and present the data from various information systems.
• To the point, communicative, proactive, autonomous, dependable, persevering and goal orientated.
• Strong presentation and organisational skills.
• Team player but also has strong people management skills.
• Excellent working relationship with customers, customer service, programs, BD and SLT.
• Qualified to degree level with relevant business qualification in the supply chain field.
Position location
Job location

Europe, UK, England
City (-ies)

Westfield Road, Pitstone, Buckinghamshire - LU7 9GT