Sr. Demand Planner

Accountabilities

• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve a rolling 12-month, item-level demand forecast covering the full product portfolio, including new, mature, seasonal, promotional, and discontinued products.

• Analyze historical sales and order data, customer forecasts, market signals, promotions, pricing changes, product lifecycle developments, and other factors that influence demand.

• Consolidate, clean, validate, and reconcile data from multiple internal systems and customer sources, documenting assumptions, highlighting gaps, and resolving inconsistencies where possible.

• Track forecast accuracy and bias, investigate variances, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions in collaboration with commercial and operational teams.

• Prepare and coordinate Sales and Operations Planning meetings, including data preparation, presentation materials, decision tracking, and follow-up activities.

• Maintain forecasting parameters, product hierarchies, customer mappings, and forecast inputs while improving data quality and planning processes.

• Provide timely, accurate, and clearly documented demand assumptions to support inventory management, supply planning, and service-level decisions.

• Develop a strong understanding of products, markets, and customers to make informed forecasting recommendations.

• Communicate forecast changes, underlying assumptions, performance metrics, risks, and recommended actions to key stakeholders.

• Build effective cross-functional relationships, identify process and data-quality issues, and implement practical solutions that improve planning effectiveness.

Requirements

• At least five years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, supply chain analytics, business analytics, or a related field.

• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, Economics, Operations Research, Supply Chain Management, or a related discipline.

• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency with relevant business systems and Microsoft applications.

• Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving abilities, including the capacity to draw defensible conclusions from incomplete, inconsistent, or imperfect data.

• Demonstrated ability to consolidate, clean, validate, interpret, and reconcile information from multiple internal and external sources.

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain forecast assumptions and recommendations clearly.

• Ability to work independently, collaborate effectively across functions, and constructively challenge assumptions when needed.

• Experience with demand planning tools, ERP platforms, business intelligence solutions, or statistical forecasting systems is preferred.

• Working knowledge of time-series forecasting, seasonality, trend analysis, forecast value added, segmentation, and exception-based planning is an advantage.

• Familiarity with customer-provided forecasts, point-of-sale data, order history, and other external demand signals is desirable.

• Understanding of inventory management, supply planning, service-level trade-offs, and S&OP or integrated business planning processes is preferred.

• Experience in a manufacturing or distribution environment is an asset.

Benefits

• Work arrangement: Fully remote position based in the United States.

• Employment type: Full-time.

• Healthcare: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.

• Retirement: 401(k) plan and pension benefits.

• Financial protection: Life insurance coverage.

• Paid time off: Paid leave program and paid holidays.

• Well-being: Access to wellness programs supporting physical, financial, and emotional health.