Hybrid Demand Planner - Forecasting & S&OP Leader

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.; Ewing Township, Northern (NJ, KY); Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Paid vacation and sick time

Paid Parental Leave

401k with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. seeks a Demand Planner in Ewing, NJ to develop and improve demand forecasts that support sales, service, inventory, and supply planning goals.

This hybrid role partners across Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, Sales Strategy, and Marketing in the S&OP process to enhance forecast accuracy. The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years in demand planning or forecast analysis, with experience in ERP, BI tools, and data visualization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Business Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of demand planning or forecast analysis experience required.
• Experience with demand planning, ERP, reporting, and data visualization tools preferred.

Responsibilities

• Refresh and publish rolling 18-month weekly and monthly forecasts by brand and UPC.
• Partner with Sales, Sales Strategy, Marketing, and Supply Planning to align forecasts with customer needs, promotions, new item launches, discontinuations, and market trends.
• Lead Pre-S&OP and S&OP meetings, ensuring risks, assumptions, decisions, and follow-up actions are clearly documented.
• Track and interpret forecast accuracy metrics, identify root causes of variance, and drive continuous improvement actions.
• Use planning systems and reporting tools to identify forecast errors, trends, risks, and corrective actions.
• Communicate demand changes, supply risks, and special requests to Supply Chain Planning in a timely manner.
• Develop scenario plans for demand shifts, supply constraints, promotions, and new item launches.
• Translate customer, channel, promotional, and market insights into clear forecast assumptions.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Blue Yonder/JDA

SAP/APO

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. seeks a Demand Planner in Ewing, NJ to develop and improve demand forecasts that support sales, service, inventory, and supply planning goals.

This hybrid role partners across Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, Sales Strategy, and Marketing in the S&OP process to enhance forecast accuracy. The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years in demand planning or forecast analysis, with experience in ERP, BI tools, and data visualization.