Senior Specialist Commercial Planning & Forecasting

🌍 This role is available in Luxembourg, Poland, France and Germany — with the option to work in a hybrid setup.

AUTODOC is the largest and fastest-growing auto parts ecommerce platform in Europe. Present across 27 countries with over 5,500 employees, AUTODOC generated revenue of over €1.5 billion in 2024, supplying more than 8.4 million active customers with its 6.6 million vehicle parts and accessories for car, truck, and motorcycle brands.

Curious minds, adventurous experts and tech-savvy professionals - one team, one billion euros revenue. Catch the ride!

About the Role:

The Senior Specialist Commercial Planning & Forecasting is sitting in the Assortment Planning & Forecasting organisation, which encompasses Category Management, Vendor Management, and Catalog Management, and oversees and leads a range of strategic planning initiatives set by AUTODOC. This role requires strong business expertise, a focus on finding the right data, and the ability to generate insights for the commercial teams of AUTODOC. The successful candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure operational excellence and continuous improvement in vendor management practices.

Responsibilities:

• Integrate strategic plans into operational planning
• Propose and align planning drivers, constraints, and assumptions
• Roll out contribution costing in collaboration with Finance and Revenue teams to inform planning, target prices and order decision
• Improve demand forecasts at the country, vendor and category levels
• Create annual sales forecasts at the category and vendor levels, in collaboration with other planning teams in the company (Finance, SCM, Marketing)
• Work with key vendors in a Joint Supplier Planning process to optimize the business relationship and our buy-price by leveraging data
• Participate in the building of an Integrated Business Planning & Analysis process, owned by Finance
• Continuously update forecasts through rolling planning cycles
• Optimize and monitor profit performance actuals and flag deviations, find root causes and react by assigning actions and adjusting growth trajectories
• Generate performance tracking reports to measure forecast accuracy and business impact
• Demand reallocation from vendor to vendor simulation
• Target prices based on CP1
• Order decision based on CP1
• Vendor data integrity, like price validity, quantities, stock history

Requirements:

• Experience in automotive distribution, commercial/contract controlling, contribution margin analysis, scenario planning (8+ years).
• Analytical Skills: Strong data analysis and reporting skills, with the ability to generate actionable insights and forecast trends.
• Automation & Tech Savvy: Experience with vendor management platforms, data automation, and procurement technology solutions.
• Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively across teams and with external suppliers.
• Problem-Solving: Proactive identifying challenges, recommending solutions, and driving continuous improvements.
• Multi-tasking: Ability to juggle multiple projects, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with business priorities.
• Stakeholder Management: Able to effectively collaborate with senior management, internal teams within and without the department, and external suppliers.
• Good network building skills also across cultural borders.
• Fluent in English, any other relevant European languages are a plus.
• Knowledge in one of the following: SQL, python, power BI/tableau/looker, snowflake, automation, machine learning or data science.

What do we offer?

• Competitive salaries based on your professional experience.
• Fast growing international company with stable employment.
• Annual vacation and 1 additional day off on your birthday.
• Mental Wellbeing Program – providing you and your immediate family members with free and confidential mental and physical health support services for a wide range of personal and work-related issues.
• Opportunities for advancement, further trainings (over 650 courses on soft and hard skills on our e-learning platform) and coaching.
• Free English and German language classes.
• Referral Program with attractive incentives.
• Flexible working hours and hybrid work.

Interested? Please send your CV in English. We will carefully review all applications and contact candidates whose experience best match the role.