Junior Demand Planner

**Overview**:
For over 25 years we’ve been helping our community with essential oil blends that actually work. These essential oil blends treat stress, pain, gut, balance, and support in relaxation prior to sleep, and for symptoms of coughs and colds. We know that a life committed to wellness is greater than one focused on illness, and believe that reaching for natural can enhance your long-term health and wellness, every day.

We have been ranked by Canadian Business and PROFIT as one of Canada’s fastest growing companies. To support us on our journey, we are seeking diverse, purpose-lead people to join our team.

Get ready to celebrate global wellness with us.

**Description**:
Reporting to the Supply Chain Planning Manager, the Jr. Demand Planner is responsible for creating and maintaining the Demand Plan and sales forecast as part of Saje monthly process.

The activities include maintaining a bottom-up forecast by building assumptions from historical sales performance and marketing activities.

Through day-to-day functions, the Jr. Demand Planner contributes to maintaining and strengthening Saje’s culture; proactively engaging in behaviours that align with Saje’s values: Wellness, Growth, Celebration, Greatness and Belonging.

**Responsibilities**:

- Proactively collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Marketing and Finance) in order to create a consensus demand plan
- Continuously maintain forecasting data at the SKU level for all active SKUs
- Maintain accurate demand plans at the SKU level across multiple selling regions in units and dollars
- Provide accurate long-range forecasts to other partners within Operations so that they can plan appropriately activities for retail allocations, within the DC, and with key suppliers and co-manufacturers
- Collaborate with the Financial Planning & Analysis team to build demand driven quarterly sales plans (focus for retail)
- If required, support FP&A team to develop and prepare annual and quarterly budgets
- Proactively gather, analyze, and drive insights on both internal business and external competitive landscape
- Identify key industry drivers to better forecast demand and opportunities
- Inform product strategy decisions by providing timely and accurate product analysis with historical sales data,missed sales opportunities, demand drivers to support Marketing campaigns & activations, product markdown and promotion strategies, and channel allocation strategies
- Continuous process improvement on demand planning processes internally and how information is communicated and delivered to cross-functional partners

**Applicant Requirements**:

- 1-3 years working in Demand Planning
- Advanced knowledge of Excel and manipulating large data sets (knowledge of advanced planning systems would be an asset)
- Minimum Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in business, mathematics, economics, supply chain, operations, engineering or relevant discipline
- Proficiency in statistics, forecasting and forecasting methods with an ability to interpret data and high degree of detail
- Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment required while maintaining focus and a high degree of accuracy
- Ability to learn fast, solve practical problems and deal with a variety of changing situations
- Excellent attention to detail, organization, time management, and follow-up skills
- Team player who works productively with a wide range of people in cross functional teams
- Self-starter and keen to take on new opportunities and challenges, with a passion to continue to develop and grow oneself

**Key Relationships**:
Reporting to the Supply Chain Planning Manager