Demand Planner

Rich Products Corporation • Buffalo, NY

11d • $78,009 - $105,542

About The Position

Rich’s, also known as Rich Products Corporation, is a family-owned global food company with more than 13,500 associates, operations in 100 countries, and annual sales of $5.9 billion. Its portfolio serves foodservice, retail, in-store bakery, deli, and prepared foods markets.

The Demand Planner develops statistical models and processes to support divisional demand plans and executes an Integrated Business Planning process in partnership with Finance, Purchasing, Production, and Deployment. The role develops demand plans at division, product, and location levels, analyzes forecast performance, and facilitates alignment among stakeholders to support company profitability and long-term strategic plans.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of statistical forecasting and supply chain experience.
• Experience in statistical forecasting and model development.
• Knowledge of manufacturing, distribution, and customer service.
• Strong written, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Experience in Integrated Business Planning.
• Strong PC proficiency, including Microsoft Office Word and PowerPoint; advanced proficiency in Excel is required.
• Strong administrative skills and attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

• Professional certification, such as APICS.
• Knowledge of Sales and Marketing functions.
• Experience with SAP or related systems.
• Experience with advanced ERP planning systems such as BW, SAP, or APO.
• Access proficiency is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Optimize costs and service in support of company profitability plans.
• Understand product-category variability and develop appropriate statistical models.
• Develop statistical processes to support long-range plans.
• Develop demand plans at the division, product, and location levels.
• Conduct trend analysis and facilitate discussions with Marketing and Sales to drive consensus.
• Facilitate demand review and consensus meetings and support development of Sales and Operations Planning decks.
• Use accuracy and bias results to improve site-level forecasts.
• Analyze and review divisional demand plans with Finance, Marketing, and Sales.
• Ensure demand plans align with long-term strategic plans.

What This Job Offers

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