Senior Demand Planner
About The Position
Develop the 24-month operations (demand) forecast, including commentary for gained and lost distribution, risk and opportunities, and candidate media impact. Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, and evaluate forecast variances versus actual demand. Monitor key forecast metrics with the objective to continuously reduce forecast error. Coordinate cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances and then refine the forecast to reflect updated Sales and Marketing assumptions. Interact with Sales and Marketing to understand demand forecast drivers. Utilize a collaborative and consensus approach by working with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, and Customer Service to obtain and ensure that current and accurate information is used for demand inputs into the operations (demand) forecast. Use and maintain the operations (demand) forecast in TM1. Provide timely and accurate item-level forecast changes to the production planners. Act as a liaison to the Finance Department in updating the Long Range Plan (LRP) assumptions. Focus on continuous improvement for demand planning processes and systems. This description is representative but not inclusive of all position responsibilities. Associates may be asked from time to time to complete tasks not listed within the contents of this document, but that are relative to the goals of the business.
Requirements
- Develop the 24-month operations (demand) forecast
- Review historical sales trends
- Research demand drivers
- Prepare forecast data
- Evaluate forecast variances versus actual demand
- Monitor key forecast metrics
- Coordinate cross-functional research activities
- Refine the forecast to reflect updated Sales and Marketing assumptions
- Interact with Sales and Marketing to understand demand forecast drivers
- Utilize a collaborative and consensus approach
- Work with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain and Customer Service
- Obtain and ensure current and accurate information is used for demand inputs
- Use and maintain the operations (demand) forecast in TM1
- Provide timely and accurate item level forecast changes to production planners
- Liaison to Finance Department in updating the Long Range Plan (LRP) assumptions
- Continuous improvement for demand planning processes and systems
Responsibilities
- Develop the 24-month operations (demand) forecast, including commentary for gained and lost distribution, risk and opportunities, and candidate media impact.
- Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, and evaluate forecast variances versus actual demand.
- Monitor key forecast metrics with the objective to continuously reduce forecast error.
- Coordinate cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances and then refine the forecast to reflect updated Sales and Marketing assumptions.
- Interact with Sales and Marketing to understand demand forecast drivers.
- Utilize a collaborative and consensus approach by working with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, and Customer Service to obtain and ensure that current and accurate information is used for demand inputs into the operations (demand) forecast.
- Use and maintain the operations (demand) forecast in TM1.
- Provide timely and accurate item-level forecast changes to the production planners.
- Liaison to Finance Department in updating the Long Range Plan (LRP) assumptions.
- Continuous improvement for demand planning processes and systems.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
