Senior Manager, Demand Planning

Senior Manager, Demand Planning

We are looking for an energetic Senior Manager in Demand Planning. The successful candidate will work to improve the accuracy and reliability of the demand plan through projections of the most realistic estimate of customer demand within the Monthly Business Planning framework. They will lead a team of demand planners and support strategic objectives by leveraging supply chain modeling techniques, to develop tactical and operational consensus demand forecasts.

The role is based in our Oakville Office and reports to the Director, End-to-End Supply Chain Planning.

• Oversee the Demand Management function for the IPEX North American business:
  • Drive the S&OP and monthly business planning processes.
  • Steer collaborative efforts across marketing, sales, finance, and supply chain to develop a consensus plan for integrating financial expectations with operational execution.
  • Integrate best practices for key Demand Management processes such as S&OP, demand planning and budgeting, and innovation forecast and execution.
• Drive improvement of forecast accuracy at the item level by collaborating with Sales to extract new information/indicators for a robust process.
• Provide value-added business advice and key performance counsel to management in support of achieving the company’s business and financial commitments.
• Support the elaboration of the 3-year strategic sale plan for North American business and ensure alignment with corporate strategies.
• Develop, implement, and maintain relevant reports and tools pertaining to the Demand Planning process.
• Refine and optimize the demand statistical software (SO99).
• Manage a team of demand planners to drive and facilitate the collaborative planning process:
  • Lead, inspire, and manage the work efforts of the team related to processes and forecasting practices.
  • Build talent by managing performance and development of direct reports.
  • Actively participate in succession planning of the Supply Chain Department and manage career progression and development of team members.

• University degree or College diploma in Supply Chain, Engineering, or a Business-related discipline.
• 7-10 years of experience in demand planning.
• Management experience required.
• Results-focused with a strong service orientation, organizational and planning skills.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.
• Bilingual in French and English is an asset.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills and ability to manage conflicting priorities.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• APICs certification is a plus.
• Lean or Six Sigma training is considered an asset.

IPEX is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability. To request an accommodation, please contact HR at

Senior Manager, Demand Planning – Oakville, Ontario, Canada – 3 months ago.