Demand Planner

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the demand planning and assumptions for a designated portfolio of customers and SKUs.

• Develop, validate, and disseminate the monthly demand forecast using Anaplan, which includes baseline, promotional uplift, new item ramp-up, and phase-out strategies.

• Assess statistical baselines, implement documented overrides, and uphold override discipline.

• Create and evaluate scenario versions to identify risks and opportunities, promotional strategies, supply limitations, and pricing modifications.

• Track forecast accuracy and bias, determine the root causes of discrepancies, and establish corrective measures.

• Generate launch forecasts leveraging historical analogs, planned marketing support, and account-level merchandising strategies.

• Represent the portfolio in consensus meetings and S&OP with Sales, Revenue Growth Management, and Finance teams.

• Gather and challenge assumptions related to promotions, launches, discontinuations, distribution, pricing, and customer strategies.

• Quantify and convey risks and opportunities effectively.

• Collaborate with Supply Planning on inventory management, weeks of supply, fill-rate risks, and allocation decisions.

• Analyze retailer and channel trends utilizing internal, POS, and syndicated data.

• Assist in the annual operating plan and long-term planning through portfolio demand contributions and scenario analyses.

• Engage in Anaplan implementation, user acceptance testing, data validation, and transitioning from Excel.

• Work alongside the Demand Planning Analyst on master data, reporting, and forecast-related data issues.

• Maintain the demand review calendar, forecast lock dates, and updates for the portfolio.

• Identify and enhance slow, manual, or unreliable planning processes.

• Reports to the Senior Manager of Demand Planning.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proficiency in Anaplan is essential.

• Experience with NetSuite for managing orders, shipments, and inventory history.

• Advanced skills in Excel, including pivot tables, XLOOKUP or INDEX/MATCH, and managing large data sets.

• Proficient in PowerPoint, with the ability to create materials for consensus building and presentations to leadership.

• 3–5 years of professional supply chain experience, including a minimum of 1–2 years in a demand planner or demand planning analyst role or equivalent.

• Experience managing a customer or category portfolio throughout a complete monthly forecasting cycle.

• Practical experience forecasting in Anaplan or a similar integrated business planning platform.

• Advanced Excel skills and experience with an ERP system.

• Working knowledge of statistical forecasting principles.

• Strong analytical abilities with the capacity to explain analyses to non-analytical audiences.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a collaborative and influential approach across Sales, Finance, Supply Planning, and Commercialization.

• Experience in a CPG, beverage, or manufacturing setting.

• Preferred: Familiarity with NielsenIQ, Circana, SPINS, Retail Link, or Vendor Central.

• Preferred: Experience with Sigma, Power BI, or Tableau.

• Nice-to-have: Experience with Anaplan or a comparable planning platform implementation, including user acceptance testing, data validation, or migration from spreadsheet-based planning.

• Nice-to-have: Anaplan Level 1 certification or equivalent platform training.

• Nice-to-have: Experience with syndicated and POS data sources and retailer portals.

• Nice-to-have: Exposure to annual operating plans or budget cycles in collaboration with Finance.

🏝️ Benefits

• Bonus opportunities.

• Fully remote work setup.

• In-person offsite gatherings.

• Involvement in cross-functional projects.

• A collaborative and trust-based work environment.

• A feedback-rich atmosphere.

• Reasonable accommodations provided during the application process and throughout employment.