Demand Planning Manager – JR461-6955

Van Drunen Farms

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JOB OVERVIEW:

The Demand Planning Manager is responsible for oversight, execution,
refinement and continual improvement of the VanDrunen
Farms/FutureCeuticals demand planning process, along with ongoing
support of the daily, weekly and monthly activities of sales department
team members tasked with forecast entry, evaluation, and refinement.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Demand Planning Process

– Accountable for the development and delivery of the total demand
plan through each Sales and Operations Planning cycle for rolling
18-month horizon
– Responsible for setup and ongoing maintenance of data in our
forecasting software
– Responsible for working closely with the sales teams in entering an
accurate forecast in our forecasting software, generating reports
for forecast, and aggregating forecasts into weekly/monthly reports
– Conduct overall monthly and yearly forecast maintenance and
reconciliation
– Conduct regular meetings with sales team members for review and
refinement of sales forecasts
– Lead the demand plan review process and drive interactions with
other areas of the business to ensure that all objectives in the
demand process are met
– Responsible for working closely with the sales teams to forecast new
business projects
– Work with cross-functional teams track progress against a 5-year
strategy

Team Alignment

– Plan, coordinate and execute demand planning activities in lock step
with sales management and team members
– Schedule regular forecast review meetings with the Sales Leadership
Team
– Assists the Sales Leadership Team in developing and reviewing the
sales budget and rolling sales revenue and margin forecasts
including ongoing sales to budget variance analysis throughout the
year

Organizational Communication

– Prepare for and lead the Monthly Demand Meeting
– Monitor and report on actual demand vs. forecasted demand within the
current month to alert the business to significant shifts
– Track and report monthly forecast accuracy broken down to various
categories including product line, sales team.

Continuous Improvement

– Develop a culture of continuous improvement, using training and
development to advance knowledge and skill across the team
responsible for demand planning
– Propose and implement solutions to improve demand forecast accuracy
– Review, challenge, and continually improve the demand planning
system where appropriate
– Drive continuous forecast improvement by analyzing and diagnosing
forecast issues and providing solutions to improve efficiencies

JOB EXPERIENCE

:

2 years of related experience in areas of planning, analysis, and
collaboration with manufacturing operations.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

– Excellent communication skills
– Strong persuasion and interpersonal skills
– Works well with a team
– Manages time efficiently
– Pays close attention to detail
– Ideally possesses relevant market/industry awareness
– Can conduct independent research
– Strong analytical and creative skills
– Proficient in Excel and PowerBI
– Intermediate Microsoft Office skills
– FuturMaster experience preferred
– Excellent collaboration skills

EDUCATION

– Bachelors Degree in Business, Business Administration, Finance or
Accounting
– Demand Planning Education/Certification (i.e. IBF, ASCM) preferred

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

– Sit and use a computer for a long period of time.
– Manual and physical dexterity needed to operate a computer keyboard
and handle paper documents.
– Sufficient near vision acuity to read information ap earing on
computer display screen, hand-written forms, and printed on paper.
– Adequate hearing and verbal abilities to communicate effectively in
person and by telephone.

The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements
of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation. (This language
must remain in this section).

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Indoor office environment, may on occasion be exposed to loud sounds and
distracting noise levels, such as from office equipment

In the Van Drunen Family of Companies, commitment to excellence is in
everything we do! As a global ingredient and nutritional supplement
supplier to the worlds best companies, we thrive on nourishing others
with our products and our care for people. If you are looking to make an
impact and grow with a family-friendly, values-driven company, youll
fit right in with the Van Drunen Family of Companies!

We are committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of
diversity and inclusion. Our employees are the most valuable asset we
have. The collective sum of the

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