Senior Demand Planner

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end demand forecasting process across all channels, customers, and product categories
• Lead the demand planning pillar of the S&OP process, including executive-level demand reviews
• Translate commercial strategy, promotional plans, pricing actions, and innovation pipelines into a consensus demand forecast
• Serve as the primary forecasting partner to Sales, Marketing, and Finance leadership
• Proactively identify demand risks and opportunities and recommend mitigation strategies
• Drive forecast accuracy improvements through advanced analytics, root cause analysis, and continuous process enhancement
• Partner with Supply Planning and Operations to balance demand, inventory, lead time constraints and service objectives
• Establish and monitor forecasting KPIs (WMAPE, Bias and Fill Rate) and present insights to senior leadership
• Lead and mentor others in the demand planning team and set planning standards and best practices
• Play a key role in system optimization, planning tool enhancements, and data governance initiatives
• Support executive decision-making with scenario modeling and demand sensitivity analysis

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Economics, Analytics, or related field
• 7–10+ years of progressive demand planning experience, preferably within CPG or FMCG
• Proven leadership experience within S&OP / IBP environments
• Advanced Excel and demand planning system expertise
• Deep understanding of forecasting methodologies, lifecycle planning, and promotional forecasting
• Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to connect demand plans to P&L outcomes
• Experience with retail POS and inventory, syndicated data (IRI, Nielsen), and advanced forecasting tools
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead cross-functional alignment
• Excellent executive communication and presentation skills