Associate Director Demand Planning

Kodiak, a rapidly growing food company, is seeking an Associate Director of Demand Planning to join their team. Reporting to the Director of S&OP, this role will be responsible for managing the monthly demand planning process and driving continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of demand planning experience in the Consumer Products industry and will possess strong collaboration and analytical skills. This is a full-time, exempt position based in Park City, Utah.

• Manage the monthly demand planning process in cadence with the overall IBP process.
• Deliver best in class forecast accuracy, measure and report forecast accuracy and other KPIs as they relate to the demand plan.
• Understand drivers of errors, and work collaboratively to develop action plans to drive improvement and/or accountability.
• Manage the process to deliver the SKU forecast at the DC level to drive production and distribution decisions.
• Help to resolve supply issues by working with the supply team/sales to determine the best possible outcomes.
• Recommend improvements to the current approach that would support both improved accuracy and efficiency.
• Work collaboratively with supply to support inventory levels parameters and product excess and obsolescence risk. Monitor trends and make recommendations as needed.

• 7+ years of demand planning experience in the Consumer Products industry (food, non-durables etc.)
• Exposure to contract manufacturing environments
• Strong understanding of modeling, bias, and trends in data to improve forecast accuracy
• Ability to manage the monthly demand planning process in cadence with the overall IBP process
• Deliver best-in-class forecast accuracy and measure and report forecast accuracy and other KPIs
• Identify drivers of errors and develop action plans for improvement and accountability
• Manage the process to deliver SKU forecast at the DC level to drive production and distribution decisions
• Resolve supply issues by working with the supply team/sales to determine the best outcomes
• Recommend improvements to the current approach for improved accuracy and efficiency
• Collaborate with supply to support inventory levels parameters and monitor trends for recommendations

• Health/vision/dental plans
• 401k match
• Relocation assistance
• Annual performance bonus
• A company fleet of snowboards and other equipment
• Active lifestyle allowance
• Therapy Benefit
• All-you-can-eat flapjacks
• Flexible vacation
• Early-out Fridays
• Parental leave
• Casual dress code
• A variety of other Kodiak-unique perks