Demand Planner

3 weeks ago

Brampton, Canada Yankee Candle Full time

Job ID: 2480

Alternate Locations:

Newell Brands is a leading $8.3B consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands such as Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid® and Sharpie®, and 25,000 talented employees around the world. Our high-performance culture, unparalleled curiosity about the world around us, and talented people fuel our success. Our culture is enabled through our core values which guide all we do and how we win as One Newell. They are Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership & Leadership.

General Description

This position has ownership of demand planning activities for a group of strategic channels and is responsible for ensuring the demand planning process delivers a reliable forecast as a key input to the supply planning system. As a Sr Demand Planner, they will focus on:

Working with the Business Units, Sales, Operations, Supply Planning and Finance teams in the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process to assure alignment in between the forecast and financial plans

Developing and monitoring process metrics to drive process conformance, problem solving and improvement

Identifying quantified risks within the demand plan, reviewing gaps with Customer and Trade teams and developing appropriate countermeasures for resolution

Managing directly and indirectly the input of SKU/DC/Customer requirements for replenishment, promotions, events, seasonal volumes and adds/deletes and validating plans directly with the customer

Maintain KPI's of forecast accuracy and bias. Provide analysis and reports as required in support of KPI improvement.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Create and/or maintain forecasting models for each item at each stocking location and for every customer within designated product lines to achieve established forecast accuracy goals.

Executing the demand planning process, clarifying ambiguity, developing approaches to new conditions, addressing bias and delivering forecasts of unconstrained customer level demand.

Developing and monitoring process metrics to drive process conformance, problem solving and improvement

Leading the forecast collaboration process with Customer and Channel Trade teams to provide a baseline dollar forecast for lower-level forecast alignment.

Collaborates with, and challenges where appropriate, the account facing logistics team to drive alignment with sales dollar forecasts.

Reviewing system generated statistical forecast for account level sku/dc inconsistencies and making adjustments across the planning horizon by utilizing customer prior shipments, POS data, knowledge of business unit trends, and upcoming promotions to guide decision making.

Manage demand history to realign forecasts based on item version changes, customer entity changes, etc.

Update forecasts to assist in the conversion (run out) from one item to another.

Ensuring that all discrete forecasts are appropriately added to the system, including promotions, events, POG’s, discontinued and new products, and version changes.

Prepare and present the demand plan and its assumptions, drivers and risks during the S&OP Demand Review meeting.

Communicating with plants, Supply Planning, Trade, Sales and Finance to ensure translation of the demand plan across and through the organization.

Problem solving the highest causes of error by researching error, determining root cause and driving for improvement.

Supporting growth and innovation as a thought leader on developing, monitoring and changing of the demand plan.

OTHER DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Contribute to the success of the overall business by representing supply chain interests in cross-functional project teams to implement changes to business processes

Operating as a strategic thought leader/change agent working collaboratively with the supply chain teams on priority initiatives that optimize service, inventory and cost for the total value chain

Identifies opportunities for improvement, makes constructive suggestions for change and drive for results

The right candidate will need to build and manage relationships with customers planning, supply chain, and order intake

*Will perform other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS: (Education, Experience, Certifications, Skills)

Successful candidate will have:

College degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Management or related technical field.

Minimum 3 years’ experience which includes:

Experience across multiple aspects of the supply chain with previous roles in forecasting, manufacturing planning and/or inventory management.

Advanced knowledge of statistical modeling and demand systems (e.g., JDA, Logility, etc.)

Direct interaction with customers.

Expertise in data acquisition, spreadsheet/database development and analysis.

Experience utilizing Lean principles and tools (Flow, Pull, Kanban, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, etc.).

Ability to:

Process large amounts of data and deliver a concise recommendation.

Influence others and drive cross-functional alignment.

Communicate at various organizational levels and back-up thoughts with facts.

Build strong, collaborative relationships with internal and external business partners.

Work effectively in a constantly changing, fast paced team environment.

Manage your own schedule and exhibit flexibility to support multiple projects while meeting all deadlines.

Proficiency with Excel, Access, PowerPoint and other MS Office applications, and supply chain planning and optimization tools.

SAP APO, IBP and/or Power BI experience.

Strong communication (written, verbal and presentation) and organizational skills.

Detail oriented.

Strong analytical skills.

Strong results orientation and work ethic; able to work independently.

Occasional travel required to Company, customer and/or partner locations in support of supply chain initiatives.

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