Senior Demand Planner

Bacardi • Miami, FL

17d

About The Position

The Senior Demand Planner manages demand planning for assigned brands, prioritizes markets for the portfolio supply plan, and develops volume and revenue projections through monthly S&OP consensus with key internal stakeholders. The role works with commercial, marketing, customer service, and other teams to interpret market intelligence and demand drivers, manage short-term demand changes, and identify risks, opportunities, and response options.

The position maintains and analyzes statistical forecasts, monitors forecast accuracy and planning KPIs, and drives improvements to forecasting methods and business processes. It also publishes a monthly dashboard covering assigned-brand sell-in and sell-out performance and influences forecast decisions through analysis and cross-functional collaboration.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of forecasting or demand planning experience in the Food and Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
• Demonstrated ability to use analytical and statistical models to analyze demand and prepare forecasts in SAP or another advanced planning tool.
• Proven time-management and multiple-task-management capabilities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for global and cross-functional teams, including the ability to communicate effectively with Manager- and Director-level stakeholders.
• Proven ability to work in a cross-functional, team-oriented environment to achieve goals.
• Creative problem-solving skills, including developing innovative solutions to complex problems without a clear answer.
• High self-awareness and an understanding of personal strengths, weaknesses, and impact on others.
• Ability to understand and relate to people and navigate challenging situations to support collective performance.
• Consistent delivery of results in new situations and ability to inspire teams and build confidence.
• Critical and strategic thinking, creativity, and ability to remain execution-focused when addressing complex problems.
• Curiosity, willingness to experiment, ability to adapt to change, and a growth and learning mindset.

Nice To Haves

• MBA.

Responsibilities

• Manage the demand planning process for assigned brands and prioritize markets for the portfolio supply plan.
• Develop demand plans and drive monthly S&OP consensus for volume and revenue projections with key internal stakeholders.
• Create and propose product allocations for brands where appropriate.
• Collect past and future demand drivers and work with stakeholders to assess their impact on demand.
• Work with commercial teams to gather market intelligence about customer-level demand events.
• Liaise with customer service to investigate and analyze short-term demand trends, highlight deviations from plans, and escalate issues into S&OE.
• Identify risks and opportunities associated with demand uncertainty and help develop alternative business responses with Marketing and Commercial teams.
• Maintain, analyze, and review statistical forecast data for assigned brands.
• Analyze forecast performance, identify root causes of variation, and drive improvements in forecasting techniques and approaches.
• Monitor demand planning KPIs and performance metrics, and publish a monthly dashboard for assigned-brand sell-in and sell-out performance.
• Gather input from business users and leadership to improve system functionality, demand planning processes, and forecast accuracy.
• Influence forecast decisions through analysis and collaboration, identifying outliers and facilitating alignment across commercial teams.

Benefits

• Competitive pay package.
• Competitive holiday and paid time off, plus additional days such as a volunteer day.
• Retirement or pension plan.
• Medical, critical illness, and life insurance.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Family-friendly and inclusive leave policies.
• Incentive programs linked to company and individual performance; details may vary by region, market, function, brand, and employment nature.

What This Job Offers

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