Senior Supply Chain Planner

All External Jobs•Chicago, IL

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Tropicana Brands Group is a $3B startup aiming to revolutionize the beverage category. Formed in 2022 as a joint venture between PAI Partners and PepsiCo, our portfolio includes iconic brands like Tropicana, Naked, KeVita, Izze, Copella, and Punica. With over 76 years of global leadership in the orange juice category, we’re committed to preserving this legacy while driving innovation in other areas. From reimagining orange juice to creating functional smoothies and driving afternoon refreshments, we are striving to become the undisputed global leader in fresh and chilled beverages. The Supply Chain function is essential to Tropicana Brand Group’s success by enhancing operational efficiency, reducing costs, and ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality products. By improving warehouse operations, optimizing transportation routes, and refining inventory management practices, the team plays a critical role in streamlining processes. Collaborating with other departments to align strategies, the Supply Chain team ensures that Tropicana meets customer demands while maintaining a high standard of performance and cost-effectiveness. Through their efforts, they contribute to both short-term achievements and long-term growth. The Demand Planner role is designed for an experienced Demand Planning professional with strong CPG expertise and the ability to translate Commercial insights, customer activity, and data-driven analysis into an accurate demand forecast. Experience in Food & Beverage is a plus. This role will be responsible for owning the total forecast for assigned Customer Teams, delivering accurate near- and long-term projections measured by forecast accuracy and bias. Collaborate with cross-functional partners to gather intelligence, improve UPC-level forecast precision, provide stakeholders with explanatory and predictive insights, and support broader Demand Planning team initiatives. Tropicana is looking for a critical thinker with exceptional communication, influencing and relationship management skills who thrives in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required; concentration in Supply Chain or Statistics preferred
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future
Must be located in Chicago, IL or Bradenton, FL surrounding area or willing to relocate for the duration of employment.
Willingness to adapt and thrive in a blended work environment with 3-days in office, seamlessly transitioning between remote work and in-office operations

Nice To Haves

3-5 years of hands-on Demand Planning experience within the CPG industry required; Food & Beverage and short shelf-life product experience strongly preferred
Previous experience with other Supply Chain Planning or Market Planning roles preferred
Demonstrated ability to build productive relationships and influence Commercial partners and work effectively in customer-facing, cross-functional planning processes
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, diagnose forecast drivers, and communicate actionable insights
Hands-on experience using SAP-IBP, SAP APO, or a similar ERP/demand planning system required
Hands-on Power BI experience required, including the ability to use dashboards and reporting to support forecast analysis and business recommendations
Strong organizational and time management skills

Responsibilities

Delivering accurate near- and long-term forecasts through strong analytical capability, forecast accuracy and bias management, and clear explanatory and predictive insights for key stakeholders
Owning total forecast for assigned Customer Team(s), or brands roll-ups
Building strong relationships with Commercial and cross-functional partners to gather market, customer, promotional, and portfolio intelligence that improves forecast accuracy for assigned customers and brands
Support Demand Planning team initiatives
Own and execute demand forecasting in IBP for UPCs at assigned Customer Team(s)
Own & monitor Demand Planning forecast accuracy and bias measures (individual targets) for UPCs at assigned Customer teams, including relevant reporting
Assist Demand Planning leadership in meeting the demand forecasting and demand reporting needs of the overall business and associated supply chain
Collaborate and maintain close relationships day to day with key contacts in Commercial to gather intelligence relative to Sales activities for UPCs at assigned Customer Teams (Promotions, Calendar Events)
Coordinate with Demand Planning leadership to manage forecasts for new and discontinued products impacting assigned Customer Teams
Own preparations, facilitate, and follow ups for Customer connects and Revenue Reviews with Customer Teams
Use experience, analysis, reports and gathered intelligence to review history, evaluate the impact of future business and sales activities on demand and take appropriate actions to adjust forecasts (baseline, lift)
Support continuous process improvements