Job Description
Role
This Sr Demand Planner role is responsible for facilitating and driving the consensus process with cross functional groups to determine an accurate forecast of expected shipments by brand.
Primary Responsibilities
- Collaborate with marketing, sales, and finance to understand marketing programs, new product introductions, pricing changes, promotions, and events to meet customer demand
- Lead monthly consensus process based on information gained to develop a forecast to meet Supply Chain service, inventory goals, and create the monthly financial forecast.
- Track weekly and monthly forecast error to identify contributing factors and adjust the necessary item and/or DC levels
- Perform total brand and item mix analysis and provide insights to lead volume discussions
- Become brand volume expert through understanding consumption and shipment trends in addition to category and industry dynamics
- Partner with supply planning to understand supply chain implications of forecast changes
- 2-year forecast by demand forecasting unit in forecasting system used for manufacturing and deployment planning Timely updates to Manager regarding sales forecast details
- Continuous improvement to forecasting process to minimize forecast error
- Share best practices amongst planners
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Supply chain, Engineering, Business, Logistics, or related field
- 2-4 years work or education in logistics, demand planning/forecasting, supply planning, or supply chain related areas
- Efficiency in Excel and general knowledge of other MS Office applications required
- Forecasting or manufacturing systems experience preferred
- MBA preferred
Location(s)
Chicago/Aon Center
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact [email protected] .
What We Do
At the heart of this journey is our ambition to create an enterprise where powerful AI solutions augment humans and where small mission-based teams are in relentless pursuit to solve tangible problems for our consumers, customers, and the enterprise. That ambition requires us to create a modern cloud and data ecosystem - a one of its kind that becomes the neural network of our company. We want you to bring your tech-self to us. We use Python, R, Spark, React, Tableau, Snowflake, Azure, and others to solve the problem on hand. In-turn, you can look forward to high-impact challenges, no bureaucracy, entrepreneurial small teams, and a unique opportunity to create and build something bold, awesome, and impactful – all while honoring our 150-year heritage and a portfolio of 200 iconic and emerging brands!
Why Work With Us
Our ambition is to become a best-in-class Digital leader by making data-driven investments that drive smarter business decisions. You’ll invent the next wave of augmented intelligence products where software & humans work side-by-side to rethink every aspect of our company. You’ll make an imprint & leave your legacy on every part of our business.
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