Senior Demand Planner Jobs

Schwan’s Company, a U.S. affiliate of the global lifestyle company, CJ CheilJedang Corporation, is a leading U.S. manufacturer and marketer of quality foods offered through retail-grocery and food-service channels. Our many popular brands include Red Baron®, Tony’s®, Big Daddy’s®, Villa Prima™ and Freschetta® pizza; Mrs. Smith’s® and Edwards® desserts; and Pagoda® and Bibigo Asian-style snacks. Schwan’s is a place for people with an appetite for more. To learn about joining a team where you can belong, contribute, and thrive, visit www.schwanscompany.com

Position Mission

This position is responsible for the demand management within our consumer brands division, specifically rolling 18 - 36 month sales forecast for the assigned category.

Responsibilities

• Collect forecast information input from Marketing used in developing the forecast by item by week by customer and geography location where applicable. Feed assumptions to the Demand Planner to be integrated into the forecast
• Work closely with Marketing or Sales leadership in identifying forecast assumptions that are likely to significantly affect forecast accuracy performance and effectiveness
• Complete all required education and training and participates in implementation and development of new forecasting software.
• Examine historical shipments, utilize statistical forecast tools, collect forecast information input from Sales and documents the assumptions used in developing the forecast
• Examine historical shipments, marketing/category trends, including consumption and utilize statistical forecast tools
• Continuously improve technical capability in the use of the forecasting tool and in creating accurate forecasts.
• First contact for Sales and Customer Marketing (Trade) regarding variances outside tolerance, and in gathering building blocks/assumptions applied to forecasts
• Provide recommendations to the Demand Planner for adjusting forecast as results vary and for recommending shifts of customer demand or allocating shipments in situations when supply is constrained in order to maximize strategic customer service.
• Track and report actual demand vs. forecast and assumptions, and is responsible for eliminating forecast bias and for continuously improving forecast accuracy results.

Preferred Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Years of Related Experience: 5 + years related experience

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Must have experience working with a forecasting tool/system
• Demonstrates leadership skills, ability to effectively communicate verbally and written, technical and non- technical information across various levels of the organization.
• Must posses strong written and oral communication skills as well as strong presentation skills.
• Must be analytical with strong complex problem-solving skills demonstrate attention to detail.
• Must be able to lead and facilitate projects and analyze software systems and data as well as business processes.
• Must be intellectually curious!
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of project management processes and supply chain principles.
• Must exhibit high levels of organization skills, the ability to work independently and under stressful situations, the ability to adapt to the changing needs of the organization.

The employing subsidiaries of Schwan’s Company are Equal Employment Opportunity Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, age, race, color, religion, gender, vet status, national origin or other protected class.