Sr. Manager Demand Planning
About The Position
We’re looking for a Senior Demand Manager to lead demand planning and generation efforts across the business. This role is responsible for building accurate forecasts, aligning cross-functional teams, and leveraging tools and data to drive smarter decisions. You’ll play a critical role in connecting Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Finance—ensuring that demand signals translate into actionable plans. This role also includes leading and developing a team while introducing new capabilities, processes, and technologies to improve demand planning maturity and continuously enhance forecast accuracy.
Requirements
- 8–12+ years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, or supply chain analytics
- Experience in consumer goods, retail, or eCommerce (cookware or durable goods a plus)
- Proven track record of leading S&OP/IBP processes
- Strong analytical skills with experience in forecasting methodologies
- Hands-on experience with demand planning tools, ideally NSPB or NetSuite
- Experience leading and developing teams
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
Nice To Haves
- cookware or durable goods experience
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end demand forecasting process across all channels (eCommerce, retail, wholesale)
- Develop and maintain short- and long-term forecasts using historical data, trends, and market insights
- Establish and drive a continuous improvement program for forecast accuracy, including root cause analysis, bias tracking, and corrective actions
- Define, monitor, and improve key forecast KPIs (e.g., accuracy, bias, forecast value add)
- Partner with Marketing and Sales to incorporate promotions, product launches, and campaigns into demand plans
- Translate demand generation activities into measurable forecast inputs
- Ensure alignment between demand plans and revenue targets
- Lead the monthly S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) or IBP process
- Act as the central point of coordination between key stakeholders (Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance, Product)
- Communicate risks, opportunities, and trade-offs clearly to leadership
- Own and optimize demand planning tools (ERP, forecasting software, BI platforms)
- Identify gaps and introduce new tools, automation, and advanced analytics capabilities
- Drive adoption of best practices in demand planning and data management
- Manage and develop a team of demand planners/analysts
- Set clear goals, provide coaching, and build a high-performance culture
- Establish scalable processes and documentation
- Track and report key KPIs such as forecast accuracy, service levels, and inventory health
- Deliver regular insights and action plans to improve forecast performance over time
- Support scenario planning and decision-making under uncertainty
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
