Your Role:
We are seeking a
Demand Planning Manager to lead demand planning and forecasting activities across multiple business units throughout the United States and Canada. This role serves as a critical link between Commercial, Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance, Operations, Customer Care, and Information Technology to ensure accurate demand forecasts, improve service performance, optimize inventory investments, and support profitable growth.
Beyond traditional forecasting responsibilities, this position plays a key role in transforming how the business plans and makes decisions. The Demand Planning Manager will lead process improvement initiatives, support digital transformation efforts, implement planning technologies, and drive the adoption of advanced analytics and AI-enabled solutions. This is an excellent opportunity for a strategic, data-driven leader who enjoys solving complex business challenges and driving meaningful organizational change.
What you'll be doing:
- Lead the monthly demand planning and forecasting process across multiple business units in the United States and Canada
- Develop and maintain short-, medium-, and long-term demand forecasts aligned with commercial objectives and operational requirements
- Analyze demand trends, customer behavior, market conditions, product lifecycle changes, and promotional activity to improve forecast accuracy
- Partner with Commercial, Marketing, Finance, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to develop consensus-based demand plans
- Monitor forecast performance, identify root causes of forecast variance, and implement corrective actions to improve planning effectiveness
- Assess current demand planning processes and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, scalability, accuracy, and business performance
- Design and implement enhanced planning processes, workflows, governance models, and reporting capabilities
- Drive process standardization, simplification, and continuous improvement initiatives across multiple business units
- Lead cross-functional projects from opportunity identification through implementation and value realization
- Develop business requirements, project plans, timelines, risk assessments, governance routines, and performance measures
- Coordinate stakeholders and project activities across Commercial, Supply Chain, Operations, IT, Finance, and Customer Care teams
- Support strategic initiatives including product launches, business expansions, network optimization, and organizational transformation efforts
- Partner with Information Technology teams to implement and optimize demand planning, forecasting, and supply chain systems
- Define business requirements and support system testing, deployment, adoption, and continuous improvement activities
- Develop dashboards, reporting tools, and decision-support capabilities that improve visibility and planning performance
- Identify opportunities to leverage artificial intelligence, predictive analytics, machine learning, and automation to improve planning accuracy and efficiency
- Utilize advanced analytics to identify demand drivers, risks, opportunities, and actionable business insights
- Measure and monitor the effectiveness of planning tools, digital solutions, and process improvements
- Facilitate demand reviews, planning meetings, and executive presentations
- Communicate assumptions, risks, opportunities, and recommendations clearly to stakeholders at all organizational levels
- Build strong cross-functional relationships and influence business decisions through data-driven insights and collaboration
What you'll bring:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Operations Management, Analytics, Finance, Economics, Information Systems, or a related field
- 7+ years of experience in Demand Planning, Supply Chain Planning, Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), Business Analytics, or related disciplines
- Proven experience leading cross-functional projects, business transformation initiatives, and organizational change efforts
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to convert complex data into actionable business recommendations
- Experience improving business processes and implementing sustainable governance and performance measurement frameworks
- Strong project management capabilities with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
- Demonstrated ability to influence and drive alignment across cross-functional teams and leadership groups
- Strong business acumen and a continuous improvement mindset
Nice to have:
- Experience managing demand planning activities across multiple business units, product categories, or geographic regions
- Experience implementing ERP, Advanced Planning Systems (APS), Integrated Business Planning (IBP), forecasting, or analytics platforms
- Knowledge of artificial intelligence, machine learning, predictive analytics, and planning automation technologies
- APICS/ASCM CPIM, CSCP, PMP, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, or similar professional certification
- Experience with SAP IBP, SAP APO, Kinaxis, Oracle, Anaplan, Power BI, Tableau, or comparable planning and analytics tools
- Experience supporting North American operations within manufacturing, healthcare, medical device, consumer products, or industrial organizations
- Experience leading digital transformation and supply chain modernization initiatives
What you'll gain:
- Opportunity to lead enterprise-wide planning and transformation initiatives
- Exposure to executive leadership and strategic business decision-making
- Experience driving digital transformation and advanced planning system implementations
- Hands-on involvement in artificial intelligence and advanced analytics applications within supply chain planning
- Leadership opportunities across Integrated Business Planning (IBP), operational excellence, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Broad exposure to Commercial, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Customer Care, and Technology functions
- The ability to shape and influence the future planning capabilities of a growing North American organization
Location & Travel:
- Based in Deerfield, Illinois
- Supports multiple business units across the United States and Canada
- Travel required based on business needs, system implementations, and strategic project initiatives
We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Vantive, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is 116,000 - 145,000 USD annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.
US Benefits at Vantive
This is where your well-being matters. Vantive offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Aon Pooled Employer Plan ("Aon PEP"), Vantive's 401(k) retirement savings plan, to help you prepare for your future. The Aon PEP is designed to help improve retirement outcomes by providing retirement resources more efficiently. The plan offers a robust set of investment options, financial education, and a suite of resources to support your retirement goals.
We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Vantive's US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Vantive
