Demand Planner

Sealed Air Corporation; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

Sealed Air Corporation in Charlotte, NC is seeking a Demand Planner to develop a consensus-based rolling 36-month forecast for the North America Food business. You will partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Customer Service, and Supply Chain to support the IBP process and improve forecast accuracy.

The role requires strong analytical skills, experience with IBP, forecasting software, and advanced Excel. You will coordinate Pre-Demand reviews, monitor KPIs, and help implement forecasting tools

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or technical field is required.
• MBA preferred.
• Experience in Demand Planning, IBP, and forecasting processes is needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a rolling 36-month demand forecast across profit centers, product hierarchies, and SKUs.
• Coordinate Pre-Demand process and lead cross-functional forecasting meetings.
• Monitor forecast accuracy, bias, and KPI performance; identify improvement opportunities.

Skills

Forecasting

Demand Planning

Cross-functional Collaboration

Excel

IBP

Analytical

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Analytics, Engineering

MBA preferred

Tools

Forecasting software

Microsoft Excel (Advanced)

BI tools

Job description

Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value to our stakeholders. In 2025, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in sales and has approximately 16,100 employees who serve customers in 119 countries/territories. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com.

What will you do as Demand Planner at Sealed Air?

The Demand Planner – Food is responsible for developing and maintaining a consensus-based rolling 36-month demand forecast for Sealed Air's North America Food business. Working as a key member of the Demand Planning team, this role partners closely with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Customer Service, and Supply Chain to support the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process, improve forecast accuracy, and enable informed business decisions. The Demand Planner coordinates the monthly Pre-Demand process, applies statistical forecasting techniques, monitors demand performance, and continuously improves planning tools and processes to support operational excellence.

Why do we need you?

• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve a rolling 36-month demand forecast across profit centers, product hierarchies, and SKU levels.
• Partner with Sales, Product Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, and customers to align demand assumptions using market trends, promotional activity, and customer insights.
• Coordinate the monthly Pre-Demand Review process by facilitating cross-functional meetings, gathering business inputs, and aligning forecast updates.
• Monitor forecast accuracy, forecast bias, and other demand planning KPIs while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Maintain weekly forecast versus actual sales reporting to identify demand trends and support short-term planning decisions.
• Develop demand models to support promotional activities, new product introductions, portfolio changes, and product lifecycle transitions.
• Support scenario planning and "what-if" analyses using pricing, market trends, and business assumptions to evaluate potential demand impacts.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Sales, and Marketing during supply-constrained situations to evaluate demand scenarios and support inventory and customer service decisions.
• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of forecasting tools, demand planning systems, and statistical forecasting capabilities.
• Communicate forecast assumptions, risks, opportunities, and recommendations to Supply Chain and Finance stakeholders.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve demand planning processes, reporting, governance, and forecasting effectiveness.

What skills will help you succeed?

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Analytics, Engineering, or another quantitative or technical field.
• MBA preferred.
• Experience in Demand Planning, Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, or a related planning function with exposure to supply and demand alignment.
• Experience working with demand planning, forecasting, or Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes.
• Experience using demand planning or forecasting software is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of statistical forecasting methodologies and forecasting models.
• Strong analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into actionable business insights.
• Experience supporting business process improvements, process mapping, or process redesign initiatives.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across multiple functions and organizational levels.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and build strong cross-functional relationships in a matrix environment.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, including advanced Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.

Pay Transparency

$74,500 – $128,455 annually

Requisition id: 55608

Relocation: No

Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.