Prof, Demand Planning
Core
Deliver accurate weekly sales forecasts and demand plans for a portfolio of ~50-60 SKUs and ~5 customers/channels to support production planning and financial forecasting.
Role type
Demand Planner
Builds
Weekly sales forecasts, 13-week plans, and input for operational solves and budget plans
Domain
Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) / Supply Chain
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Statistical forecasting, seasonality analysis, trend analysis, baseline forecast management, promotion impact estimation, stakeholder collaboration, data analysis
Preferred skills
IBP system proficiency, Promax/CIM knowledge, S&OP process expertise
Technologies
IBP, Promax, CIM
Responsibilities
Review historical data in IBP to create a clean basis for calculations; Analyze seasonality and trends across SKU, brand, pack, and channel levels; Manage baseline forecasts using statistical models for short and long-term horizons; Estimate expected uplift for national promotions by SKU and Key Account; Enrich system forecasts with gathered information to create total expected demand; Close follow-up with Production Planning teams to ensure forecast availability; Analyze and follow-up deviations between sales forecast and actual deliveries.