Demand Planner

Insight Global; Summit (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Demand Planner to support forecasting and planning operations during a period of organizational transformation. The role focuses on maintaining forecast accuracy, analyzing demand trends, and partnering with cross‑functional teams to align supply chain, finance, operations, and commercial stakeholders.

The candidate will develop forecasts for 100+ SKUs, drive S&OP/IBP processes, and monitor forecast metrics such as Bias and MAPE, ensuring data integrity within SAP.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of demand planning experience in a large enterprise environment.
• Experience managing demand forecasts for 100+ SKUs.
• Hands-on SAP experience for demand planning and forecasting.
• Experience leading or contributing to S&OP and IBP meetings.
• Strong understanding of forecasting methodologies and performance metrics.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and refine demand forecasts across a large product portfolio.
• Analyze historical sales data, market trends, and inputs to improve forecast accuracy.
• Manage demand planning activities for 100+ SKUs.
• Collaborate with commercial, finance, supply chain, and operations teams to align forecasts with business needs.
• Participate in monthly S&OP and IBP planning reviews.
• Monitor forecast performance using Bias, MAPE, and forecast accuracy.
• Identify potential demand risks and opportunities and communicate findings.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives within forecasting and planning processes.
• Ensure data integrity and forecasting accuracy within SAP.

Skills

Demand planning

Forecasting

SAP

S&OP/IBP

Stakeholder management

Tools

SAP

Job description

A leading company within the consumer products and healthcare space is seeking a Demand Planner to support forecasting and planning operations during a period of organizational transformation. This individual will play a key role in maintaining forecast accuracy, analyzing demand trends, and partnering with cross‑functional teams to ensure business alignment across supply chain, finance, operations, and commercial stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and refine demand forecasts across a large product portfolio.
• Analyze historical sales data, market trends, and business inputs to improve forecast accuracy.
• Manage demand planning activities for 100+ SKUs simultaneously.
• Collaborate with commercial, finance, supply chain, and operations teams to align forecasts with business needs.
• Participate in monthly S&OP and/or IBP planning reviews.
• Monitor forecast performance using metrics such as Bias, MAPE, and forecast accuracy.
• Identify potential demand risks and opportunities and proactively communicate findings.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives within forecasting and planning processes.
• Ensure data integrity and forecasting accuracy within SAP.

Required Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of demand planning experience in a large enterprise environment.
• Experience managing demand forecasts for 100+ SKUs.
• Hands‑on experience using SAP for demand planning and forecasting.
• Experience leading or contributing to S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) and/or IBP (Integrated Business Planning) meetings.
• Strong understanding of forecasting methodologies and performance metrics, including Bias, MAPE, and forecast accuracy.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.