Strategic Demand Planner – Beverages Manufacturing

Pittston Co-Packers; Pittston (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) with 6% company match

PTO & holidays

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Pittston Co-Packers is seeking a Demand Planning Specialist to translate customer demand forecasts into actionable production and material plans. You will be the bridge between forecast accuracy, production scheduling, procurement, and warehouse operations.

The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, advanced Excel capabilities, and hands-on manufacturing planning experience. Collaboration with customers and internal teams is essential to ensure forecast accuracy and capacity alignment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Logistics, Business Analytics, or a related field is required.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in demand planning, production planning, supply planning, inventory planning, or related supply chain functions.
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment is required. Beverage, food manufacturing, or CPG experience preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, advanced formulas, data analysis, and large dataset management; Power Query and macros preferred.
• Experience using SAP; other ERP/MRP systems are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze customer forecasts on a weekly/monthly basis.
• Translate demand forecasts into production requirements and schedules.
• Monitor inventory levels and material availability to support planning.
• Identify forecast risks and production constraints and communicate with stakeholders.
• Prepare planning reports, dashboards, and KPIs; support ERP enhancements and process improvements.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management

APICS CPIM or CSCP certification (bonus)

Tools

SAP

Oracle ERP

NetSuite

MS Dynamics

Job description

Pittston Co-Packers is seeking a Demand Planning Specialist to translate customer demand forecasts into actionable production and material plans. You will be the bridge between forecast accuracy, production scheduling, procurement, and warehouse operations.

The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, advanced Excel capabilities, and hands-on manufacturing planning experience. Collaboration with customers and internal teams is essential to ensure forecast accuracy and capacity alignment.