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Your role at Clorox:
Clorox is on a transformation journey to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of its integrated business planning (IBP) processes with the objective of enhancing Clorox’s ability to provide a complete, unbiased, and objective understanding of how integrated planning actions impact BU financial health and the business as a whole.
As part of this transformation journey, Clorox is piloting its new, IBP capabilities within and is testing new processes, systems and operating structures to bring this new capability to life. We are looking for a dynamic leader who can help drive the enhancement of Clorox’s IBP capabilities and help build Clorox’s IBP capability for the future. This role will serve as a core part of the IBP team within the BU and be a lynchpin for project success.
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In this role, you will:
Be in charge of demand forecast analysis activities by accomplishing the following:
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Develop demand forecast for the Glad Business Unit (BU), incorporate General Manager (GM) and functional feedback as needed to arrive at an integrated and accurate plan.
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Assess and pressure test key forecast drivers, seeking a deeper understanding of demand forecast driver attribution and their influence of the forecast, risks, and operations.
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Identify key forecast tensions, tradeoffs, and decisions needed for discussion in Demand Scenario Lock Meeting and GM Alignment Meeting.
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Be the single point of consolidation and articulation of full Glad Demand plan from different demand planning streams.
Additionally, you will be in charge of scenario coordination activities such as:
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Drive scenario analysis, leveraging scenario manager tool, identifying impact of changing demand drivers (e.g. pricing, promo, marketing, and distribution) based on business acumen.
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Analyze demand forecast impact of different risk and opportunity scenarios.
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Support framing and strategy development against most likely impactful scenarios, in alignment with Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Lead / Mgr. and BU Leadership Team.
You will work cross-functionally will be a key responsibility in this role including:
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Conduct proactive cross-functional outreach to understand forecast and key drivers, extract business insights, understand risks & opportunities, correctly incorporate overrides to lock DP scenario, and explain the output of the model to the business.
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Review and validate inputs and, if needed, hold input owners accountable for delivery, collecting updates via standardized tools, templates, and processes.
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Provide feedback to the IBP hub on tool functionality.
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Actively foster and contribute to a community of like practitioners.
You will be part of the following people management activities:
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Oversee demand planning forecast and scenario analysis in the BU, support team members and providing business guidance, framing support, and sense checks as needed.
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Line manage commercial planning team (e.g. performance evaluations) and coach, develop, and train team members.
What we look for:
- Forward-looking strategic thinking: Ability to synthesize disparate data into coherent, forward-looking business strategy and tactics for advancing business priorities, with mgmt. / LT support
- Strong financial acumen
- Strong data science / analytical skillset, including: In depth understanding how a forecast model works, strengths / pitfalls of the ML model and the core elements of the model predictively
- Able to analyze and diagnose core forecast drivers and understand impact on forecast with Iris tools
- Fluency and dexterity in working with data
- Ability to recognize trends within data and translate that back into forecast narrative
- Deep understanding of both customer operations, with capacity to understand, explain, and reconcile demand drivers and how they interact to drive the business
- Strong foundation in supply chain network management and operations
- Executive communication and presence
- Ability to act fast paced environment, rapidly prioritize and adapt to change
- Ability to network cross-functionally and influence without authority
- Intellectual curiosity / tenacity including creative problem solving
- Ability to lead and manage a team of direct reports up to 5 individuals
- 6-10 yrs industry experience, CPG / fast moving consumer preferred
- Recent S&OP / demand planning experience
- Deep experience in statistical modeling / predictive analytics
- Experience interfacing and influencing across multiple functions
- Preference: experience in a customer-facing role
- Masters or equivalent in Engineering, Supply Chain, Data Science, Predictive Analytics, or equivalent experience required.
Workplace type:
Hybrid - Preference for Alpharetta, GA, Oakland, CA, or Pleasanton CA, - 3 days onsite at any of these offices.
We seek out and celebrate diverse backgrounds and experiences. We’re looking for fresh perspectives, a desire to bring your best, and a non-stop drive to keep growing and learning.
At Clorox, we have a Culture of Inclusion. We believe our values-based culture connects to our purpose and helps our people be the best versions of themselves, professionally and personally. This means building a workplace where every person can feel respected, valued, and fully able to participate in our Clorox community. Learn more about our I&D program & initiatives here.
[U.S.]Additional Information:
At Clorox, we champion people to be well and thrive, starting with our own people. To help make this possible, we offer comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location), inclusive fertility/adoption benefits, and more.
We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are transparent with current and future teammates about our full salary ranges. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities, while also allowing for differentiation based on performance. Based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at Clorox in the first half of the applicable range. Your starting pay will depend on job-related factors, including relevant skills, knowledge, experience and location. The applicable salary range for every role in the U.S. is based on your work location and is aligned to one of three zones according to the cost of labor in your area.
–Zone A: $106,700 - $204,900
–Zone B: $97,800 - $187,900
–Zone C: $88,900 - $170,800
All ranges are subject to change in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.
This job is also eligible for participation in Clorox’s incentive plans, subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and policies.
Please apply directly to our job postings and do not submit your resume to any person via text message. Clorox does not conduct text-based interviews and encourages you to be cautious of anyone posing as a Clorox recruiter via unsolicited texts during these uncertain times.
To all recruitment agencies: Clorox (and its brand families) does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to Clorox employees, including any members of our leadership team. Clorox is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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Clorox is a global company with leading brands that have become household names: our namesake bleach and cleaning products; Ayudín® and Poett® home care products; Pine-Sol® dilutable cleaner; Fresh Step® cat litter; Kingsford® charcoal; Hidden Valley® and K C Masterpiece® dressings and sauces; Brita® water filtration products; Glad® bags, wraps and containers; and Burt's Bees® natural personal care products. We manufacture products in more than two dozen countries and market them in more than 100 countries. Clorox trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CLX.
