Grocery Customer Planning Manager

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

📋 Description

• Develop and oversee precise sales, production, and operational goals informed by historical data, market trends, and business forecasts.

• Maintain accurate promotional planning and expenditure information across our planning tools. Ensure that contracts and submissions are current and effectively tracked. Assist with post-promotional analysis to maximize ROI on trade strategies.

• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, and other departments to ensure alignment regarding targets, timelines, strategies, and resource allocation.

• Analyze performance metrics to uncover trends, opportunities, and risks. Prepare and present regular reports on performance metrics.

• Provide essential customer support functions to ensure optimal sales and revenue generation.

• Oversee the entry and management of promotional plans within customer portals.

• Ensure accurate item setup in retail customer systems, including specifications and content.

• Lead communications with customers regarding updates to purchase orders or product availability.

⛳️ Requirements

• Ideally located in Pennsylvania or within the NE/Mid-Atlantic regions.

• 5+ years of experience in customer planning and/or retailer account management within the CPG industry.

• Experience at Ahold headquarters would be advantageous for this position.

• Proficiency in creating presentations, extracting data insights, and presenting findings to leadership teams.

• Familiarity with Anaplan (or a similar forecasting tool), Syndigo/1World Sync, and new item setup at Ahold, Meijer, Giant Eagle, Wegman’s, or comparable retail customers.

🏝️ Benefits

• Bonus

• Flexible work arrangements