Sr. Demand Planner Financial Dr., ON 8​/5​/2026

At Maple Leafthe Senior Demand Planner is responsible for developing and maintaining the finished goods sales forecast that is used by the operations and commercial teams. .The Demand Planning team is responsible for generating and maintaining both lift and base forecasts in IBP on a 78-week rolling horizon. Senior Demand Planners are members of our Customer Business Teams (CBT’s) working very closely with sales and other cross functional partners and customers to ensure the Supply Planning team has the best possible forecast information to drive inventory optimization.

To be successful in the role, the Senior Demand Planner must possess the business acumen and interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships with our commercial and operations teams as well as other internal and potentially external stakeholders. Resourcefulness, creative problem solving, critical thinking, and expert data analysis are exhibited by the Demand Planning team daily.

At Maple Leafthe Senior Demand Planner is responsible for developing and maintaining the finished goods sales forecast that is used by the operations and commercial teams. .The Demand Planning team is responsible for generating and maintaining both lift and base forecasts in IBP on a 78-week rolling horizon. Senior Demand Planners are members of our Customer Business Teams (CBT’s) working very closely with sales and other cross functional partners and customers to ensure the Supply Planning team has the best possible forecast information to drive inventory optimization.

To be successful in the role, the Senior Demand Planner must possess the business acumen and interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships with our commercial and operations teams as well as other internal and potentially external stakeholders. Resourcefulness, creative problem solving, critical thinking, and expert data analysis are exhibited by the Demand Planning team daily.

Reason for vacancy:
Existing Headcount

Compensation:$71,000 - $103,000 CAD base pay annually plus annual short-term incentive

The above compensation reflects the target compensation for the position at the time of posting. The base salary offered may vary based on a variety of factors including skills, experience, education, training, job- related knowledge, and other organizational requirements. For part-time roles, salaries are adjusted according to scheduled hours. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible to participate in Maple Leaf’s annual short-term incentive plan.

• 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 very 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.
• Where relationships exist, work directly with our customer’s replenishment teams to glean insights into future demand.
• Responsible for monitoring KPIs including forecast accuracy, having a strong understanding of issues/gaps to targets, and leading initiatives to improve.
• Be the expert and Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for the demand forecast for your respective 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 role with exposure to IBP.
• Prior…