Sr. Demand Planner Financial Dr

The Opportunity

As a Senior Demand Planner, you will develop and maintain the finished goods sales forecast used by operations and commercial teams. You will generate and maintain lift and base forecasts in IBP on a 78‑week rolling horizon as part of our Customer Business Teams, working closely with sales and cross‑functional partners to provide the Supply Planning team with high‑quality forecast information for inventory optimization.

To be successful, you must possess strong business acumen, interpersonal skills, and the ability to build and maintain relationships with commercial, operations, and external stakeholders. Resourcefulness, creative problem solving, critical thinking, and expert data analysis are essential traits for the team.

Applications received beyond July 16 are not guaranteed consideration.

$71,000 – $103,000 CAD base pay annually, plus annual short‑term incentive. The base salary may vary based on skills, experience, education, training, job‑related knowledge, and other organizational requirements.

• Responsible for creation and maintenance of the 18‑month rolling sales forecast in IBP.
• Use statistical modeling in IBP with other Excel‑based tools and analytics to generate the baseline demand forecast.
• Work closely with sales and other cross‑functional partners leading the team to generate the lift forecast driven by commercial activity.
• Understand the product lifecycle of the portfolio, from new launch to rationalization, and forecast accordingly.
• Understand inherent risks in forecasting decisions and guide the cross‑functional team to manage and mitigate appropriately.
• Collect, manipulate, and analyze data and performance metrics, providing the organization with appropriate and timely feedback and insight.
• Provide other functional areas (including Finance and other Supply Chain departments) with key demand information, adjusting the communication accordingly.
• Maintain customer‑related demand information: distribution, listings/de‑listings, transitions, etc., and reflect appropriately in the forecast.
• Work directly with customers’ replenishment teams to glean insights into future demand when relationships exist.
• Monitor KPIs including forecast accuracy, identify gaps to targets, and lead initiatives to improve.
• Act as the expert and single point of contact (SPOC) for the demand forecast for your portfolio.

• Strong desire and ability to live the Maple Leaf Values.
• University degree and/or professional designation required.
• 3+ years of experience in demand planning with exposure to IBP.
• Prior experience in other areas of supply chain planning or inventory management preferred.
• Strong Excel modeling, pivot‑table manipulation, and analysis skills.
• Strategic thinking with tactical execution and a high level of comfort in analyzing data.
• Organized and able to work independently while being a team player with diplomatic influence across the organization.
• Understanding of supply chain processes and interaction with marketing, sales, finance, and manufacturing/operations.
• Excellent analytical skills, proficient at analyzing large amounts of information and drawing fact‑based insights quickly with a high degree of accuracy.
• Ability to assess short‑term and long‑term impact of alternative courses of action.
• Strong business acumen combined with exceptional communication skills, including the ability to provide business insight at multiple levels of management.
• Proven track record of collaborating successfully with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
• Proven ability to achieve results in a fast‑paced environment with changing priorities and deadlines.
• Experience with Six Sigma methodologies, concepts, and tools is an asset.
• Experience in Power BI is preferred.

• Part of a high‑performance, people‑focused company with a unique vision to become the most sustainable protein company on earth.
• An inclusive company culture and a work environment that keeps people safe, rewards excellence, and empowers everyone to learn and contribute.
• Competitive health and wellness benefits that offer…