Demand Planner/Sr. Demand Planner (Hybrid Role)

Georgia-Pacific LLC; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific LLC seeks a Demand Planner / Sr Demand Planner in Atlanta, GA to lead Dixie Food Service Cutlery category demand planning and key account planning. The role partners with sales and category teams to align forecasts and drive S&OP meetings, with a mix of in-office and work-from-home flexibility.

Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree or 3+ years in demand planning, strong Excel skills, and ability to collaborate across functions in a fast-paced consumer goods environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 3+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Adjust and maintain the 13-week forecast and 18-month horizon.
• Manage customer and regional forecasts based on trends and seasonality.
• Ensure promotion timing and pipeline fills are planned correctly for the entire year.
• Set up and lead monthly Demand Alignment meetings with category managers.
• Set up and lead monthly Demand Review meetings to present forecast changes and trends.
• Analyze monthly forecast pacing and communicate changes to supply planning teams.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SAP IBP

Job description

Demand Planner / Sr Demand Planner

We are currently looking for a Demand Planner / Sr Demand Planner in Atlanta, GA for the GP Dixie business. This role will be responsible for Dixie Food Service Cutlery category demand planning and key account planning across a few top Dixie Retail Key Accounts. This position will partner with sales/customer planning to gain customer insights, develop a forecast point of view, and lead S&OP meetings with our category team to gain forecast alignment.

This position is located in Atlanta, GA and will require a minimum of three days a week in the office and the ability to work from home.

What You Will Do

Forecast Management

• Adjust and maintain the forecast for the next 13-weeks and long term 18-month horizon.
• Manage customer and regional splits based on trends and seasonality.
• Ensure promotion timing and pipeline fills are planned correctly for entire year.

Collaboration with Category Managers

• Setup and lead monthly Demand Alignment meetings to present and align on a forecast for near and long-term plans.
• Set up and lead monthly Demand Review meetings to present forecast changes, forecasts performance, and demonstrated trends.
• Analyze monthly forecast pacing, communicate changes to supply planning teams and monitor forecast performance.

Collaboration with Sales

• Setup and lead a monthly working sessions with sales to present forecast and gain insights from sales that could influence your point of view.
• Ensure the statistical forecast is an accurate base starting point.
• Discuss promotions in detail to understand past performance and future volume/timing plans.
• Have a point of view of gaps between sales forecast and key account forecast.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree or 3+ years of relevant work experience
• Experience with Microsoft Excel
• Strong organizational and communication skills

What Will Put You Ahead

• Previous work experience in a consumer goods environment focused on demand planning, statistical forecast management, and end-to-end supply chain planning
• 1+ years of experience in Supply Chain or Sales
• Experience with SAP IBP planning system
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite to include Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

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