Senior Commercial Demand Planner

Post Consumer Brands; Lakeville (MN); On-site; USD 78,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Post Consumer Brands in Lakeville, MN, is seeking a Senior Commercial Demand Planner to shape a 12- to 24-month unconstrained demand plan across grocery brands. You will translate category trends, promotions and distribution intelligence into a clear view of future demand.

You will partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance and Supply Planning, facilitate the monthly IBP process, and influence leaders with data-driven insights, assumptions, risks and opportunities.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in demand planning and/or Integrated Business Planning processes within a consumer packaged goods or mass retail environment.
• Experience developing and communicating demand forecasts and working with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to analyze data, explain trends and influence decisions without direct authority.
• Demonstrated ability to manage change, competing priorities and work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Develop a balanced 24-month demand plan that supports production planning and financial projections.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing and Finance to gather assumptions and build the best possible mid- to long-term forecast.
• Facilitate monthly Integrated Business Planning demand alignment meetings, highlighting plan changes, assumptions, risks and opportunities.
• Participate in weekly cross-functional IBP alignment meetings and influence the consensus forecast through clear data, trends and analysis.
• Maintain item and distribution-center forecasts in the forecasting system and incorporate business intelligence from partners and the IBP process.
• Analyze demand-plan variance and drive continuous improvement in forecast accuracy and forecast bias.
• Develop new-item forecasts with commercial partners based on documented assumptions.
• Communicate key demand changes and plan drivers to Supply Planning to support production decisions and demand-plan execution.

Skills

Forecasting

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, economics, finance or sales planning

Tools

Logility

Kinaxis

Job description

Business Unit Overview

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats™, PEBBLES™, Grape-Nuts™ and Malt-O-Meal™ cereal and Peter Pan™ peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish™, Kibbles 'n Bits™ and 9Lives™ dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn or Facebook for the latest news.

Location Description

Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minnesota, is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America.

Responsibilities

Shape the forecast that guides business decisions across our grocery brands. As Sr. Commercial Demand Planner, you will build and communicate an unbiased, unconstrained demand plan across a 12- to 24-month horizon, translating category trends, promotions, marketing activity and distribution intelligence into a clear view of future demand.

You will partner across Sales, Marketing, Finance and Supply Planning, facilitate the monthly consensus process and use data to help leaders understand changes, assumptions, risks and opportunities. This role fits someone who is equally comfortable working in forecasting systems, analyzing trends and influencing stakeholders with competing priorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a balanced 24-month demand plan that supports production planning and financial projections.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing and Finance to gather assumptions and build the best possible mid- to long-term forecast.
• Facilitate monthly Integrated Business Planning demand alignment meetings, highlighting plan changes, assumptions, risks and opportunities.
• Participate in weekly cross-functional IBP alignment meetings and influence the consensus forecast through clear data, trends and analysis.
• Maintain item and distribution-center forecasts in the forecasting system and incorporate business intelligence from partners and the IBP process.
• Analyze demand-plan variance and drive continuous improvement in forecast accuracy and forecast bias.
• Develop new-item forecasts with commercial partners based on documented assumptions.
• Communicate key demand changes and plan drivers to Supply Planning to support production decisions and demand-plan execution.

Why You'll Love This Role

• Make a visible impact on planning decisions across grocery brands and products.
• Work at the intersection of commercial strategy, analytics and supply chain execution.
• Lead a collaborative consensus process with partners across Sales, Marketing, Finance and Supply Planning.
• Tell meaningful stories with data while improving forecast quality and planning discipline.
• Bring big ambitions to a team where your perspective and handprint on the work matter.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, economics, finance or sales planning, or equivalent experience, required.

Required Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in demand planning and/or Integrated Business Planning processes within a consumer packaged goods or mass retail environment.
• Experience developing and communicating demand forecasts and working with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to analyze data, explain trends and influence decisions without direct authority.
• Demonstrated ability to manage change, competing priorities and work under pressure.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Logility or Kinaxis forecasting software.
• APICS, IBF or another relevant demand-planning certification.
• Experience from finance, supply chain or retail planning environments.

Success in This Role

• Communicates clearly and constructively, including when sharing challenging information.
• Approaches questions with curiosity and considers multiple perspectives before recommending a path forward.
• Builds productive cross-functional relationships and manages conflict effectively.
• Brings strong attention to detail, organization, project management and a solutions-oriented mindset.
• Leads consensus discussions confidently and responds thoughtfully when an answer is not immediately available.

The pay range for this position is $77,831 - $115,190 per year.