Sr. Manager, Demand Planning

Reporting to the Director, Global Demand Planning, the Senior Manager, Demand Planning will develop and maintain the demand plan for large retail accounts as assigned. This high-visibility role will work closely with colleagues in the commercial and supply chain teams to manage the demand plan across several business units. This position will lead a team including Key Account Analysts and Demand Planner.

• Lead a Retail Demand Planning and Analytics team responsible for developing Key Account purchase forecasts across multiple business segments.
• Lead a monthly Demand Review and facilitate the planning process across Sales, Marketing, Operations, Supply and Finance. Identify opportunities and risks to sales plan and align financial estimates with sku-level forecasts that drive production plans.
• Utilize the Kinaxis retail planning and statistical modeling tools to develop SKU forecasts by sales channel. Manage all customer data (POS, Inventory) within the Kinaxis forecasting system on a weekly basis.
• Manage promotions, new products, and transitions forecasts through collaboration with Sales, Operations, and Marketing teams to ensure alignment.
• Manage a collaborative partnership with Customer Supply Chain teams and facilitate customized weekly reviews of POS, inventory, and forecast to drive alignment.
• Manage the daily review of orders and exceptions utilizing SAP and Tableau consumption reporting.
• Key metrics include forecast accuracy, service level, and inventory.

• Bachelor's degree in a business related discipline required
• 8+ years of demand planning experience in a consumer products environment
• Customer collaboration development, process design, and implementation leadership experience
• Analytical experience in forecast accuracy, financial reconciliation, and managing large volumes of data to create and present concise high-level analyses
• Demand Planning software experience (ex. DSX, Kinaxis, or other advanced supply chain planning software). Kinaxis experience preferred.
• SAP/BW/Tableau experience in modules related to Demand and Supply management
• Ability to travel once per quarter (domestic only)