Senior Demand Planner: Strategic Forecasting & S&OP Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements (depending)

Job summary

Bacardi, a global leader in spirits, invites a Demand Planning professional to join our team in Miami. You will develop demand plans for assigned brands, drive monthly consensus in the S&OP process, and coordinate with sales, marketing, and supply teams to optimize volume and revenue projections.

You will analyze demand drivers, monitor forecast performance, and identify risks and opportunities. The role requires strong analytical skills, SAP experience, and effective communication across global

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.
• 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

Forecasting models

Communication skills (verbal & written

Time management

Education

Bachelor's in Logistics / SCM

Tools

SAP

Job description

Bacardi, a global leader in spirits, invites a Demand Planning professional to join our team in Miami. You will develop demand plans for assigned brands, drive monthly consensus in the S&OP process, and coordinate with sales, marketing, and supply teams to optimize volume and revenue projections.

You will analyze demand drivers, monitor forecast performance, and identify risks and opportunities. The role requires strong analytical skills, SAP experience, and effective communication across global