A Demand Planning Manager job in Eastern WA or Woodinville, WA is available at Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE). The successful candidate will be a key contributor to the success of balancing demand and supply at Ste. Michelle Wine Estates. Through a formal Integrated Business Planning process, the Demand Planning Manager will develop, implement and drive the forecasting processes that support the company's short-, mid- and long-term business plans for the domestic, international channels. The role will work closely with the Integrated Business Planning team, Supply Chain/Operations, Sales, Marketing, Vineyard/Winemaking and Executive teams to collaborate on an end-to-end plan that balances customer service needs with inventory cost, profit, risk and optimal bottling line efficiency.

Demand Planning Manager job responsibilities include:

• Use sophisticated planning systems (ideally Anaplan) to build low level statistical base line forecasts.
• Lead the relevant demand planning processes to determine opportunities and risks against the company forecast.
• Facilitate the demand side IBP process with Marketing, Sales, Finance, Operations and Winemaking identifying risks, including contingencies in developing short-, mid- and long-term demand plans.
• Ensure supply supports demand plans by collaborating with the supply planning team.
• Provide transparency and accessibility to the demand plans to all necessary stakeholders.
• Use data driven metrics to drive process improvement and accountability focusing on demand plan accuracy.
• Work with IT in the development of reporting to support the demand process
• Develop within the demand planning software (or work with a developer) to create and maintain dashboards and input screens.
• Create, develop, and execute forecasting improvement initiatives and processes.
• Lead training and continued education of our Software and processes.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or its equivalent. MBA preferred.
• Expert in the field of supply chain planning principles such as Demand Planning, MRP, DRP, Capacity Planning, Inventory Control, S&OP, IBP.
• Intermediate knowledge of forecasting and demand planning concepts such as statistical modeling, promotional planning, aggregation, and dis-aggregation modeling.
• Experience with demand and supply planning systems such as Anaplan, Oracle APS, JDA, SAP_APO, John Galt or other similar systems.
• Power user with Excel, Access and data mining through SQL data warehouses.
• Experience in developing and sharing demand related metrics and reporting.
• Understanding of winemaking lifecycle from planting to finished bottling preferred
• APICS certification preferred.
• History of responsible use of alcohol and other appropriate conduct, as well as fitness to be licensed, permitted, and/or certified by state and/or local regulatory bodies.

Your Compensation:

$95,791.00 - $124,506.00 per year based upon relevant experience.

At Ste. Michelle Wine Estates we believe in paying our employees equal pay for equal work. Individual offers are made dependent upon a candidate's prior experience and education level as it pertains to the role.

Benefits of working with Ste. Michelle Wine Estates:

Our Total Rewards programs are designed to attract, motivate, and retain talented, curious people with a passion for innovation, collaboration, continuous improvement, and growth. We offer leading programs that inspire and reward superior performance and foster an inclusive, diverse, and healthy workforce.

• Health Care Coverage including medical, dental, vision & prescription - eligible on date of hire for full-time employees
• Paid Vacation & Holidays
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Employee Wine Discounts

Culture at Ste. Michelle:

We Challenge: We are driven to succeed in everything we do, and we challenge ourselves and our team to perform at the highest level.

We Care: We put people first - our team, our consumers, our customers, our communities.

We Collaborate: We believe there is nothing we can't accomplish - together - and we believe lifting up those around us is essential to achieving both individual and collective success.

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