Dynamic Demand Planner: Drive Forecasts & S&OP

B&G Foods, Inc. in; Parsippany-Troy Hills (NJ); On-site; USD 82,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health coverage

401(k) plan

Telemedicine

Work‑life balance

Employee discounts

Wellness program

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

B&G Foods in Parsippany, NJ is seeking a Demand Planner to generate the demand plan for assigned categories and support the S&OP process. This hands-on role collaborates with Sales, Marketing, and Customer Support to meet sales and service objectives.

Responsibilities include forecasting, analysis, and leading consensus meetings, with a focus on continuous improvement and data-driven decision making. Requires strong communication and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years related experience in demand planning and S&OP with a CPG company.
• ERP experience (Microsoft Dynamics preferred). Experience with DRP/MRP functionality.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Mathematics, or Business.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work well on cross‑functional teams.
• Strong analytical skills and math aptitude.
• Microsoft office suite experience. Extensive spreadsheet analysis skills.
• Must be able to multitask and re-prioritize workload frequently.
• Must be detail oriented and extremely organized.
• Have an understanding of continuous improvement tools to assist decision‑making.

Responsibilities

• Generate monthly demand forecasts utilizing the demand planning system, e.g. Dynamics.
• Conduct forecast accuracy analysis ensuring forecasting processes and methods are followed.
• Assemble and analyze data for the sales forecast (history, trends, seasonality, promotions, POS data).
• Lead Consensus Forecast meetings with Marketing and Sales to review forecasts and variances.
• Measure and report forecast metrics performance to Leadership.
• Support S&OP processes with data and analysis.
• Continuously improve forecasting techniques and approaches.
• Coordinate the demand planning process for new product introductions.
• Utilize best practice forecasting methods and adjust forecasts based on demand/market trends.
• Maintain and improve documentation and SOPs for demand planning.

Skills

Demand planning

S&OP

CPG industry

ERP experience (Dynamics)

Analytical skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics ERP

DRP/MRP functionality

Job description

B&G Foods in Parsippany, NJ is seeking a Demand Planner to generate the demand plan for assigned categories and support the S&OP process. This hands-on role collaborates with Sales, Marketing, and Customer Support to meet sales and service objectives.

Responsibilities include forecasting, analysis, and leading consensus meetings, with a focus on continuous improvement and data-driven decision making. Requires strong communication and analytical skills.