Demand Planner

Demand Planner
East Hanover, NJ- Onsite
Duration: 9 months+
Shift: 8:30-5:30, M-F
Pay Range $45-$48/hr on w2

You will:

• Contribute to the demand management cycle of the integrated business planning (IBP) process for your categories and to strategy and structure discussions

• Liaise with the commercial and operational teams and develop ways to continuously improve communication between the functions to support the delivery of the business KPIs for their families

• Support forecast compilation process, which includes owning the short-term weekly plan and the long-term forecast (three or more months)

• Interact with modelling team to generate statistical forecasting

• Participate in the integrated business planning process and manage the demand planning tool

• Perform root-cause analysis for continuous plan improvement for key service issues, forecast error and bias, and share output with appropriate leadership

What you will bring:

• Bachelors degree with 57 years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Experience in a fast-moving consumer goods or consumer packaged goods environment, preferably in food or other fast moving, dynamic industry where shelf life is a constraint

• Experience within an IBP/S&OP environment

• Able to influence and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, demonstrating strong problem-solving and analytical skills to interpret data, improve plans, and achieve priorities through excellent verbal and written communication.

• Travel requirements: No travel required.

• Work schedule: Hybrid work model offering a mix of onsite and remote flexibility.

Must-have's:

• ~5 years of demand planning experience in Client

• Experience within an IBP/S&OP environment

• Experience stepping into existing processes/tools with minimal onboarding

• Experience in a high-SKU environment; ownership of hundreds of SKUs or equivalent complexity

• Experience supporting at least $1B in annual revenue

• SKU and brand-level forecasting

• Hands-on experience with demand planning system(s)

• PowerBI / Tableau exposure

• Advanced Excel