Senior Demand Planner

Conagra Brands•Chicago, IL

4d•$82,000 - $120,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Demand Planner reports to a Manager of Demand Planning and partners with cross-functional teams to develop consensus forecasts and translate them into detailed 18-month operational forecasts. The role focuses on understanding volume drivers, improving forecast accuracy, identifying risks and opportunities, and supporting actions that enable plan delivery. It uses analytical insights to inform business decisions and deliver results across the supply chain. The position leads monthly Sales and Operations Planning forecast consensus, supports customer promotions and new product launches, communicates forecast changes, measures accuracy, and contributes to continuous improvement and annual planning for designated brands. It also analyzes business trends and collaborates across functions to balance customer needs, operational capabilities, and financial objectives. The role is hybrid, with three days in the office. The listed annual pay range is $82,000–$120,000, with actual salary depending on factors including location, experience, and skillset. The company describes benefits including healthcare plans, wellness and mental wellbeing support, fitness reimbursement, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k), stock purchase plan, career development, employee resource groups, learning opportunities, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, parental leave, flexible work schedules, and volunteer opportunities, subject to location and role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Business, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field.
At least 3 years of experience in consumer products forecasting, demand planning, or supply chain operations.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including foundational statistical knowledge.
Experience working within Sales and Operations Planning processes, customer planning, and/or supply planning.
Experience with forecasting applications, supply planning software, Blue Yonder, SAP, SAS, or similar tools.
Experience with or knowledge of Circana, Retail Link, or other customer and syndicated data sources.
Demonstrated project leadership and project management experience.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Experience presenting insights and recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Lead the monthly Sales and Operations Planning forecast consensus process with sales, brand, supply chain, and finance teams.
Translate consensus forecasts into operational forecasts in partnership with production planning and deployment teams.
Support customer promotion execution by planning for and incorporating customer event inputs.
Forecast new product launches from concept through commercialization and production.
Communicate forecast changes and ensure timely updates are shared with partners.
Measure forecast accuracy and lead continuous improvement in forecasting processes, systems, and tools.
Support the annual planning process for designated brands.
Analyze business trends, risks, and opportunities and present recommendations to support alignment and decision-making.
Identify key volume drivers and develop insights to improve forecast quality and business performance.
Collaborate across functions to balance customer needs, operational capabilities, and financial objectives.