Senior Demand Planner: Strategic Forecasting & S&OP Lead

Latham, The Pool Company; Latham (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Latham Pool Products in Latham, NY seeks a Senior Demand Planner to advance and mature our demand planning capabilities. This hands-on role owns forecasting, informs S&OP decisions, and partners with Commercial, Finance, and Analytics to deliver an actionable demand plan.

The ideal candidate combines advanced analytics with strong business acumen, can operate autonomously, and influence cross-functional decisions to drive forecasting accuracy and strategic outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the end-to-end demand planning process, including statistical baseline, demand shaping, and consensus planning
• Develop a scalable, structured demand planning approach aligned to evolving S&OP maturity
• Act as the central owner of the consensus demand plan, ensuring transparency, alignment, and accountability
• Partner with internal analytics resources to design and refine forecasting models
• Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights that support business decision making
• Lead continuous improvement of forecast logic, segmentation, and modeling approaches
• Own the demand planning process within our digital platform, including configuration, optimization, and ongoing enhancement
• Drive adoption and discipline across stakeholders
• Leverage advanced analytics and system capabilities to improve forecast accuracy
• Work closely with Sales, Marketing, and Product teams to incorporate demand drivers
• Challenge assumptions to ensure a balanced, unbiased forecast
• Translate commercial inputs into structured demand adjustments
• Analyze external market trends, competitive activity, and seasonality
• Evaluate customer behaviors and channel dynamics
• Perform scenario modeling

Job description

Latham Pool Products in Latham, NY seeks a Senior Demand Planner to advance and mature our demand planning capabilities. This hands-on role owns forecasting, informs S&OP decisions, and partners with Commercial, Finance, and Analytics to deliver an actionable demand plan.

The ideal candidate combines advanced analytics with strong business acumen, can operate autonomously, and influence cross-functional decisions to drive forecasting accuracy and strategic outcomes.