Associate Demand Planner

Your Opportunity

Accountable for all forecasting activities associated with finished goods products, customers, plants and distribution locations. Creates and maintains forecast models for the product categories at a SKU level, incorporating business intelligence and forecast information gathered from Sales, Business Development, Finance, and other sources (i.e. : Nielsen or other syndicated consumer data). Leads the monthly consensus meetings with Sales and Business Development and is a key team member in S&OP meetings.

Core Responsibilities

Creates statistical forecasts :

• Gathers, analyzes and validates data.
• Executes statistical modeling software.
• Reviews resulting statistical forecast model.
• Applies error analysis techniques to improve forecasting.

Reviews sales plans, business development updates and demand drivers :

Achieves consensus for operational demand forecasts by facilitating a collaborative planning process with sales and business development personnel :

Provides input to volume planning (Latest Estimates / annual process) :

Maintains demand planning system and software :

Qualifications

Salary Range

Relocation Package Available Yes

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