Demand Planner - Pet Nutrition

Mars; Bolton; Hybrid; CAD 86,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Mars Canada’s Pet Nutrition team seeks a Demand Planner to drive forecast accuracy, input timely demand, and own the portfolio’s demand plan.

The ideal candidate leads forecast reviews with Sales, publishes the monthly DMR, and maintains Power BI dashboards for forecast accuracy and demand data. Some in-office collaboration is expected with flexible remote options.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance or Marketing.
• 2+ years in Demand Planning or CPFR in CPG; supply planning is a plus.
• Understands Canadian CPG retail demand dynamics.
• Collaborates with Sales, Supply, Finance and Marketing.
• Data-driven decision maker with action-focused insights.
• Continuous improvement mindset with agility.
• Advanced user of MS Office; Power BI experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the demand planner for key brands.
• Hold detailed reviews with Sales to align accounts with the annual forecast.
• Adherence to Y+1 forecast per the planning calendar.
• Contribute to the DMR in the S&OP process, using POS and market data as benchmarks.
• Lead reporting and maintenance of forecast templates and Power BI dashboards.

Skills

Demand Planning

Power BI

Data-driven decision making

Strong communication

Collaboration

Advanced MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Finance/Marketing

Tools

PowerBI

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description:

*This role is based in Bolton with regular in-office collaboration expected. Flexibility is a key enabler-empowering associates to make choices that support both business outcomes and personal needs, including remote work*

Our Mars Canada, Pet Nutrition team, is looking for a talented Demand Planner. As a demand planner, the candidate will be responsible for driving forecast accuracy, timely input of forecast, and will serve as the gatekeeper of their portfolio’s demand plan.

The candidate will also serve as reporting lead ensuring maintenance of forecast templates for monthly DMR and maintenance of Power BI reports reflecting forecast accuracy and relevant demand data. This role requires a strong communicator, collaborator, and a data-savvy individual as it requires soliciting of a variety of inputs which would affect the quality of demand plan passed through the S&OP+ process each cycle. This role also requires strong technical skills as it leads all steps to publish our forecast each cycle including necessary adjustments.

*The ideal candidate will have exposure to demand planning and have experience with running bottoms-up and top-down forecast alignment meetings with sales.*

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance or Marketing.
• 2+ years of overall experience, with 1-2 years dedicated to Demand Planning or CPFR in CPG. Supply Planning experience would be an asset.
• Understands demand dynamics of the CPG retail environment in Canada.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with supporting functions – Sales, Supply, Finance and Marketing Teams.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• A motivated self-starter.
• Data-driven decision maker, with a passion for insights to drive action.
• Continuous improvement focused individual who leads with agility.
• Advanced user of MS office (Powerpoint, Excel, Word, etc).
• PowerBI experience is strongly preferred.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Serve as the demand planner for key brands.
• Hold detailed reviews with our Sales team to ensure alignment by account to our annual forecast.
• Adherence to availability of Y+1 forecast per the determined Planning calendar milestones.
• Serve as a key contributor for the DMR step in the S&OP process, effectively explaining the demand plan for their portfolio using POS and market data as benchmark.
• Serve as the reporting lead ensuring maintenance of forecast templates for monthly DMR and maintenance of Power BI reports reflecting forecast accuracy and relevant demand data.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

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The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between the below range CAD 86,444.00 - CAD 113,458.00. Please note: This job posting is for an existing vacancy. AI is used as a supporting tool in our recruitment process.