Demand Planning Manager

Mars•Creve Coeur, MO

1d•$86,720 - $119,240•Onsite

About The Position

Demand Planning Managers are responsible for short-term and up to two-year forecasting at the item/customer level. The planner will use a variety of data sources including consumption trends, sales promotional data, new marketing product plans, and statistical models to create a demand signal. The monthly goal is to deliver an accurate and cross-functionally aligned rolling demand plan. A key responsibility of the Demand Planner is to develop, document, update and challenge the assumptions supporting the demand plan.

Requirements

Minimum of a BA/BS in a Business, Supply Chain or a Business-related field
Minimum 5 years of business experience in CPG industries, working with customers in Demand Planning, Supply Chain, Logistics, Marketing Services, or other similar functions
Strong understanding of the Demand Planning process
Solid understanding of industry and S&OP+ process (preferred)
Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly the ability to communicate to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Strong analytical experience
Team Player that is a problem solver and motivates others

Nice To Haves

MBA or other related Master’s Degree preferred
Strong computer and systems literacy including MS Excel, PPT, Visio, and Word
Strong project management skills

Responsibilities

Support the Mars Culture by leading and living the Five Principles and communicating our expected business environment to all associates
Demonstrate leadership in living the Purpose of Royal Canin business throughout the organization
Ability to influence internal organization around business, customer, and market opportunities
Enable the success of Royal Canin through Outstanding leadership in the areas of: Leverage Business Unit and market intelligence to determine business impact
Monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) monthly to provide the most accurate projections of customers’ future needs to enable the end-to-end supply chain to execute a plan to best service our customers
Work cross-functionally to develop and optimize a rolling 24-month statistical SKU-level forecast of over $1B in annual sales to guide both supply chain and financial planning decisions within the US market
Maintain OMP as the primary forecasting system to forecast market trends, historical trends and Sales/Marketing Team DMR decisions
Participate in monthly Demand Review Meetings with Sales & Marketing teams to gather information related to market activity and incorporate into the forecast
Collaborate with Sales & Marketing to develop sales forecasts for new products
As a key stakeholder in the S&OP+ process, maintain and present Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) along with in-depth business insights to the Business Units and Senior Leadership teams
Influence functional business decisions through analytics presented to Senior Management and Business Unit Leadership Teams
Partner with Sales Planning Managers in Demand Management Review (DMR) and Feeder Meetings that includes collaborating with Sales, Marketing, Finance, & Supply Chain
Key stakeholder in the execution and continuous improvement of the S&OE/Short Term Planning Process