Demand Planning Manager

Reynolds Consumer Products•Lake Forest, IL

4h•$125,000 - $145,000•Onsite

About The Position

Join Reynolds Consumer Products …and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities! We provide amazing job opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, dynamic, fast-paced, and high-performance organization. Are you looking to build a strong career? Then we have an opportunity for you! We currently have an opening for a Demand Planning Manager to join our team located at our corporate headquarters in Lake Forest, IL. Responsibilities Your role: As a Demand Planning Manager , you will be an indispensable business partner with our customers both internal (Sales, Marketing, Category Teams, Finance, Supply, etc.) and external, in leading the development of a shipment plan that is accurate, unbiased, and unconstrained in support of the S&OP process. This role will interpret multiple sources of information to create an accurate representation of future demand behavior. This position will lead the aggregation and analysis of topline demand forecasts and highlight risks and opportunities pertaining to customer, market and economic factors, enabling senior leadership the support analysis needed to drive improved profitability, volume growth and achieve channel objectives. We embrace and accept individual experiences and backgrounds to achieve a diverse and inclusive workplace. You will have the opportunity to Make Great Things Happen!

Requirements

BA/BS degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance or related field.
7+ years of related professional and progressive experience in Demand Planning.
Proficient in MS Office.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate and influence at all levels within the organization.
Time management and organizational skills, with high attention to detail.
Strong analytical skills, problem-solving skills and critical thinking skills.
Ability to translate business objectives into tactical actions and make sound business decisions under time pressure.
Ability to work a flexible schedule during key business deadlines.
Must be team oriented with the ability to work on high collaboration and performance teams.

Nice To Haves

JDA Demand Planning experience strongly preferred.
MBA or Master’s Degree in Operations/Material Management, Industrial Engineering or Supply Chain, preferred.
APICS certification a plus.
Intellectual Curiosity: Do you have an inquisitive nature?
Problem Solving: Do you have a knack for tackling issues head-on?
Entrepreneurship: Do you enjoy taking ownership of your work?
Customer Centricity: Do you always act in the best interests of the customer, putting their needs first?
Growth Mindset: Do you focus on progress rather than perfection?
Continuous Improvement: Are you never satisfied with the status quo?

Responsibilities

Manage a team of planners in the daily execution of their roles.
Track and report performance metrics to analyze demand plan performance and drive YOY (year-over-year) improvements in accuracy through process improvements.
Identify and report on root cause and corrective actions.
Drive action and influence decision making at all levels of the organization.
Solve problems and manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
Differentiate areas of responsibility and when to elevate to appropriate level of organization for effective/efficient decision making.
Validate aggregated demand plan by business unit and profit center to reconcile gaps to plan.
Provide a rolling 24 month demand plan to supply planners for production capacity reviews.
Provide annual operation plan for budgeting purposes.
Manage the Demand Review step of the S&OP process through oversight of the Demand Planning team.
Effectively and proactively communicate any business critical concerns to senior leadership for prompt mitigation and reconciliation.
Proactively alert key stakeholders to negative or positive demand trends.
Ensure participation in all consensus meetings and decks are submitted 24 hours in advance.