Manager, Demand Planning

Crayola; Easton (Northampton County); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus Potential

Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits

Education Assistance Program

Generous 401k match

Job summary

Crayola is seeking a Manager, Demand Planning in Easton, PA, a hybrid role focused on leading the domestic demand plan. You will guide a team of planners, validate forecasts using time-series, regression, and Delphi methods, and ensure data accuracy across IBP and Orbit systems.

You will partner with sales, marketing and finance to align inputs and drive forecast accuracy while maintaining master data integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Business, Math, Statistics, Econometrics, or Supply Chain with Statistical Methods.
• Minimum 5 years in manufacturing, supply chain planning or capacity planning.
• APICS certification desirable.

Responsibilities

• Forecast accuracy and bias management for domestic items.
• Coach a team of demand planners in statistical forecasting and data mining.
• Interpret and convey results of forecasting models (times series, regression, Delphi).
• Collaborate with sales, marketing and finance to input requirements.
• Lead pre-consensus and merchandising meetings to secure buy-in to the demand plan.
• Ensure accurate master data in IBP and reporting tools.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

College degree in Business, Mathematics, Applied Statistics, Economics/Econometrics, Quantitative Methods, or Supply Chain with Statistical Methods.

Tools

MS Office Suite

MS Visio

Job description

Crayola has inspired children to express their creativity since 1903. Crayolians take pride in fulfilling our mission of helping parents and educators raise creatively alive children around the world. Join our team and be part of an iconic brand that develops quality art products and experiences that are loved by families and preferred by teachers. Our company culture is mission focused, and encourages fun, collaboration, transparency, and helping others. Crayola believes our workforce benefits from a broad spectrum of diverse ideas and perspectives which enables us to understand our consumers better.

Manager, Demand Planning, Hybrid, Easton, PA

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Accountable for the demand plan associated with the domestic facet of the Crayola business for the assigned customer segment. This key supply chain leader coaches a team of demand planners to provide consistent and accurate item ship-point level forecasts to the organization. The manager leads and facilitates consensus and merchandising meetings to effectively communicate the results of times series, barometric, and Delphi forecasting methods thereby achieving buy-in from sales, marketing, and finance collaborators. Finally, the position is responsible for ensuring that all master data within the demand planning software and reporting tools (IBP and Orbit) is up-to-date and accurate.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for the domestic (non CPFR item/distribution center) level forecast accuracy and bias to achieve desired levels/tolerance of forecast bias, customer service, and inventory
• Leads and coaches a team of demand planners by providing coaching in statistical forecasting methods, data mining approaches, and collaboration methods
• Interprets and conveys the results of times series, regression, barometric, and Delphi modeling methods
• Collaborates cross-functionally with sales, marketing, and finance, to capture requirements as inputs to statistical models to increase forecast accuracy
• Facilitates demand planning pre-consensus and merchandising meetings with the merchandising, sales, and finance teams to convey the results of the monthly forecasting process and achieve buy-in to the demand plan
• Responsible and accountable for accurate and timely master data (customer, product, sales BOM, etc.) within IBP and reflective reporting systems

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

• College degree in Business, Mathematics, Applied Statistics, Economics/Econometrics, Quantitative Methods, or Supply Chain with Statistical Methods.
• Minimum 5 years of experience working in a manufacturing environment, supply chain planning or capacity planning role
• Proficient with MS Office Suite including MS Visio
• Strong and effective written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong Attention to Detail
• APICS certification desirable

PHYSICAL CONDITIONS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

DISCLAIMER: The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

WHY CRAYOLA?

• Kid Inspired Culture
• Free Admission to Crayola Experience for Employees
• Community Volunteerism Opportunities
• Annual Bonus Potential for all Full-Time Employees
• Company Matched 401k & Employee Value Sharing Plan
• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits for Eligible Employees
• Education Assistance Program
• Wellness Programs
• Employee Resource Groups
• Generous Product Discounts Onsite & Online
• Company Sponsored Employee Events
• Discounts on a wide variety of products and services - automotive, electronics, fitness, travel and entertainment

Green is our favorite color!

Crayola cares about the environment and responsibly makes the products you love. Learn more about Crayola's creative solutions for greener tomorrows: https://www.crayola.com/about-us/sustainability

Crayola is committed to providing competitive market compensation. Our pay ranges are established using reliable market data and consider factors such as job responsibilities, industry benchmarks, and geographic location.

Individual starting pay is determined by a candidate's skills, experience and qualifications. This role is eligible to participate in an annual incentive plan as per plan guidelines. For a full list of Crayola benefits, please visit https://www.crayola.com/company/employee-benefits.

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