Strategic Demand Planner: Forecasting & Insights

SIG Combibloc Group Ltd; Northlake (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K retirement matching

Vacation & PSL

Paid Holidays

Performance Bonus

Job summary

SIG Combibloc Group Ltd is seeking a Demand Planner to understand customer product needs and ensure inventory and capacity to meet those needs on time. This role involves high levels of communication across functional areas, data analysis and insights reporting, demand and materials planning, and direct engagement with Sales and Customers.

You will help create and develop processes that allow our sales team to drive superior marketplace execution, customer service, share of wallet and overall

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Statistics, Economics, or related field.
• 1–2 years of experience in Demand Planner or similar field.
• Working knowledge of Salesforce CRM and ERP/MRP systems such as SAP or LN.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to work with large datasets and translate data into actionable insights.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with Power BI.
• Experience developing forecasts, inventory analyses, dashboards, and business reports.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Head of Sales Operations to understand forecasting bottlenecks and improve performance.
• Coordinate with KAMs, finance, customers and internal stakeholders to improve forecast accuracy.
• Develop monthly forecast trend report by KAM and highlight FCA by customer and top SKUs.
• Track and update monthly forecast risks and opportunities.
• Develop monthly inventory reports with product details and suggested customers.
• Apply quantitative analysis and data visualization to tell the story behind the numbers.
• Own monthly reporting, analysis and improvement action plans to boost KPIs.
• Provide support for ad hoc reports, regular forecasts and pipeline analytics.
• Drive process improvements and best practices in sales and operations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel

Power BI

Salesforce CRM

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Statistics, Economics, or related field

Tools

Salesforce CRM

SAP

LN

Power BI

Excel

Job description

SIG Combibloc Group Ltd is seeking a Demand Planner to understand customer product needs and ensure inventory and capacity to meet those needs on time. This role involves high levels of communication across functional areas, data analysis and insights reporting, demand and materials planning, and direct engagement with Sales and Customers.

You will help create and develop processes that allow our sales team to drive superior marketplace execution, customer service, share of wallet and overall