Building the business forecast for the Business Marketing Collaboration within the Mexican Market based on insights and assumptions and to identify any gaps in achieving the targets. **You are responsible for** + Create Sales, Marketing forecast for the assigned planning horizon, BU and/or Customer Planning Groups by creating the statistical baseline forecast and enriching it with all relevant input from Sales, Customers, Customer Project Managers, Supply/Operations, Marketing, Finance and adjacent functions. + Work with sales teams and/or making recommendations for changes to inventory or stocking levels to optimize channel inventory and sell-thru. + Develops short, medium, and long-term perspectives on sales channel expectations, inventory levels, and competitive marketplace dynamics, to create an unbiased 12-month rolling demand forecast. + Works collaboratively with both internal and external resources to proactively identify risks and opportunities to Plan achievement. + Champion’s alignment of strategy, promotional activity, domestic back-up, and any other special inventory purchases to maximize sell-in and sell-thru of both our seasonal and non-seasonal businesses. + Works collaboratively with S&OP Leader, Demand Planner, and Key Account Managers to identify supply gaps and offer solutions to minimize out-of-stock or fill-rate issues. + Manages the outlier process; works closely with Sales to identify risks and opportunities to the forecast that require Supply Chain approval prior to entering the forecast. + Identify strategies and solutions to handle the disposition of unproductive inventory at forecasted accounts. **You are the right fit if:** + You have acquired a Minimum 2 years of work experience in Demand Planning within the Consumer/Retail Industry. Including experience with Sales Operations Planning, Forecast and Inventory Management. + Your skills include advanced English level, strong analytical skills using Excel and Power BI, effective communication and proficiency in Planning tools (SAP - APO, Blue Yonder) **How we work together** We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations. **This is an onsite role.** **About Philips** We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others. * Learn more about our business. * Discover our rich and exciting history. * Learn more about our purpose.