Sr. Demand Planner (Contractor)
About The Position
We are seeking an experienced and execution-focused Interim Senior Demand Planner to support the Demand Planning function during a 6-month assignment. This role will partner closely with the Associate Director of Demand Planning and play a critical role in the preparation, analysis, and system execution of the full SIOP cycle. The individual must be able to quickly become operational in a fast-paced CPG environment where manual data preparation, cross-functional coordination, and system rigor are essential. This is not a leadership role of the Demand Planning function, but rather a highly analytical and executional role supporting the Associate Director.
Requirements
- 5–8+ years of Demand Planning experience (CPG strongly preferred)
- Hands-on SIOP process experience
- Experience working in ERP systems (JDE preferred)
- Advanced Excel skills (pivots, modeling, lookups, scenario building)
- Experience working with promotional and distribution-driven businesses
- Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail
- Ability to become operational quickly
Responsibilities
- Support and execute the analytical preparation for all stages of the monthly SIOP process, including:
- Consolidate forecast inputs from Sales, Brand, and Finance
- Validate baseline vs. brand adjustments
- Review forecast changes vs. prior plan and AOP
- Identify risks, gaps, and major demand shifts
- Prepare analytical materials and data summaries
- Highlight key drivers, risks, and opportunities
- Support slide preparation and executive-ready materials
- Ensure clean and timely demand signals for Supply Planning
- Support scenario analysis when supply constraints arise
- Validate alignment between demand and supply assumptions
- Consolidate final forecast view
- Support reconciliation between financial targets and demand plan
- Prepare updated demand files post-alignment
- Maintain SKU-level forecasts
- Update approved Demand Plans in JDE
- Ensure system accuracy and version control
- Validate ERP outputs to prevent downstream supply disruption
- Reviewing Sales and Brand submitted drivers
- Verifying promotional assumptions, pricing impacts, distribution changes
- Editing and adjusting inputs where inconsistencies are identified
- Ensuring drivers reconcile to financial and volume targets
- Maintaining structured Demand Driver tracking files
- Manage significant manual Excel modeling
- Maintain forecast consolidation files
- Run variance analyses (Actuals vs. Forecast, vs. AOP)
- Support inventory and service-level discussions
- Partner with Sales, Brand, and Finance to validate assumptions
- Align closely with Supply Planning to ensure signal clarity
- Support Finance with forecast-related questions
- Provide analytical responses during SIOP discussions
- Support data mapping and validation for new SIOP platform
- Participate in testing cycles
- Ensure forecast continuity between manual and system processes
- Identify data integrity gaps
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
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