Requisition ID: 269698
Locations: Charlotte
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Job Overview
The Product Supply Demand Planners primary role is to create and maintain the operational forecast of over 600 full good items to produce an accurate delivery forecast for future customer demand, drive distribution, manufacturing, material, and deployment planning. This individual plays a pivotal role to plan future new SKU forecast assumptions to support in-market dates. Supports the Product Supply Planning optimization process for capacity, freight, and capability. Responsible for driving forecast accuracy while maintaining demand system visibility supporting produced and purchased inventory levels measured in days of supply (DOS) across the entire CCCI system.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Promotional Planning - Predicting the impact of marketing activities on product demand for our high-profile chain accounts. It requires analyzing historical data, market trends, and promotional strategies to adjust forecast and ensure product availability.
- Innovation Forecasting - Collaborate with customer teams and commercial departments to develop a precise 13-week launch forecast for all innovation items, including ongoing and limited-time offers. Monitor sales performance during the first eight weeks to ensure the statistical model aligns following the transition generated forecast.
- Apply general forecasting principles and share information with customers of the forecast. Use price plans and analysis to forecast customer needs for marketing and sales initiatives. Track forecast accuracy using WMAPE and Bias calculations to adjust for trends. Share forecasts with key partners: NAOU, Monster, Fairlife, Body Armor.
- Assists teammates in resolving complex issues with analyses to identify root causes and implement solutions that enhance visibility and processing across multiple systems. Serve as a resource to direct teammates, provides cross functional training support, and onboard shadowing.
- Project management - Innovation, system, and emerging brands or markets. Subject matter expert in project topic and manage cross functionally within product supply planning.
- Promotional Planning - Predicting the impact of marketing activities on product demand for our high-profile chain accounts. It requires analyzing historical data, market trends, and promotional strategies to adjust forecast and ensure product availability.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Experience in Sales and Operations planning
- Ability to perform robust evaluation of forecast performance
- Detail-oriented
- Strong communication skills - tailors communication to meet the needs of key partners and situations
- Seeks collaborative solutions to support customer needs
- Self-Starter - needs limited direction
Minimum Qualifications
- Knowledge acquired through 1 or more years of relevant work or internship experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Logistics, Marketing, or other areas of the value chain
- Experience with Transportation Management System, Enterprise Resource Planning, Supply Chain Planning Software Systems, Reporting and Business Intelligence
Work Environment
Office Environment
Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.