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Description

Position Description-

This is a key role in our Customer Demand Planning team and is crucial in supporting customer + location level forecasting, short term demand + horizon alignment, new item distribution and assortment forecasting, forecast  reconciliation and cross functional demand representation. 

• Customer & Location Level Forecasting: support customer level Bottoms-Up demand forecasts for key customers (Food Service & E-comm), including regional and location-level oversight to ensure accuracy and alignment.
• Short Term Demand & Horizon Alignment: Manage near-term executional forecasts (0-13 Weeks) and support alignment to Lag 2 Month and Lag 5 Week forecasts across planning horizon
• New Item, Distribution & Assortment Forecasting: Maintain forecasts for new item launches, customer-specific distribution changes, resets, and assortment updates including timing and volume assumptions.

Must Haves:

• Demand & Forecasting Experience
• APO System Functional knowledge preferred
• Strong analytical skills with advanced excel
• Proven ability to analyze forecast accuracy, bias, and error trends
• Ability to identify gaps between plan vs actuals and quantify Root causing
• Relationship & Influence
• Must have comfort in influence without authority

Analytical & Forecasting Expertise (Must Have)

• Experience in having owned customer-level shipment forecasts in CPG, Foodservice or Omni Channel environment
• Strong understanding of demand drivers
• Proven ability to analyze forecast accuracy, bias, and error trends
• Ability to identify gaps between plan vs actuals and quantify Root causing
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, variance analysis)
• Preferred experience with APO planning system and Sales Force

Story Telling & Executive Presence

• Lead customer and cross functional demand discussions
• Influence without authority
• Connect insights to business outcomes (Service, revenue, inventory)
• Demonstrated ability to challenge inputs constructively

Sales Partnership & Relationship Management

• Proven track record of building trust with sales team – thought partner
• Comfortable navigating tension

Operating Style

• Highly organized, fast paced environment, strong ownership mindset, balances urgency in a high pressure, short term horizon