Senior Demand Planner
Senior Demand Planner
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$ 80000 - 120000
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Job Description
Edgewell is not just a company but a vibrant global community of6800 visionaries doers and makers. Our family of over25 personal care brands serves people in more than50 countries. We are dedicated to infusing joyfulness into every aspect of our work. Our pledge goes beyond our products with our fundamental value ofPeople Firstguiding us to foster a diverse inclusive and respectful environment where every team member can flourish and celebrate our shared achievements.
Position Summary
The Senior Demand Planner is responsible for the total US forecast within their respective customers and focused on sales and marketing forecast assumptions. This role will build relationships with sales and marketing partners to collaborate and align on marketing and commercial intelligence and apply promotional distribution cannibalization and competitive forecast impacts to the Demand Consensus forecast. The individual will gather key input from cross functional partners and challenge assumptions to drive improved forecast accuracy. The Sr Demand Planner represents demand planning and promotes its good practice and strategy with key business stakeholders. This role serves to support the Manager in preparation and leading all demand meetings in order to support the NA S&OP and subsequently the Global S&OP. This role will serve as the lead and be accountable in Demand Planning initiatives and training related to the promotional forecasting functions and the improvement of the S&OP process.
This opportunity will have a hybrid schedule in our Shelton CT headquarters.
Accountabilities
Commercial / Marketing Forecasting
- Own the process to manage and review Sales and Marketing forecast inputs and projections to develop the monthly forecast.
- Collaborate on input from marketing on consumption trends seasonality and competitive activity for forecast impact assumptions.
- Collaborate on input from sales on promotional forecasts on finish goods and displays distribution gains and losses POG changes and new product launches.
- Develop and manage event-based data that impacts the forecast including historical data new product projections promotion lifts specific customer/channel trends etc.
- Report forecast accuracy and root cause on promotional forecasts and new product introductions and drive actions for improvement to hit accuracy targets
Collaboration with Base Forecaster
- Own entry of commercial intelligence into jda Demand / Manugistics and collaborate with Base Forecasting team on impacts to statistical forecast
- Focus on forecast detail for fiscal year. Apply strategic assumptions in 12 months beyond fiscal year to align with company strategy.
- Support Base Forecasting team in analysis of forecasts and forecast error reports to improve forecast accuracy bias out of stocks SLOBs inventory issues.
- Collaborate with Base Forecasting team: historical impacts new product set up and forecast cannibalization assumptions competitive activity and forecast impact promo analysis distribution changes like item assignments risks and opportunities and product allocation in case of capacity constraints
Collaboration with Stakeholders
- Serve as the single contact between Sales and Marketing and Fulfillment.
- Participate in all appropriate brand and commercial team meetings and serve as the key liaison for assigned brands between Sales/Marketing and Fulfillment.
- Validate and challenge and align on Sales and Marketing assumptions
- Support customer service by providing demand information for CS proactively to support delivery to customers.
- Collaborate with Sales and Marketing on SLOBs inventory goals and liquidation of inventory.
- Focus and report on forecast gaps to Plan Risks and Ops to Plan key drivers and gap closing actions
CoE / S&OP
- Own and Lead Demand Consensus meeting (S&OP) including deck preparation key drivers for changes through appropriate waterfalls gaps to plan risks and ops action items demand group alignment.
- Ensure consensus with Sales and Marketing and sign-off of demand forecast as output of Demand Consensus meeting and elevation to Regional S&OP meeting for VP sign-off.
- Support Demand CoE roadmap projects for forecast improvement delivering required strategic improvements and maintaining aligned demand processes.
- Lead Demand Planning projects related to promotional and event forecasting and S&OP maturity.
Required Skills and Experience
- 5 years of experience in Demand Planning or Forecasting
- BA/BS required (Supply Chain Engineering Mathematics Business)
- Technical aptitude and Forecasting and data software experience required (i.e. jda demand/Manugistics SAP PowerBI Syndicated data/ Nielson etc.)
- CPG experience a plus
- Key competencies: Business Acumen Strategic Thinking Influencing Others Building Relationships
- Intermediate to advanced skills working in Excel and Powerpoint (Microsoft Office)
Preferred Skills and Experience
- MBA or MS a plus
- Professional Certifications a plus (APICS IBF SCOR etc.)
The salary range for this position is $80000 - $120000. Actual base salary offered to a candidate may vary based upon factors including but not limited to relevant experience time in role base salary of internal peers prior performance business sector and geographic addition to base salary the competitive compensation package may include depending on the role participation in an incentive program linked to performance.
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Edgewell is an equal opportunity employer. We do all we can to create a collaborative and diverse global team where good ideas can thrive and our colleagues can learn and lead. We prohibit discrimination based on age color disability marital or parental status national origin race religion sex sexual orientation gender identity veteran status or any legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws. We listen deeply and speak directly to create an environment thats open to difference. We aim to bring joy to not only the products we create and the people we serve but our colleagues across the globe too.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
