Demand Planner

Rich's • Buffalo, NY

5d

About The Position

Rich’s (Rich Products Corporation) is a family-owned global food company with more than 13,500 associates working in 100 countries and annual sales of $5.9 billion. The Demand Planner develops statistical models and processes that support divisional demand plans and executes an Integrated Business Planning process in coordination with Finance, Purchasing, Production, and product deployment. The role aims to optimize costs and service in support of company profitability 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.
• Knowledge of 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, and advanced proficiency in Excel.
• Strong administrative skills and attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Develop robust statistical models that account for product-category variability.
• Develop statistical processes to support long-range planning.
• Create demand plans at the division, product, and location levels.
• Conduct trend analysis and facilitate discussions with Marketing and Sales to build consensus.
• Facilitate demand review and consensus meetings and support preparation of Sales and Operations Planning decks.
• Use forecast 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.
• Support optimization of costs and service in support of company profitability plans.

What This Job Offers

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