The Demand Planner I is responsible for supporting the company S&OP demand review process and working within the demand planning system to deliver forecasts to supply planning, procurement, finance and operations. This role will help define solutions and support change adoption to improve forecasting performance, cross functional communication, and integrated planning. Responsibilities include evaluating and helping make demand management more efficient and responsive to the changing needs of both internal and external customers.

• Oversee daily activities to manage all customer demand streams that drive operations.
• Work with inventory, operations, sales, and marketing teams to develop forecasts, forecast risks, and mitigation plans.
• Effectively communicate goals, status changes, and other information on a regular basis.
• Review numerical trends and goals.
• Analyze and troubleshoot demand-related issues efficiently and accurately.
• Develop routine and ad-hoc demand-related reports for management.
• Update forecasts for new products, promotions, and seasonality.
• Assist in developing annual budgets and support cost initiatives.
• Coordinate with the inventory team to monitor and maintain optimal inventory levels.
• Support demand inputs within ERP planning tools that drive planning, operational, and procurement processes.
• Provide and review reports on forecast accuracy, bias, and trending for continuous improvement.
• Act as a ‘subject matter expert’ for the demand planning tools and software.
• Ensure promotional adjustments are accounted for and synchronized into the planning software.
• Maintain demand planning processes and ensure the best algorithm is being utilized to optimize accuracy and minimize bias.
• Ensure data integrity as it drives demand planning.
• Act as owner of unit forecast for all demand planned items, discontinued items, swaps, factor the impact of cannibalization, as well as various scenario planning needs.
• Oversee reporting to identify categories requiring additional analysis and/or adjust strategy based on changing business conditions.
• Maintain all required parameters in forecasting software.
• Other duties may be assigned, directed, or requested.