Forecast Planning Manager till Saab!

We’re one of the world’s oldest start-ups — and we’re just getting started. At Husqvarna Group, innovation is in our DNA. With over 330 years of heritage and a passion for pioneering technology, we design and deliver world class products and solutions for forest, park, garden and construction care. From robotic lawn mowers to cutting-edge chainsaws and sustainable battery systems, we’re shaping the future — and we want you to be part of it. As Demand Planning Manager, you will ensure that parts and accessories are available to support our products throughout their lifecycle. This is a key role where you will lead and develop our global demand planning - an area that is central to how we drive operational excellence and customer satisfaction. In this role, you will report to Johan Törnqvist, Manager, Demand Planning, Global Operations. About the role: This is a unique opportunity to shape a global demand planning capability in a growing aftermarket business, where your work directly impacts customer experience and commercial performance. You will play an important role in strengthening and aligning demand planning ways of working across our global organization, helping stakeholders navigate change as processes, tools, and forecasting capabilities continue to evolve. You will drive planning across a 24-month rolling horizon, ensuring high forecast accuracy and actively managing bias. A key focus will be to continuously and strategically improve our system-driven forecasting models and strengthen how we work with data, while proactively identifying deviations and driving actions based on trends and insights. You will also play an important role in performance management and continuous improvement by defining and monitoring key KPIs and using insights to support decision-making. You will help translate demand patterns into clear business recommendations and drive initiatives to further enhance our forecasting methods, tools, and processes globally. In addition, you will lead, coach, and develop a growing team of six demand planners, building strong capabilities within forecasting, analytics, and stakeholder collaboration. You will lead through change, creating engagement, clarity, and alignment as the function and its ways of working continue to evolve. About you: To succeed in this role we believe you are a driven and curious leader who enjoys working in complexity and turning insights into action. You don’t wait for perfect conditions - you create structure, drive decisions, and move things forward. You are confident leading through change, bringing people with you, and creating alignment across global stakeholders in a complex international environment. You are comfortable challenging stakeholders, while building strong relationships across the organization and knows that data, business understanding and collaboration go hand in hand. Your skills and background: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, supply chain management, logistics, operations management, or equivalent Experience within demand planning, forecasting and supply chain planning Experience driving transformation initiatives as well as working in cross-functional and international environments handling different stakeholders Proven ability to lead people and develop teams Strong analytical capability and confidence working with data and KPIs Experience with advanced planning systems and solid Excel skills Experience from aftermarket, spare parts, or complex product structures is a strong advantage. Fluency in English, both spoken and written. Knowledge in Swedish is considered an advantage Location This position will be based in Huskvarna, Sweden. We believe the best ideas happen when we're connected. We spend most of our time together in the office, at least 4 days a week (80%), creating space for collaboration, creativity, and fast decision-making. Your application: Please submit your application in English. We do not accept applications via e-mail due to GDPR regulations. For questions about the role, reach out to hiring manager Johan Törnqvist, at johan.tornqvist@husqvarnagroup.com. For questions about the recruitment process, reach out to Talent Acquisition Partner Nina Hallin at nina.hallin@husqvarnagroup.com. We look forward to hearing from you! Please note due to the summer holidays, the recruitment process will resume in August when we are back. We truly appreciate your patience and interest in the role. In the meantime, we wish you a wonderful and relaxing summer! Processing of personal data When you send in your application we will process your personal data. In case we choose to proceed with your application, we will ask you to verify your identity before giving you a job offer. When recruiting for this role, we also carry out an additional background check in the form of a credit check (Sw. kreditupplysning). For more information about how we process your personal data, who we may share it with and what rights you have, please see our privacy notice. Winning Through Culture We believe that business is ultimately about people, as a team, we win and grow together. Our culture is built on bold ideas, strong commitment, and a shared purpose, creating an environment where innovation thrives, people grow, and every contribution matters.     Our culture is built on three core themes:   Bold: We push boundaries, embrace challenges, and explore new possibilities. Dedicated: We put in the hard work, bring passion and resilience to every challenge we take on. Care: We support each other, consider the impact of our actions, and strive to make a lasting difference. Whether you’re starting your career or looking for the next big step, we offer a place where passion and purpose come together. Join us in shaping the future!

🌏 Mission: At Too Good To Go, we have an ambitious mission: to inspire and empower everyone to fight food waste together. More than 1/3 of all food produced in the world is wasted, which has a huge impact on our planet - 10% of greenhouse gas emissions, to be exact.  🌱 Product: Too Good To Go operates the world's largest marketplace for surplus food, where we connect food businesses with consumers who can buy and enjoy it at 50 %+ off retail value. Alongside our app, we create educational tools, operate an end-to-end surplus food management solution, and influence legislation to help reduce food waste. 📈 Scale: We’re growing fast: Our community of 133 million registered users and 261,000+ active partners across 20 countries, have together already saved 517+ million meals from going to waste - avoiding over 1.4M tonnes of CO2e from entering the Earth’s atmosphere!  ⭐️ Impact: We are a certified B Corp social impact company. Too Good To Go was named in Fast Company's list of the World's Most Innovative Companies and World Changing Ideas. We are also honoured to be included in TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies. Most recently, we won Apple’s coveted Cultural Impact Winner.  About the role We’re looking for a Commercial Planning Manager to join the Parcels Planning team. This role sits at the heart of how we plan, forecast and trade the Parcels business. You’ll be responsible for designing the planning methodologies, forecasting frameworks and analytical approaches that translate commercial ambition into robust, evidence-based plans in direct partnership with our advanced analytics team/Data Scientists, helping the business understand where we are heading, and making sure we have the right planning foundations in place to support growth. The team combines commercial judgement with statistical modelling, causal inference, AI and decision science to support better business decisions. You’ll own the commercial planning methodology across budgeting, rolling forecasting, latest estimates and scenario planning, ensuring planning outputs are statistically robust, commercially relevant and operationally actionable. You’ll work closely with Commercial leaders, Logistics, Finance and country teams to make sure we have a clear view of demand, revenue, margin and the actions needed to deliver against our targets. This role is not just about running the planning cycle. It’s about transforming how commercial planning is performed by combining statistical modelling, causal analysis, AI-assisted workflows and automation to build a faster, more accurate and more scalable planning capability. We are specifically looking for someone who has already used tools like Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or other AI/automation tools to improve budgeting, forecasting, planning or analytical processes. This could include using AI to improve forecast accuracy, improve model calibration, automate variance analysis, speed up budget builds, validate assumptions, generate planning commentary, build scenario models or make planning outputs more consistent and scalable. This is a great role for someone who is commercially sharp, comfortable working with data, and has practical experience using AI and automation to improve how planning is done. What you’ll do * You’ll help redesign the budget and forecasting process using better data, smarter tools, automation and AI-assisted workflows. * You’ll use AI tools in a practical way to improve planning accuracy, reduce manual work, validate assumptions, generate insight and make forecasting easier to repeat and explain. * You’ll own about transforming how commercial planning is performed by combining statistical modelling, causal analysis, AI-assisted workflows and automation to build a faster, more accurate and more scalable planning capability,, moving the team away from manual or fragmented ways of working and towards more scalable, data-led planning. * You’ll lead core commercial planning processes across Parcels, including budgeting, 4+8 forecasting, monthly latest estimates and re-forecasting cycles. * You’ll build a clear view of expected performance across key markets, helping the business understand risks, opportunities and the actions needed to close gaps. * You’ll partner closely with Commercial and country teams to understand market performance, customer demand, sales trends, pricing, conversion and order behaviour. * You’ll run ad hoc commercial deep dives into areas such as demand, revenue, AOV, margin, item availability, market trends and customer behaviour. * You’ll work with Finance to make sure forecasts are commercially grounded, clearly explained and connected to business targets. * You’ll support the AD of Planning in building a stronger planning rhythm for Parcels, including clearer reporting, better governance and improved decision-making forums. Requirements * Experience in commercial planning, business planning, trading, merchandising, demand planning, finance, strategy or a similar commercially focused role. * Experience designing, implementing and improving large statistical forecasting models and translating them into actionable commercial forecasts. * A practical understanding of how to use AI responsibly in a business planning context, including where it can add value and where human judgement, governance and validation are still critical. * Practical experience using AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or similar to improve budgeting, forecasting, planning, reporting or analytical processes. * Strong understanding of forecasting methodologies including time series forecasting, regression modelling, seasonality, trend decomposition, demand sensing and modelling. * Experience evaluating forecast accuracy using appropriate statistical measures such as MAPE, WAPE, RMSE, bias or similar metrics. * Experience improving planning processes through automation, AI-assisted workflows, better data structures or more scalable tools. * Strong analytical skills, with the ability to work with large datasets and turn them into clear commercial insight. * Comfortable working with revenue, margin, pricing, demand, conversion, forecast accuracy or similar commercial KPIs. * Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills. Experience with Looker, SQL, Python, Apps Script or other BI/automation tools would be a plus. * A strong commercial mindset, with the ability to connect numbers to business decisions. * Good stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to work across Commercial, Finance, Data, Logistics and country teams. * A structured, organised way of working, with the ability to bring clarity to complex or ambiguous topics. What success looks like * Budgeting and forecasting processes become faster, more structured and easier to repeat. * AI and automation are used practically to reduce manual work, improve accuracy and support better decision-making. * Commercial risks and opportunities are identified earlier and translated into clear actions. * Forecast assumptions, risks and opportunities are easier to explain, challenge and validate. * Planning outputs are trusted by Commercial, Finance and leadership teams. * The Parcels team spends less time debating numbers and more time acting on them. OUR VALUES * We win together: Food waste is a big beast to fight. We believe in a #oneteam. * We raise the bar: We always push for more. We work smart, smash barriers and elevate one another. * We keep it simple: Our ambitions are bold but our solutions are simple. * We build a legacy: We’re proud of the change we’re driving. * We care: We always look out for each other. Caring is also about the way we do business. We do the right thing. BENEFITS * Flexible Work & Time Off * Enjoy hybrid working from our great offices, at home or abroad * Extra parental leave and days off beyond local legislation and the option to take an extra week of unpaid leave * Health insurance and pension plans (subject to country of employment * Additional days off for significant life events * Connection & Community * Regular social events like summer and winter parties * Coffee, snacks and fully-equipped kitchens * Get to know our community with a monthly free Surprise Bag * Paid volunteer time through our Shareback volunteering programme * Get involved and connect with our teammates around the world in our P.R.I.D.E., Women in the Workplace, Global Majority Voices, and Functionally Diverse Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) HOW TO APPLY * We are passionate about recruitment and grateful for your interest! Please carefully read everything written above and check out our website and international media to get a good overview of Too Good To Go. * Submit your Resume and Cover letter in English. * Please note that we only accept applications coming through our platform. Resumes and/or Cover Letters will not be accepted by email or LinkedIn direct messaging. * The application process consists of a short video call with Talent Acquisition, followed by an interview with the hiring manager, and a final interview with the Associate Director of Planning and the Global Director of Buying and Sourcing. A Movement for Everyone We want to inspire and empower everyone to fight food waste together. With that mission, it’s only natural that we want to build a diverse and inclusive team of highly capable individuals who are passionate about doing things in a better way. We strongly believe we all excel and are more creative when we’re allowed to be ourselves, and we’re committed to a culture where all of us belong. We are an equal opportunity employer and all employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. If you need reasonable accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.