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Ensures efficient inventory management and meeting customer demands. The Demand Planner is responsible for working collaboratively with the respective Category Managers, and Sales Executives across a range of commodities to create and maintain accurate forecasts and inventory allocation plans to ensure optimal and strategic inventory positioning for each commodity. This position collaborates with cross-functional teams including Sales, Marketing, Operations and Commercial.

Junior

• BS in Business Management, Economics, Marketing, International Trade, or Industrial and/or Process Engineer or equivalent years of experience
• 1-2+ years in a similar role, preferably in logistics environment.
• Collects, analyses, and presents information in proper formats
• Works under some guidance/general instructions, supported by senior colleague/management
• Basic knowledge on business processes related to own discipline
• Relies on senior colleagues to provide accurate solutions for issues.

• Develop demand forecasts (operational forecasts) at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part of a demand planning function and ensure execution of the demand forecast/plan created.

• Prepare weekly or monthly supply and demand reports for various internal and external partners to facilitate monitoring of supply levels and ensure alignment with demand forecasts.
• Provide insights and analysis on inventory trends, demand fluctuations, and potential supply constraints to support decision-making.

• Monitor inventory availability, aging inventory, operational capacity constraints, and inventory supply levels to adjust forecasts based on demand and market conditions at the origin.
• Determine strategies for aged or distressed items based on customer demand volumes and new sales opportunities.
• Recommending inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs to commercial team.
• Ensure proper inventory allocation and FIFO adherence.

• Provide commercial team with overview reports and feedback on customer demand and additional sales needs.
• Collaborate with the procurement team to establish and maintain relationships with key suppliers.
• Market research and analysis

• Understand pricing of current commodity in the marketplace
• Analyze costing for potential new suppliers based given specifications.
• Sales Contract pricing

• Calculate warehouse costs and receive product into inventory in compliance with accounting protocols.
• Create inbound cost approvals for receiving product into inventory.
• Work closely with suppliers, customs brokers, warehouses and transportation carriers to ensure timely delivery.

• Experience in food or other perishable commodities
• Experience in an import/export environment
• Knowledge of ERP based systems
• Exceptional math and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency in statistics, forecasting processes and forecasting methods with an understanding of their financial and operational impacts
• Proficiency with MS Office; Excel high intermediate to advanced level skills
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask.
• Extremely detail oriented.
• Ability to solve challenging problems, prioritize, meet deadlines and work with moderate direction.
• Handles stressful situations and deadline pressures well.

1. Prestaciones superiores a las de Ley (+Vacaciones/Prima vacacional, 30 días Aguinaldo, vales despensa, fondo de ahorro, seguro de gastos médicos mayores, bono anual variable, estacionamiento, PTO days, entre otros).
2. Monday to Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm or 9:00am-6:00pm (daylight saving / summer time)
   1. After anniversary, 1 day to be WFH
3. Indefinite contract after training period