Senior Demand Planner

cargill • Shorewood, MN

3d

About The Position

This position is in Cargill's Food Enterprise, which serves food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a range of innovative ingredients and branded products. The Sr Demand Planner will create all levels of demand plans for a group of products with high planning complexity. This includes managing data inputs, statistical forecasting, incorporating commercial intelligence, and handling new or discontinued products. The role involves working with large datasets, collaborating to improve forecast accuracy, identifying risks and opportunities, and supporting decision-making within the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process for effective financial planning and supply chain execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of four years of related work experience
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Able to think critically and challenge the status quo when appropriate
• Translate complex data into actionable insights
• Strong interest in data, statistics, and new technologies including AI
• Strong Excel skills

Nice To Haves

• Three years of demand planning experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead demand review processes, including preparation and facilitation of Demand Review
• Partner with commercial, marketing, and finance teams to challenge assumptions and align on consensus demand plans
• Create and maintain all stages of the demand plan, and ensure alignment with the supply planning team
• Analyze and improve forecast accuracy (e.g., MAPE, Bias) and identify key drivers, risks, and opportunities
• Act as a key business partner in resolving trade-offs between demand, supply, and financial targets
• Maintain data relative to demand forecasting including hierarchy, historical data cleansing, demand sensing data and forecast model parameters.
• Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

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