Senior Demand Planner

Bacardi; Coral Gables (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a family-owned spirits company dedicated to elevating brand performance through effective demand planning and collaboration. In this role, you'll lead the demand planning and S&OP processes, ensuring that your assigned brands thrive in the market. Your analytical skills will be key in forecasting and improving performance metrics, while your leadership will inspire a culture of belonging and innovation. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment that values creativity and teamwork. If you're ready to unleash your potential and be part of a legacy, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Competitive Pay Package

Medical Insurance

Retirement/Pension Plan

Paid Time Off

Employee Assistance Programs

Family-friendly leave policies

Volunteer day

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of forecasting/demand planning experience in Food & Consumer Packaged Goods.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze demand using analytical and statistical models.

Responsibilities

• Manage demand planning for assigned brands and prioritize markets for supply.
• Develop demand plans and drive monthly consensus through S&OP process.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Statistical Modeling

Time Management

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Undergraduate degree in Logistics

MBA

Tools

SAP

Advanced Planning Tools

Job description

Working in close collaboration with the US Sales and Marketing Leadership, you will play a critical role in taking a portfolio of brands and elevating their performance across the market. You’ll do this by leading demand planning and S&OP processes for your assigned brands. You will live our Founder mentality, leading forecast insights that will enable your assigned brands to reach greater heights.

ABOUT YOU

You are a nurturing leader who places the consumer at the heart of all you do. You inspire others to work collaboratively, and you actively promote your team to think creatively. You are not afraid to challenge the status quo but do so whilst championing our Family culture.

RESPONSIBILITIES - WITH OUR CONSUMER AT THE HEART YOUR KEY FOCUS WILL BE:

• Manage the demand planning process for assigned brands and prioritize markets for the supply plan within the portfolio.
• Develop demand plans and drive monthly consensus through the S&OP process for volume and revenue projections for the assigned brands, involving the key internal stakeholders.
• Create and propose product allocations for brands that warrant this approach.
• Collect past and future demand drivers and work with stakeholders to identify the impact of drivers on demand.
• Work with the commercial teams to gather latest market intelligence on specific customer-level demand events.
• Liaise with customer service, investigation, and analysis to determine short-term demand trend impacts, highlighting deviations to plans and escalation into S&OE.
• Uncover risks and opportunities tied to demand uncertainties and help develop alternative business response options with the Marketing and Commercial teams.
• Maintain, analyze, and review statistical forecast data for the assigned brands.
• Continuously analyze forecast performance, identify root causes for variations, and drive improvements in forecasting techniques & approach.
• Monitor demand planning key performance indicators and performance metrics, publishing a monthly dashboard for assigned brand sell-in & sell-out performance.
• Gather input from the business users and leadership team to improve system functionality, demand planning business processes, and forecast accuracy.

SKILLS - THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO CREATE YOUR LEGACY:

• Demonstrated ability to use analytical and statistical models to analyze demand and prepare forecasts in SAP or other advanced planning tools.
• Undergraduate degree in Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or related field; MBA a plus.
• 3-5 years forecasting/demand planning experience in the Food & Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
• Proven time management and multiple task management capabilities.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) for communication across global and cross-functional teams. Must communicate “up” effectively to the Manager and Director level.

PERSONAL QUALITIES – SHARE OUR FOUNDER’S PASSION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL FLAIR:

• Teamwork: Proven ability to work in a cross-functional, team-oriented environment to achieve set goals.
• Problem Solving: Excellent creative thinking skills with emphasis on developing innovative solutions to complex problems that may not have one clear answer.
• Belonging: Strong capacity to create a culture of ‘Belonging’, where people feel appreciated for who they are, what they do, and who they can become.
• Self-Awareness: High levels of self-awareness, are reflective and know yourself well, understanding both your own strengths and weaknesses and your impact on others.
• People Agility: Deep ability to understand and relate to people and navigate through tough situations to harness and multiply collective performance.
• Results Agility: Consistent delivery of results in first-time situations by inspiring teams, exhibiting a presence that builds confidence in yourself and others.
• Mental Agility: Critical thinking to penetrate complex problems and expand the possibilities by making fresh connections. Strategic thinking whilst being execution-focused and bringing creativity to challenges.
• Change Agility: Deep natural curiosity, desire to experiment and ability to effectively deal with the heat of change. Growth and learning mindset: ready to test, stumble, learn and apply from experience.

LEADERSHIP AGILITY

At Bacardi, we care deeply about finding brilliant talent who can bring the following personal attributes to help elevate our 3Fs: Fearless, Family, Founder culture to the next level.

Belonging: Strong capacity to create a culture of ‘Belonging’, where people feel appreciated for who they are, what they do, and who they can become.

Self-Awareness: High levels of self-awareness, are reflective and know yourself well, understanding both your own strengths and weaknesses and your impact on others.

People Agility: Deep ability to understand and relate to people and navigate through tough situations to harness and multiply collective performance.

Results Agility: Demonstrate consistent delivery of results in first-time situations by inspiring teams, exhibiting a presence that builds confidence in yourself and others.

Mental Agility: Critical thinking to penetrate complex problems and expand the possibilities by making fresh connections. Strategic thinking whilst being execution-focused and bringing creativity to challenges.

Change Agility: Deep natural curiosity, desire to experiment and ability to effectively deal with the heat of change. Growth and learning mindset: ready to test, stumble, learn and apply from experience.

Disclaimer: Bacardi seeks talent from all backgrounds to bring diversity of thought, agility, and capability to our organization across the globe. We promote a working environment where all employees are treated and rewarded fairly. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination that adversely affects individuals or groups on the basis of national origin, race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, and any other legally protected aspect of a person’s identity.

At Bacardi, we are committed to providing our Primos (employees) with a comprehensive Total Rewards package of compensation, benefits, incentives, allowances, well-being, and much more to meet the needs of themselves and their families. It goes beyond just Cash! The total rewards program is based on pay for performance, whereby the incentive programs are linked to company and individual performance.

Compensation, Paid Time Off & Retirement:

Competitive Pay Package.

Competitive Holiday/Paid Time Off, plus additional days offered (i.e., volunteer day, allowing you to give back to the community).

Retirement/Pension Plan.

Medical, Critical Illness, and Life Insurance.

Employee Assistance Programs.

Best-in-class, family-friendly, and inclusive leave policies.

Additional Benefits

The benefits/perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Bacardi, your work location, and are subject to change. Some benefits may be subject to an employee contribution. Some benefits may be fully or partially subsidized. Incentive plans are linked to the nature of your employment and can vary based on region, market, function, or brand.

Careers at Bacardi

We are a family-owned spirits company with more than 160 years and seven generations of heritage. Our portfolio boasts more than 200 brands and labels including icons of today and of tomorrow. You could be part of this legacy. Are you ready to unleash your potential? Apply now.

About Us

Bacardi is the world’s largest privately-held international spirits company. More than 8,000 people across the globe work toward a common purpose to Make Moments Matter. At Bacardi, we are guided by our 3Fs culture of being Fearless, treating each other like Family, and having a Founders mentality. And have plenty of fun along the way!

BE FEARLESS: We empower our teams to question, challenge and innovate. This means adopting an agile mindset, being comfortable with trying new things and taking risks, without being reckless.

BEHAVE LIKE FAMILY: We treat each other, and our communities, like family. We call each other “Primos” (Spanish for cousins) because being part of the family gives you the support you need to be the best you can be.

THINK LIKE A FOUNDER: The spirit of entrepreneurship is rooted in our legacy. We treat this business as if it was our own. We do the right thing for the business and take accountability for our work.