Demand Planner

3 weeks ago

Mississauga, Canada High Liner Foods Full time

**Job purpose**

Responsible for developing a collaborative forecast for select product lines sold by High Liner Foods. In this role each month you will generate a statistical forecast, analyze sales data, coordinate the consensus process, document forecast related assumptions, track opportunities/risk and conduct root cause analysis for forecast variances.

The focus of the interaction with the Sales & Marketing organizations is to identify the drivers of variance sales vs. monthly forecasts, challenge existing assumptions, provide sales trend analysis, quantify anticipated incremental sales from marketing events/promotions, new product launches as well as the decrement of sales for end of life strategies.

The focus of the interaction with Finance, Procurement & Operations is to develop short and long term plans, which can act as the basis for tactical/strategic planning. Leverage in month pacing analysis to advise of risk to forecast attainment. Provide input into the budget process in developing a base strategic forecast. Provide input to the Supply Planning organization in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase outs. Closely coordinate and communicate action plans with supply planning.

This is a highly interactive position with peers in many other disciplines of the business. The ability to prioritize and be decisive is imperative. Must be able to handle a diverse range of duties with limited supervision as well as demonstrate initiative and independent judgment. Completion of job responsibilities will be through both internal and external contacts and accomplished in a timely, ethical, and courteous manner.

**Essential Duties and responsibilities**
- Coordinate & Lead monthly consensus meetings with Sales & Marketing: Reconcile discrepancies in forecasted vs. actual, challenge current assumptions and refine the forecast model to improve forecast accuracy.
- Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, review past promotions, prepare forecast data, document major assumptions and evaluate forecast results.
- Maintain accurate 18-month demand forecasts based on sales input, market analysis, and statistical forecasts used for financial reporting, capacity planning, production planning, materials planning, and raw material forecasts for vendors.
- Engage Sales & Marketing partners in forecasting of new product launches from ideation to production to ensure success.
- Develop and maintain planned safety stock levels for manufactured products to accommodate the normal variation in demand required to support customer service fill rate of 98.5 %.
- Prepare and maintain relevant reports pertaining to demand planning process.

**Working conditions**

Office Environment:
The noise level in the office work environment is moderately quiet.

**Physical requirements/Allergens**

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, sit, talk, listen, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to use hands to handle, operate, and feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to operate a motor vehicle to travel to off-site meetings. The employee must have visual acuity sufficient to operate a motor vehicle and digital camera, as well as other office and position equipment. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Employee must be able to hear and speak clearly in order to communicate with clients, coworkers, employees and vendors.

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