Senior Commercial Demand Planner

Post Consumer Brands • Lakeville, MN

5h • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Commercial Demand Planner develops and communicates an unbiased, unconstrained demand plan across a 12- to 24-month horizon for Post Consumer Brands’ grocery brands. The role translates category trends, promotions, marketing activity, distribution intelligence and partner assumptions into a forecast that supports production planning and financial projections.

Working across Sales, Marketing, Finance and Supply Planning, the planner facilitates monthly Integrated Business Planning (IBP) demand alignment and participates in weekly cross-functional IBP meetings. The role maintains item and distribution-center forecasts in the forecasting system, explains forecast changes, assumptions, risks and opportunities, and works to improve forecast accuracy and bias. The position is based at the Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minnesota.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, economics, finance or sales planning, or equivalent experience.
• 5–10 years of experience in demand planning and/or Integrated Business Planning processes within a consumer packaged goods or mass retail environment.
• Experience developing and communicating demand forecasts and working with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to analyze data, explain trends and influence decisions without direct authority.
• Demonstrated ability to manage change, competing priorities and work under pressure.
• Clear, constructive communication, including when sharing challenging information.
• Curiosity and consideration of multiple perspectives before recommending a path forward.
• Ability to build productive cross-functional relationships and manage conflict effectively.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, project management and a solutions-oriented mindset.
• Ability to lead consensus discussions confidently and respond thoughtfully when an answer is not immediately available.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Logility or Kinaxis forecasting software.
• APICS, IBF or another relevant demand-planning certification.
• Experience in finance, supply chain or retail planning environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop a balanced 24-month demand plan that supports production planning and financial projections.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing and Finance to gather assumptions and develop a mid- to long-term forecast.
• Facilitate monthly IBP demand alignment meetings, highlighting plan changes, assumptions, risks and opportunities.
• Participate in weekly cross-functional IBP alignment meetings and influence the consensus forecast using data, trends and analysis.
• Maintain item and distribution-center forecasts in the forecasting system and incorporate business intelligence from partners and the IBP process.
• Analyze demand-plan variance and drive continuous improvement in forecast accuracy and forecast bias.
• Develop new-item forecasts with commercial partners based on documented assumptions.
• Communicate demand changes and plan drivers to Supply Planning to support production decisions and demand-plan execution.

What This Job Offers

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