Director, Demand Planning & IBP

Compana Pet Brands • Chesterfield, MO

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Compana Pet Brands is a global leader in pet care and nutrition dedicated to enriching the lives of pets and their families today and for generations to come. We are actively seeking a Director, Demand Planning & IBP to join our growing organization and help us Nurture What You Love! This role’s primary responsibility will be to own the end-to-end demand planning process and lead the Demand pillar within the SIOP/IBP framework. This role drives forecast accuracy, cross-functional alignment, governance, and decision-ready insights that balance service, inventory, cost, and revenue outcomes. The Director will partner closely with Commercial, Brand, Supply Planning, Finance, and Operations leadership to strengthen planning discipline and support the organization’s continued IBP evolution.

Requirements

• Effectively communicate in English, in both verbal and written forms.
• 10+ years of experience in Demand Planning, SIOP, IBP, or Supply Chain Planning.
• 5+ years of people leadership experience.
• Proven track record of owning demand planning performance and driving measurable business results.
• Experience operating within a SIOP environment and contributing to IBP evolution.
• Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to evaluate trade-offs and business impact.
• Experience working with planning systems (e.g., SAP IBP, Kinaxis, o9, Blue Yonder, Logility).

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Consumer Packaged Goods or similarly complex, demand-driven environments preferred.
• Experience leveraging advanced analytics, demand sensing, or AI/ML forecasting capabilities strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Owning and delivering the consensus demand plan, providing a clear final recommendation when alignment cannot be reached.
• Leading, coaching, and developing the demand planning team while driving improvements in forecast accuracy, bias reduction, and signal quality.
• Establishing and standardizing demand planning processes, including segmentation, statistical forecasting, and assumption management.
• Leading the Demand Consensus Review and own the Demand Planning pillar within the SIOP/IBP framework.
• Facilitating cross-functional alignment across Commercial, Brand, Innovation, Supply, and Finance into a single, decision-ready demand view.
• Quantifying forecast impacts from promotions, distribution changes, assortment, merchandising, and media with documented assumptions.
• Providing business leadership input into demand planning technology strategy and roadmap.
• Quantifying demand-driven risks and opportunities to revenue, service, and inventory.
• Supporting SIOP, IBP, and executive reviews with clear insights and recommendations.

Benefits

• A growing team making a difference in the lives of pets and pet families.
• Great work/life balance with PTO, paid holidays and more!
• Medical, dental, vision and an employee assistance program to support your well-being.
• 401k with company match.
• Casual work environment with a focus on teamwork.
• Paid parental leave.
• Opportunity to enroll in voluntary pet insurance and access to free 24/7 veterinary tele help line.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed