Join the Team That Fuels Your Favorite Beverages
At Wis-Pak, we're more than just a manufacturer--we're the driving force behind some of the most recognized and loved beverage brands in the country, including Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Lipton Iced Tea, Aquafina, Vita Ice, Klarbrunn, and Bubbl'r. Chances are, you've enjoyed one of our products at your favorite restaurant or picked one up at your local store. Did you know you get a discount on your favorites if you work for us?
Why You'll Love Working Here
We believe in taking care of our people. Here's what you can expect:
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Critical Illness & Accident Coverage
- Life Insurance
- Short & Long-Term Disability
- 401(K) with Profit Sharing
- Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Holidays
About the Role
In the demand planner role, you will play an important role in our forecasting and S&OP processes. You will be responsible for reviewing sales history, evaluating business intelligence, and generating long-term demand plans. You will also be a key participant in our S&OP processes, helping to establish organizational alignment that allows us to offer exceptional Shareholder service.
DISCLAIMER: The information listed above is not intended to be an all-inclusive job description. A full list of duties and responsibilities for this position is available upon request.
What We're Looking For
Primary Responsibilities:
- Maintain and refine sales history data
- Review sales data and trends to forecast future demand
- Review business intelligence provided by internal partners to understand impact and adjust forecasts accordingly
- Communicate important forecast changes to cross functional partners, building business summaries and ensuring alignment as necessary
- Monitor and manage forecasts new and discontinued items
- Integrate events including new product launches, limited time offers, and product transitions into forecasts
- Report and analyze monthly forecast accuracy metrics, and implement solutions to improve performance
- Assist in development and generation of reports utilized during monthly S&OP meetings
- Build decks and data for S&OP meetings
- Lead monthly S&OP meetings (product, demand, supply, and executive) with cross functional teams
- Generate and communicate supply chain metrics
- Assemble history, forecast, and other data requests as necessary
- Lead team and department projects as necessary
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Economics, Mathematics, Distribution, related field, or equivalent work experience required
- Strong leadership, organization, communication, and critical thinking skills
- Skilled at time management and prioritization of tasks where priorities change rapidly, and tight deadlines exist
- Proficient in data retrieval, organization, and root cause analysis
- Experience with Microsoft Office, including Excel
- 2-4 years’ experience in forecasting or supply planning preferred
- Experience with Power BI preferred
- Experience with JD Edwards software preferred
Our Commitment to You
Wis-Pak/WP Beverage is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We comply with EEOC regulations and use E-Verify to ensure employment eligibility.
Ready to make a difference? Join us and be part of a team that's refreshing the world--one bottle at a time.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Economics, Mathematics, Distribution, a related field, or equivalent work experience
- Strong leadership, organization, communication, and critical-thinking skills
- Strong time-management and prioritization skills in a rapidly changing environment with tight deadlines
- Proficiency in data retrieval, data organization, and root cause analysis
- Experience with Microsoft Office, including Excel
- Two to four years of experience in forecasting or supply planning
- Experience with Power BI
- Experience with JD Edwards software
- Authorization to work permanently in the United States
- Ability to read, write, speak, and comprehend English sufficiently to perform essential duties
What We Do
Wis-Pak was founded in 1969 to provide a centralized supply of canned soft drink products to its owners. A building was constructed in Watertown, Wisconsin, and equipped with a can line. Production began in 1970. Wis-Pak has since become one of the largest and most successful cooperative companies in the soft drink industry. Wis-Pak is owned by 37 Shareholders, representing 65 Pepsi-Cola franchises. Their franchises cover parts of Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin. The wholly-owned subsidiaries include eight filling plants, a transportation company, a bottled water company, and a company for centralized administration. In 2004, Wis-Pak formed a majority-owned subsidiary, WP Beverages, LLC, to purchase the Pepsi-Cola franchise operations of Madison, Wisconsin and Rockford, Illinois. Additional franchises acquired by WP Beverages include Iron Mountain, MI (2006), Mitchell, SD (2008), Park Falls, WI (2017), Rock Island, IL (2018), and Green Bay, WI (2019).
