Strategic Demand Planning & S&OP Leader

Henkel; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Work-Life Balance

Savings Plan

Family Support

Job summary

Henkel Canada is seeking a Senior Manager for Demand Planning & S&OP to lead the Canadian Hair Professional planning team, aligning forecast with supply and business priorities. You will drive a comprehensive S&OP process, develop a skilled planning team, and collaborate with regional and global partners to ensure product availability and optimal inventory levels.

You will guide forecasting, manage cross-functional stakeholders, and own co-pack planning, launches, and regulatory projects within

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations or related field.
• 8+ years of progressive supply chain experience in consumer goods/retail/manufacturing.
• Experience leading demand planning including an S&OP or IBP process in a cross-functional environment.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong forecasting, inventory management, and supply chain planning best practices.
• Experience supporting innovation launches, product lifecycle management, regulatory projects, or co-pack operations in a consumer goods environment.
• Experience with SAP IBP; SAP IBP experience is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Own the Canadian planning cycle, translating commercial inputs, portfolio changes and supply constraints into an executable plan.
• Lead the monthly Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, ensuring alignment between commercial objectives and supply chain capabilities.
• Lead and develop a planning team responsible for delivering accurate demand forecasts and driving continuous improvement in forecast accuracy and forecast bias.
• Influence and align cross-functional stakeholders to build consensus plans, challenge assumptions, and proactively identify risks, opportunities, and mitigation strategies.
• Own supply chain planning support for innovation launches, relaunches, regulatory projects, and portfolio changes, ensuring readiness and on-time execution.
• Lead co-pack planning activities, partnering with internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful execution and product availability.
• Own portfolio inventory performance, balancing customer service with Days on Hand and Cash Net Working Capital objectives; driving actions to reduce slow-moving and obsolete inventory.
• Monitor and improve key supply chain metrics including service levels, forecast accuracy & bias, inventory health, working capital, and innovation launch performance.

Skills

Demand planning

S&OP / IBP

Forecasting

Team leadership

Stakeholder influence

Supply chain analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Supply Chain / Business / Engineering

Tools

SAP IBP

Job description

Henkel Canada is seeking a Senior Manager for Demand Planning & S&OP to lead the Canadian Hair Professional planning team, aligning forecast with supply and business priorities. You will drive a comprehensive S&OP process, develop a skilled planning team, and collaborate with regional and global partners to ensure product availability and optimal inventory levels.

You will guide forecasting, manage cross-functional stakeholders, and own co-pack planning, launches, and regulatory projects within