Demand Planner

About you:

• Analyzing data and information comes so naturally to you, that even Sherlock Holmes would ask you for advice!
• Your friends joke that you’d not only find a needle in a haystack, but you’d also get it done in record time. Guinness Book of World Records here you come!
• Being responsible and balanced is your aim, and because of this, team members can always trust you to get things done. You’re a ‘no muss, no fuss’ kind of person.
• If “Communication” were an Olympic sport, you’d have all the gold medals! You’re clear, concise, and considerate, too.
• You always say, “Teamwork makes the dream work!” And you mean it. You operate with a Juntos es Mejor, or “Together is Better,” mentality.

What you will do:

• Develop and maintain accurate weekly sales order forecasts for all assigned customers and SKUs.
• Work with Sales, Supply Planning, and Production teams to align on sales order timing and supply availability.
• Understand and communicate the rationale and assumptions behind the sales order forecast as needed.
• Analyze historical data, channel inventory, and sales and marketing inputs to generate reliable sales order forecasts.
• Monitor and report on forecast accuracy, bias, and other key performance indicators.
• Support senior team members in cross-functional communication regarding forecast changes.
• Work with Supply Planning and Commercialization teams to develop inventory strategies for existing products, new launches, and phase-outs.
• Use planning tools and systems, suggesting potential improvements.
• Maintain the parameters and logic used by planning tools to convert the consumption forecast into the sales order forecast.
• Contribute to demand planning process improvement.
• Monitor and manage channel inventory levels.

Your experience:

• 2+ years of experience in demand planning or related fields is required
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills including proficiency with formulas, pivot tables, and data analysis is required
• Knowledge of data visualization tools or experience with demand planning software such as Anaplan or S&OP tools is a plus
• Knowledge of the consumer packaged goods industry is a plus but not required