Sr. Demand Planner

Illinois Ag; Oak Brook (IL); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with 5% employer match

Four weeks vacation + holidays

Tuition reimbursement

DevelopU learning platform

Wellness programs

Job summary

TreeHouse Foods is seeking a Senior Demand Planner to develop and refine demand forecasts, partnering with Sales, Finance, and Operations to drive planning maturity. You will lead cross-category consolidation and support enterprise decision-making with data-driven insights.

The role demands 5–8+ years in demand planning, strong analytics, and advanced planning-system proficiency, with hybrid work in Oak Brook, IL.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5-8+ years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, or supply chain analytics.
• Advanced proficiency in planning systems; experience with IBP/S&OP is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, own, and continuously improve high-quality demand forecasts using historical data.
• Lead cross-category consolidation and enterprise analysis for planning.
• Coach, mentor, and train Demand Planners; support capability development.

Skills

Analytical skills

Statistical methods

Problem solving

Communication

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional influence

Planning systems

IBP / S&OP

Education

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

Tools

Blue Yonder

o9

Kinaxis

Job description

Employee Type: Full time

Location: IL Oak Brook

Job Type: Supply Chain Planning

Job Posting Title: Sr. Demand Planner

About Us: TreeHouse Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future. Named one of America's Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to Engage and Delight - One Customer at a Time. Guided by our values-Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain:

• Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period - you're eligible from your first day!
• 401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.
• Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).
• Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform - DevelopU - with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.
• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.
• Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.

Job Description:

About the Role:

The Senior Demand Planner is a highly experienced forecasting and planning professional responsible for developing, maintaining, and continuously improving base statistical or machine learning forecasts and consensus demand plans across assigned categories. This role serves as a subject matter expert for demand planning processes and systems, provides leadership in cross-category consolidation and enterprise analysis, and supports special projects and capability development.

The Senior Demand Planner partners closely with Sales, Category Management, Finance, Supply Planning, and Operations to communicate forecast drivers, assumptions, risks, and opportunities while advancing planning maturity, governance, and analytical capability across the organization.

You'll add value to this role through the following, but not limited to:

• Develop, own, and continuously improve high-quality demand forecasts using historical sales, shipment, depletion, and consumption data.
• Analyze forecast accuracy, bias, value-add, volatility, and stability across categories; identify root causes and lead corrective actions.
• Improve forecasting models, assumptions, and processes to strengthen forecast quality and business confidence.
• Manage complex demand forecasting unit structures and lifecycle events, including new product introductions, phase-ins, and phase-outs, based on enterprise risk and value.
• Lead and influence Integrated Business Planning demand consensus discussions for assigned categories.
• Perform cross-category and portfolio-level consolidation to identify aggregate demand trends, trade-offs, risks, and opportunities.
• Provide forward-looking analysis and recommendations to support enterprise decision-making and scenario planning.
• Translate commercial strategies, promotions, market dynamics, and external data into quantified demand impacts.
• Conduct benchmarking and comparative analysis to improve forecast quality and planning effectiveness.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for demand planning processes, tools, and data, including enterprise planning and reporting systems.
• Partner with Planning COE, IT, and Analytics teams to support enhancements, adoption, process documentation, and governance.
• Support onboarding and training of Demand Planners through hands-on coaching, mentoring, playbooks, and knowledge-sharing forums.
• Lead special projects and transformation initiatives related to forecasting methods, process redesign, analytics enhancements, and planning capability.
• Represent Demand Planning in cross-functional initiatives and ensure planning implications are addressed.
• Influence senior stakeholders through clear communication of drivers, constraints, trade-offs, and data-driven demand planning recommendations.

Important Details:

• This is a full-time hybrid role based in Oak Brook, Illinois.
• The anticipated compensation for this position ranges from $97,500.00 - $146,300.00 USD annually. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics and business or organizational needs. For certain roles, the successful candidate may be eligible for annual discretionary merit compensation award, bonus and equity pay.

You'll fit right in if you have:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent experience, is required.
• 5-8+ years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, or supply chain analytics is required.
• Strong analytical, statistical, and problem-solving skills are required.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional influence capabilities are required.
• Advanced proficiency in planning systems is required; experience with Blue Yonder, o9, or Kinaxis is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office is required.
• IBP / S&OP experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience in FMCG, food and beverage, or consumer products is preferred.
• Experience coaching, mentoring, or supporting capability development for planning teams is preferred.

At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us Engage and Delight - One Customer at a Time. TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact disability-accommodations treehousefoods.com

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