Demand Planner

Demand Planner

Department: Corporate

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Nottingham, PA

We are currently seeking a qualified individual for the Demand Planner position, who lives in a commutable distance to our Nottingham, PA team to join them on‑site.

• Schedule: Monday-Friday 40+ hours a week
• Benefits:
  • Medical, dental, hearing and vision insurance
  • Marathon Health Clinic – a premier on‑site healthcare provider located at our Nottingham, PA facility, ensuring easy access to tailored healthcare services and wellness programs for employees on any medical plan
  • Opportunity to contribute to a 401(k) with company match
  • Paid vacation, holiday and sick time
  • Paid employee referral program

This role reports to the Director of Sales Strategy & Planning. As a member of the Demand Planning Team, the primary responsibility is to support the demand steps of the Herr’s Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process for assigned categories, aligning cross‑functionally on the demand plan each period. The role is responsible for establishing an accurate demand plan for a rolling 24‑month horizon, interacting with cross‑functional leaders with competing goals and varying points of view, and navigating as a liaison.

Agility is key in this dynamic environment with numerous change initiatives on the horizon. Key aspects include the monthly IBP Demand Planning Review process, preparing curated hot topics, KPIs, and demand plan presentations to business leadership.

• Focus on understanding the business to recognize the business driver inputs and initiatives.
• Translate customer and Business Development team contributions for input into the demand plan.
• Produce baseline forecasts in a high SKU count branded and private label portfolio.
• Assemble and analyze large volumes of data (historical sales, market trends, seasonality, promotions), providing insight and recommendations to improve the process internally and externally.
• Develop and execute changes to the demand plan based on demand fluctuations, promotions, market trends, new product launches, and placement.
• Collaboratively plan with internal customers as part of IBP to layer inputs into baseline forecasts, ensuring reasonableness of forecast inputs and escalating assumptions as needed.
• Track monthly forecast error results versus established targets, identifying root causes.
• Participate in IBP Demand Reviews, clearly interpreting the demand plan and underlying assumptions to a cross‑functional audience.
• Support implementation of new demand planning system(s), including data validation and testing.
• Support AI/ML processes by reviewing model selection, monitoring changes introduced by statistical forecast adoption, and making adjustments to the baseline as necessary.
• Maintain high accuracy rates at the Sales Channel and Product Family level.
• Support other arms of the IBP Process as needed (PMR, Supply Review, IR, M ).
• Bridge IBP long‑term demand plan to short‑term execution, analyzing orders against forecast and demand signals to production.
• Engage in short‑term weekly demand planning with Supply Chain Analyst, a critical component of the role.
• Collaborate with Business Development, Marketing, Supply Chain, Customer Service, and Operations to ensure alignment and meet customer fill rate objectives.
• Play an active role in the annual budget process.

In addition to essential functions, the employee is expected to exercise honesty, integrity, and respect with all clients and co‑workers, preserve confidentiality of all business information and data, maintain a professional appearance and demeanor, demonstrate a positive attitude, communicate effectively, work with accuracy and efficiency, respect the work environment, and exercise initiative to learn new skills and assist co‑workers. Reliable attendance and punctuality are also required.

The employee is also expected to perform other related duties, special projects, and functions as required from time to time.

• Effectively manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment undergoing transformation
• Self‑directed, approachable problem‑solver comfortable speaking up and dealing with ambiguity
• Ability to summarize and highlight key messaging
• Understanding of statistical forecast principles
• Demonstrated communication, collaborative, and analytical competencies
• Experience in category‑level Integrated Business Planning preferred
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills required (Intermediate required, Advanced preferred)
• Knowledge of demand planning software is a plus
• B.S. degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Statistics, Operations Research, or related field
• 3‑5 years of previous experience in consumer product forecasting, preferably within the food industry or Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) related companies

Herr Foods Inc. is a drug‑free workplace and an equal opportunity employer M/F/Veterans/Disabilities