Strategic Demand Planning Manager – Hybrid

Crayola; Easton (Northampton County); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus Potential

Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits

Education Assistance Program

Generous 401k match

Job summary

Crayola is seeking a Manager, Demand Planning in Easton, PA, a hybrid role focused on leading the domestic demand plan. You will guide a team of planners, validate forecasts using time-series, regression, and Delphi methods, and ensure data accuracy across IBP and Orbit systems.

You will partner with sales, marketing and finance to align inputs and drive forecast accuracy while maintaining master data integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Business, Math, Statistics, Econometrics, or Supply Chain with Statistical Methods.
• Minimum 5 years in manufacturing, supply chain planning or capacity planning.
• APICS certification desirable.

Responsibilities

• Forecast accuracy and bias management for domestic items.
• Coach a team of demand planners in statistical forecasting and data mining.
• Interpret and convey results of forecasting models (times series, regression, Delphi).
• Collaborate with sales, marketing and finance to input requirements.
• Lead pre-consensus and merchandising meetings to secure buy-in to the demand plan.
• Ensure accurate master data in IBP and reporting tools.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

College degree in Business, Mathematics, Applied Statistics, Economics/Econometrics, Quantitative Methods, or Supply Chain with Statistical Methods.

Tools

MS Office Suite

MS Visio

Job description

Crayola is seeking a Manager, Demand Planning in Easton, PA, a hybrid role focused on leading the domestic demand plan. You will guide a team of planners, validate forecasts using time-series, regression, and Delphi methods, and ensure data accuracy across IBP and Orbit systems.

You will partner with sales, marketing and finance to align inputs and drive forecast accuracy while maintaining master data integrity.