Senior Demand Planner Jobs

Give and Go Prepared Foods is a leading, and growing, North American manufacturer of baked goods. As a proud member of the Mondelez family, we have consumer recognized brands in all our core categories, significant strategic acquisitions under our belt, and much, much more in the works. If you are looking for a company that has opportunity for growth, incredible energy, and a deeply ingrained respect for people, and open, honest communications, we’d love to have you to join our team!

Job Overview:

The Senior Demand Planner will manage and own the day-to-day demand planning activities within a given portfolio to predict unconstrained future product demand. Utilizing forecasting tools like Anaplan and leveraging cross-functional relationships to gather timely inputs and update a consensus driven on-going forecast.

Key Responsibilities:

• Effectively use Anaplan forecast Alerts and exceptions to drive business discussions and align on actions
• Generate consensus forecast and validate / get buy-in with key stakeholders – run the monthly Demand Review/Consensus Meeting
• Document and present monthly results to leadership and key stakeholders
• Create Standard Operation Procedures (SOP’s) for demand planning processes
• Become an expert on Anaplan with the ability to build and edit models
• Gather information from product teams about new launches and discontinuation of products (New Product Introduction and Product End of Life Forecasting)
• Use Anaplan forecasting engine to select a best-fit statistical method (review multiple demand signals and develop a consensus forecast that will support the downstream supply planning and execution processes). for the level of detail needed (SKU – Customer – Channel)
• Contribute to the development and execution of the company’s long-term plan (LTP) within the Planning and Supply Chain department.
• Monitor demand plan error at all levels of the process and develop continuous improvement actions to improve accuracy
• Develop a statistical demand forecasting using Anaplan (demand planning software) to create a baseline plan for each SKU.
• Responsible for all demand planning activities needed to generate a SKU based consensus forecast for rolling 18 month period, which become the basis for operating plans and financial projections.
• Gather market intelligence with sales and marketing teams about the timing of price changes, marketing campaigns and promotions that could affect demand.
• Support the creation of long-term forecast projections to be used as a base on LTP updates

Recipe for Success:

• Ability to prioritize demands and shift between conflicting priorities in a fast-paced work environment.
• 5-7 years of proven experience in Planning, S&OP, or Operations function, preferably within the consumer goods industry
• Knowledge on ERPs and/or demand planning systems
• Preferred: completion of Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business or a related field
• IBF Certification CPF
• Strong computer systems (MS Office, Excel, Access, ERP systems)
• Competency in statistical data analysis and modeling.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written; strong listening skills)
• APICS (CPIM/CSCP/CLTD) or similar certification
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Previous experience using ERP system to forecast using statistical models at a sku-account level
• Completion of University degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business or a related field
• Must possess the financial acumen to manage, measure, and improve operational effectiveness and profitability
• Strong ability to influence stakeholders and manage conflict.
• Working Knowledge of Lean/Continuous Improvement experience is an asset
• Working knowledge of Agile methodology is an asset

What we can offer:

• It’s an exciting time to be part of the Give & Go team as we are growing rapidly and want you to become a part our growth and extraordinarily bright future.
• As we grow, we are committed to preserve the parts of our diversity & culture that is unique, people focused and are core to our success at every size. Our values of Quality, Direct Communication and Respect mean something.
• Learning and growth; we are working to create an environment where sharing new ideas, experimenting and learning from each other is strongly encouraged.
• Competitive benefits, along with work, life balance!

Great people, baking great products, for a great future.

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply directly. Give and Go is committed to providing equal opportunities for all applicants and employees regardless of race, ancestry, place of origin, color, ethnic or national origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences (for which a pardon has been granted), disability, marital or family status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you require an accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us directly to provide your contact information. While we appreciate all resume submissions, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.