We currently have an opportunity for a Senior Demand Planner at our Corporate Headquarters in Lake Forest, IL.

Your Role:

As part of the Demand Planning team, the Senior Demand Planner is an indispensable business partners with our customers both internal (Sales, Marketing, Category Teams, Finance, Supply, etc.) and external, to develop a shipment plan that is accurate, unbiased, and unconstrained in support of the S&OP process. You will be an integral part of the team that helps ensure that we are satisfying our customers at the lowest cost across the organization. We embrace and accept individual experiences and backgrounds to achieve a diverse and inclusive workplace.

You will have the opportunity to Make Great Things Happen!

• Develop demand forecasts at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part of a demand planning function.
• Use and maintain current demand planning systems to create the best statistical baseline possible, using established processes.
• Collect Past/Future demand inputs (distribution gains/losses, price changes, new-discontinued products, promotion plans, etc.) from Sales and Marketing and incorporate into the Demand Plan.
• Coordinate monthly key account forecast review meetings with Sales and Marketing.
• Attend the monthly business Demand Review meetings, understand drivers, challenge assumptions, and facilitate agreement on the total demand plan.
• Generate, validate, and distribute demand planning and review documents in accordance with the monthly planning cycle.
• Maintain and validate master data governing the demand history collection process.
• Identify root cause of demand variances to highlight areas of opportunity and ensure corrective actions are documented, owned, and followed up.

You will love it here if…

• You put safety first, always
• You listen, learn, and evolve
• You are passionate about collaboration, teamwork, and achieving shared goals
• You treat all people with respect, operating ethically, and embrace inclusivity
• You are committed to improving our impact on local communities

We need you to have:

• BA/BS degree in Business, Logistics or related field.
• 5+ years of related professional and progressive experience in CPG Demand Planning.
• JDA Demand Planning experience strongly preferred.

Icing on the cake:

• APICS certification a plus.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate and influence at all levels within the organization.
• Strong analytical skills as well as organizational skills with high attention to detail.
• Ability to translate business objectives into tactical actions and make sound business decisions under time pressure.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule during key business deadlines.
• Must be team oriented with the ability to work on high collaboration and performance teams.

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:

• Results Driven -   Ability to focus on organizational growth, financial performance and achieving results.
• Critical Decision Maker – Clear, critical thinker that engages in thoughtful, data-driven decisions and has the ability to summarize and draw appropriate conclusions from complex data.
• Customer Focused – Understands customers’ needs and places the highest priority on delighting customers.
• Teamwork & Collaboration – Builds rapport and collaborates effectively across the organization and fosters an environment of open and transparent communication.
• Integrity & Trust – Demonstrates honest, respectful and trustworthy behaviors when engaging with stakeholders and achieves stated work obligations.
• Compelling Communication – Effective written and verbal communicator that clearly and succinctly conveys information across all levels.
• Leadership Courage – Exudes confidence and is a driven, assertive and decisive individual that manages conflict towards mutual solutions but also maintains composure during difficult situations and channels emotions effectively.
• Strategic Orientation – Ability to balance short-term goals with long-term organizational and functional strategic priorities.
• Innovative Thinking – A forward thinker who offers new, creative and often unconventional thoughts, opinions and methods for solution generation and problem solving.
• People Leadership – Ability to develop employees through coaching and feedback and holds team members accountable through modeling appropriate behavior.

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