Job Description

Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment | Costa Rica y Panamá

Ever feel burnt out by bureaucracy? Us too. That’s why we’re changing the way we work for higher productivity, faster innovation, and better results. We call it Dynamic Shared Ownership (DSO). Learn more about what DSO will mean for you in your new role here https://www.bayer.com/en/strategy/strategy

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct and moderate commercial demand review discussions at customer level, taking into consideration the statistical baseline at SKU level, sell‑out market trends, historical data, and commercial plans, ensuring alignment with country and regional demand plans.
• Provide structured inputs into the demand planning process, ensuring consistency between customer-driven insights and overall forecast assumptions.
• Monitor and manage service and inventory KPIs (DOI, InStock, inventory dispersion and coverage, Fill Rate, OOS), identifying risks and coordinating corrective actions with Commercial and Supply Chain departments.
• Track and improve product availability and distribution across channels, identifying gaps and opportunities in market coverage.
• Evaluate the performance of promotions, activations, and launches, providing data-driven insights on demand behavior and forecast deviations. Provide planning and performance analysis at customers level, focusing on demand visibility, inventory health, and service levels as support to commercial management and decision making.
• Generate actionable insights on demand trends, risks, and opportunities to support business planning, commercial strategy, and other cross-functional decision-making.
• Drive continuous improvement in quality of sell through and sell out data, forecasting inputs, and planning processes to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and better business visibility.

WHO YOU ARE

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Data Analytics or related.
• 3–5 years in Demand Planning, CPFR, Supply Chain, or Commercial Planning or related.
• Experience managing customer-level data (sell-out, inventory, distribution).
• Intermediate - Advanced English proficiency.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills.
• Advanced Excel and experience with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau).
• Understanding of forecasting and demand planning processes.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

• Hybrid Working Style.
• Competitive salary.
• Attractive benefits package.
• Wide range of development opportunities.
• Good working conditions and comfortable working environment.

At Bayer, we believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion. We aim to create an environment in which everybody can feel authentic, respected, and equally valued. Every day we strive to reflect our values through our people's unique capabilities, self-experiences, and aspirations. We intentionally seek diversity, to enable our people to bring their fullest potential out and encourage others to likewise do so. Our company wins when we leverage our capabilities to lead the cultural transformation in our business, positively impacting society.

Candidates who meet the requirements based on the job profile will be considered for employment regardless of physical disability, race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity and will not be at a disadvantage if unemployed.

Application Period: 05/08/2026 - 05/21/2026 Reference Code: 869281
Division: Enabling Functions Location: Costa Rica : San José : San José
Functional Area: Marketing Work Time: Full time
Employment Type: Regular
Contact Us
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San Jose, Costa Rica

HROP_TA_PACA@BAYER.COM