Senior Demand Planner: Data-Driven Forecasting Leader

Johnsonville, LLC; Sheboygan Falls (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly bonus

401(k) with company match

Health insurance

Dental and Vision insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Onsite fitness center

Onsite medical clinic

Job summary

Johnsonville, LLC in Wisconsin seeks a Senior Demand Planning Analyst to combine analytics with business partnership, leading monthly consensus meetings and translating insights into operational forecasts. The role focuses on advanced planning systems and driving forecast accuracy in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

You will work across Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain, using o9 Connected Planning to model scenarios, monitor KPIs, and identify risks and opportunities for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 6+ years in Demand Planning or Supply Planning.
• Hands-on experience with connected planning solutions.
• Experience with o9 is highly preferred.
• CPG industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop rolling demand forecasts across the planning horizon at item, customer, and location levels.
• Utilize statistical forecasting models while incorporating commercial intelligence.
• Analyze historical sales, shipments, consumption, seasonality, trends, demand-drivers and market changes.
• Incorporate promotional activity, innovation launches, customer wins/losses, and lifecycle management into forecasts.
• Use and maintain o9 Connected Planning solution’s driver-based forecasting tool.
• Adhere to IBP methodology through cross-functional collaboration of sales, marketing, commercial planning, finance, and supply chain.
• Monitor forecast accuracy, forecast bias along with other relevant KPIs to provide regular analysis to stakeholders. Identify root causes of forecast errors and implement corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement in the accuracy and reliability of the statistical models, constantly refining methodologies to optimize business outcomes.
• Lead initiatives to enhance demand planning processes, incorporating best practices and automation where possible

Skills

Statistical forecasting

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Scenario modeling

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Statistics, Economics, Business or related field

Tools

o9 Connected Planning

IBP

APICS certification

IBF certification

Job description

Johnsonville, LLC in Wisconsin seeks a Senior Demand Planning Analyst to combine analytics with business partnership, leading monthly consensus meetings and translating insights into operational forecasts. The role focuses on advanced planning systems and driving forecast accuracy in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

You will work across Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain, using o9 Connected Planning to model scenarios, monitor KPIs, and identify risks and opportunities for