Demand Planning Internship

**Company**: IRCA Group is a leading international B2B provider of semi-finished ingredients for the bakery, pastry, and gelato markets. Our products cater to independent producers as well as large food manufacturers. We produce chocolate, decorations, creams, inclusions, pastry mixes, gelato ingredients, and other bakery/pastry essentials. Headquartered in Italy, IRCA Group boasts a strong track record of growth over the past decade, with 22 manufacturing facilities all over the world, 2000+ employee and €1 billion of revenues.

**What we offer**:IRCA fosters a dynamic environment, embracing diversity and valuing diverse perspectives and international experiences, offering a stimulating context. We promote professional growth by providing tailor-made development programs and career advancement opportunities locally and internationally. With locations worldwide, we offer the chance to work on international projects, collaborate across cultures, and gain a global perspective. Joining our team means becoming part of a global community of passionate professionals dedicated to making a difference. If you are looking for stimulating challenges and the chance to contribute your ideas for process improvement in an ever-growing company, IRCA is the right place.

**Purpose of Position**: The internship in Central / Demand planning aims to provide an overview of the role as Demand Planner in a multinational company and allow the intern to gain more and more autonomy in the assigned tasks. He/she will support the Demand Planner in demand planning activities in order to develop and update monthly sales forecasts, through continuous comparison and in collaboration with other departments.

**Main activities / responsibilities**:

- Support in weekly update of the forecast based on the progress of sales
- Support in daily and weekly check of the progress of sales actual vs forecast, budget and previous year
- Support in the implementation and test of the new tools for Demand Planning, Production Planning and Material requirement planning
- Monitor New Product Launch/Phase Out and Switches of the codes, in terms of forecast and availability, to maximize Service Level and to minimize Write off.
- Prepare and monitor the Forecast accuracy KPI's, drive root cause analysis and lead actions. Implement official reporting on FA KPI’s

**Requierements**:

- ** Education**: Degree in Economics or management engineering
- **Professional Skills**: Excellent analytical skills (historical sales data, market trends, and other factors to forecast future demand); Proficiency in extracting, manipulating, and analyzing data from various sources; Knowledge of the basic principles of supply chain management and the relationship between demand, production, and distribution.
- **Experience**: No experience needed
- **Language Skills**: Proficient English is mandatory.
- ** Computer Skills**: MS Office. Mastery in Excel is mandatory.
- **Behavioral Requirements**:Ability to work with precision and accuracy; Ability to effectively manage one's time to complete assigned tasks within expected deadlines; Willingness to learn new concepts and adapt to new tools and business processes, keeping a positive and proactive approach