Senior Demand Planner - Cross-Functional Forecast Leader

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

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.