Demand Planner

Key Responsibilities: 

• Develop and maintain accurate demand forecasts based on historical sales data, market trends, and collaboration with sales, marketing, and production teams. 

• Analyze sales trends, seasonality, and promotional activities to create demand plans that reflect expected peaks and troughs in customer demand. 

• Work closely with inventory management teams to ensure that inventory levels align with demand forecasts, minimizing excess stock and reducing stockouts. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including sales, marketing, and production, to understand product lifecycle changes and their impact on demand. 

• Monitor and report on demand forecast accuracy, identifying areas for improvement and implementing corrective actions to enhance forecast reliability. 

• Support customer service targets by ensuring product availability aligns with demand while balancing the financial implications of inventory in the supply chain. 

• Continuously refine demand planning processes, incorporating new data sources and methodologies to improve accuracy and efficiency. 

• Participate in the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process, providing input on demand forecasts and inventory strategies. 

• Utilize demand planning software and tools to manage and analyze data, creating actionable insights that drive business decisions. 

Education and Skill Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Economics, or a related field. 

• 3+ years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, or a similar role within a fast-paced environment. 

• FDM/C&G experience preferred but not required 

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets and develop actionable insights. 

• Proficiency in demand planning software and tools, with advanced Excel skills. 

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across departments. 

• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and problem-solving abilities. 

• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines. 

• Experience in the food and beverage industry is a plus. 

• Knowledge of supply chain processes and inventory management best practices. 

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work/Physical Requirements 

This is a full-time position and may require long hours and may require weekend and nights work per events. 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard reach, stoop kneel to install computer equipment. 

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work. 

• Light to moderate lifting is required. 

• Ability to uphold the stress of traveling. 

• Regular, predictable attendance is required; including quarter-driven hours as business demands dictate. 

• Moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic). 

• Ability to work in a confined area. 

• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time. 

Other Duties  

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.