Supply Chain Solutions Consultant presenting Pigment's planning capabilities to clients. Collaborating with account executives to shape visions and facilitate workshops for supply chain strategies.
About the role
- Senior Demand Planner responsible for demand plan creation and forecasting activities at Clorox. Must collaborate across teams for data-driven planning and forecasting efforts.
Responsibilities
- Create/Review/Validate Demand Signal for rolling 24 month horizon
- Analyze and update SKU Level demand signal based on trends, alerts, models, assumption changes, inputs, etc.
- Work with Demand Analytics to utilize a machine learning baseline forecast while incorporating promotional volume and business intelligence into the forecast.
- Analyzes historical sales trends from AC Nielsen data, POS information and shipment trends to support baseline forecast assumptions
- Understanding of product life cycles to develop new item projections; adjust signal for new products, transitions, and/or discontinued products
- Compile and analyze forecasts inputs at various demand segments, identifying and detailing performance gaps for review in monthly S&OP meetings
- Continuously improve forecasts through evaluation of promotional activity, inventory changes, consumptions trends, category trends, media and advertising plans or extended service level impacts
- Ensure Business/Sales Team plans are supported through the Demand Forecast process
- Proactively communicate critical changes to downstream supply chain partners
- Facilitate / Participate / Lead S&OP process for assigned business unit
- Own and continually improve the Demand Alignment meeting through a detailed time sensitive process that compliments the existing business team format and financial planning processes
- Develop a sales forecast rollup by business from individual sku level forecasts to support discussions at the monthly meetings with Marketing, Sales and Finance.
- Provide insights on market and customer trends in order to complete a gap analysis
- Develop upside/downside scenarios with risk assessments and recommended actions to meet customer service objectives and shipment targets
- Lead monthly consensus forecast reviews with Sales, Marketing, Finance and Operations teams to validate and adjust current fiscal year forecasts, gaining full alignment with business owners and executive management
- Gain consensus from all departments on key assumptions and changes to segment level volume
- Provide monthly summaries to teams identifying key drivers, and clarity against segment/SKU level gaps
- Prepare, supervise and publish forecast KPI’s including forecast accuracy and bias
- Monitor orders vs. estimates on a monthly basis, responding to exceptions with collaborative discussions and addressing monthly plan revisions accordingly
- Identify key issues which require immediate escalation to Sales and/or Operations as the need arises
- Build business reviews determining long term business health and trends
- Create and publish building blocks used to generate topline forecast plans
- Produces reports that facilitate a continuous analysis of actual sales and emerging trends in comparison to forecasts.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- 3 years of work experience in Demand Planning, Supply Chain, or similar roles
- Experience using Advanced Planning software tools
- Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency
- Ability to build strong relationships across functions and levels
- Demonstrated strong aptitude in data analysis, root causes identification, and problem solving
- Detail oriented & skilled at staying organized in a fast paced environment.
Benefits
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits
- Robust health plans
- Market-leading 401(k) program with company match
- Flexible time off benefits
- Inclusive fertility/adoption benefits
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