Associate Demand Planning Manager

Aston Carter • Englewood Cliffs, NJ

10d • $45 - $58 • Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Demand Planning Manager supports the development of a 12–18 month rolling sales forecast for the Ice Cream portfolio, covering 8 brands and approximately 350 unique SKUs, totaling $3billion in annual net sales. This role acts as the Supply Chain Business Partner across cross-functional teams, supporting the monthly S&OP cycle to build a realistic, input-led forecast and identify risks and opportunities. A key focus is on communicating volume changes and drivers across the end-to-end supply chain, while leveraging machine learning, implementation of AI agents on demand analytics, and driving simplification and continuous improvement in forecasting processes and tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Data Engineering, Business Analytics, or equivalent experience.
• 2-5 years of experience in Planning Analytics.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills along with AI and data visualization capabilities
• Strong stakeholder management and team leadership skills-across functions and levels
• A track record of accountability, coaching others, breakthrough problem solving, and end to end Supply Chain thinking
• The ability to influence, inspire, and drive strategic conversations that shape performance
• Supply chain
• Erp
• power bi
• Forecasting

Responsibilities

• Lead creation of a bottoms-up forecast using business insights and machine learning inputs.
• Translate market and promotional insights into demand drivers for auto-forecast modelling.
• Ensure forecast volumes are aligned with financial projections and submitted on time.
• Facilitate Activity and Demand Review discussions with deep market understanding.
• Drive forecast quality improvements through regular performance reviews with Demand Analysts, Brand, and Customer Strategy teams.
• Provide innovation forecasts to project teams and ensure data-driven planning for new products.
• Partner with Brand, Customer Strategy, and Finance to deliver input-led forecasts across all horizons.
• Ensure coverage of non-forecastable segments, innovations, and local brand-building activities.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level