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Demand Planner
Job Location:
Job Location:
Nottingham, NH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
5 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
2 September 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Building a great career never tasted so good!
We are currently seeking a qualified individual for the Demand Planner position that lives in a commutable distance to our Nottingham PA team to join them on-site!
- SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday 40 hours a week
- BENEFITS: This position is full-time benefit eligible elective benefits include:
- Medical dental hearing and vision insurance.
- Marathon Health Clinic - a premier on-site healthcare provider. A separate entity from Herrs located at our Nottingham PA facility. This facility ensures easy access to tailored healthcare services preventative care wellness programs for employees on any medical plan
- Opportunity to contribute to a 401k with a company match.
- Paid vacation holiday and sick time.
- Paid Employee referral program.
Job Summary:
This role reports to the Director of Sales Strategy & Planning. As a member of the Demand Planning Team the primary responsibility is to support the Demand steps of the Herrs Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process for assigned categories to align cross-functionally on the demand plan each period. This role is responsible for establishing an accurate demand plan for a rolling 24-month horizon. The role involves interaction with cross functional leaders with competing goals and varying points of view which the planner must navigate as liaison. Agility is key to thriving in this dynamic environment with numerous change initiatives on the horizon. Key to this function is the monthly IBP Demand Planning Review process while preparing for curated hot topics KPIs and demand plan presentation to business leadership.
This role reports to the Director of Sales Strategy & Planning. As a member of the Demand Planning Team the primary responsibility is to support the Demand steps of the Herrs Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process for assigned categories to align cross-functionally on the demand plan each period. This role is responsible for establishing an accurate demand plan for a rolling 24-month horizon. The role involves interaction with cross functional leaders with competing goals and varying points of view which the planner must navigate as liaison. Agility is key to thriving in this dynamic environment with numerous change initiatives on the horizon. Key to this function is the monthly IBP Demand Planning Review process while preparing for curated hot topics KPIs and demand plan presentation to business leadership.
Benefit (Details):
Herrs is proud to offer a variety of quality benefits and wellness programs where we have been recognized as a 5-time Well Workplace Award winner in the area! Elective benefits include medical dental vision and hearing insurance long term disability life insurance accident hospital and critical illness indemnity plans and legal plans. The company also provides opportunities to contribute to a 401k with a company match vacation sick and holiday pay; EAP services and tuition reimbursement. Benefits start the first of the month following 30 days of service (unless otherwise noted in plan description).
Key Responsibilities
- Focuses on understanding the business to recognize the business driver inputs and initiatives.
- Translate customer and Business Development team contribution for input into the demand plan.
- Responsible for baseline forecasts in a high SKU count branded and private label portfolio.
- Assemble and analyze large volumes of data pertinent to creating the forecast (historical sales market trends seasonality promotions) and provide insight and recommendations to improve process internally and externally.
- Develop and execute changes to the demand plan based on changes in demand promotions and market trends including new product launches and placement.
- Collaborative planning with internal customers as part of Integrated Business Planning to layer inputs into baseline forecasts. Ensure reasonableness of forecast inputs. Challenge assumptions & escalate for decisions as needed.
- Track monthly forecast error results versus established targets and identify and report on the root cause.
- Participate in IBP Demand Reviews clearly interpreting the demand plan and underlying assumptions to a cross functional audience.
- Support implementation of new demand planning system(s) including data validation testing and process
- Support Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning process by reviewing model selection monitoring the change introduced by statistical forecast adoption to baseline for sense check and making appropriate adjustments to stat adopted baseline where necessary to align with business assumptions/expected trends.
- Work to maintain high accuracy rates as defined by Management at the Sales Channel and Product Family level.
- Support other arms of the Integrated Business Planning Process as needed (PMR Supply Review IR MBR).
- Bridge IBP long-term demand plan to short term execution analyzing orders against forecast and demand signals to production.
- Short-term weekly demand planning partnering with Supply Chain Analyst is another critical piece of this role.
- Part of cross-functional teams with Business Development Marketing Supply Chain Customer Service and Operations to ensure cross-functional alignment and meet customer fill rate objectives.
- Play an active role in the annual budget process.
In addition to the essential functions listed above the employee is expected to exercise honesty integrity and respect with all clients and co-workers preserve confidentially of all business information and data maintain a professional appearance and demeanor demonstrate a positive attitude communicate effectively with co-workers and clients work with accuracy efficiency and attention to detail respect the work environment and keep it as environmentally friendly as possible and exercise initiative to learn new skills and tasks and to help co-workers when possible. Reliable attendance and punctuality are also required. The employee is also expected to perform other related duties special projects and functions as required from time to time.
Herr Foods Inc. is a drug-free workplace and an equal opportunity employer M/F/Veterans/Disabilities
Qualifications
- Effectively manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment undergoing transformation
- Self-directed approachable problem-solver comfortable speaking up and dealing with ambiguity.
- Ability to summarize and highlight key messaging
- Understanding of statistical forecast principals
- Demonstrated communication collaborative and analytical competencies
- Experience in category level Integrated Business Planning preferred
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills required. Intermediate required. Advanced preferred.
- Knowledge of demand planning software is a plus.
- B.S degree in Business Supply Chain Finance Statistics Operations Research or related field
- 3-5 years of previous experience in consumer product forecasting preferably within the food industry or Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) related companies
About Company
Herr Foods is your best friend when you've got a case of the munchies. The snack food manufacturer, which celebrated 65 years in business in 2011, makes nearly 350 different kinds of snack foods (all sold under the Herr's brand name). They include potato chips, pretzels, tortilla chip ... View more
