Senior Demand Planner: S&OP Forecasting Leader

Bacardi; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

PTO including volunteer day

Retirement plan

Medical insurance

Job summary

Bacardi in Miami is seeking a Demand Planning professional to manage the brand demand plan, drive S&OP consensus, and allocate products across markets. You will analyze drivers, collaborate with sales and marketing, and maintain forecast accuracy to support supply decisions.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in forecasting for Food & Consumer Packaged Goods, a degree in logistics or related field (MBA a plus), and strong communication skills to coordinate across global teams.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to use analytical and statistical models to analyse demand and prepare forecasts in SAP or other advanced planning tool.
• Undergraduate degree in Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or related field; MBA a plus
• 3-5 years forecasting / demand planning experience in 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, Director level

Responsibilities

• 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
• Influence forecast decisions through analysis and collaboration identifying outliers, and facilitating alignment across commercial

Skills

Analytical skills

SAP/Planning tools

Communication (verbal and written)

Time management

Education

Undergraduate degree in Logistics/SCM or related field

MBA a plus

Tools

SAP

Job description

Bacardi in Miami is seeking a Demand Planning professional to manage the brand demand plan, drive S&OP consensus, and allocate products across markets. You will analyze drivers, collaborate with sales and marketing, and maintain forecast accuracy to support supply decisions.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in forecasting for Food & Consumer Packaged Goods, a degree in logistics or related field (MBA a plus), and strong communication skills to coordinate across global teams.