Demand Planner, DFD

Krispy Kreme - Charlotte, NC

Full-time - Mid Level

Charlotte, NC

Food Manufacturing

About the position

The Demand Planner at Krispy Kreme plays a crucial role in supporting the Demand Planning process by developing processes, tools, and reports to enhance the supply chain's strategic initiatives. This position focuses on generating accurate demand forecasts to drive supply chain and financial planning activities, ultimately aiming to improve sales, customer service, and inventory management while minimizing waste.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain forecasts over a rolling 12-18 month planning horizon.
• Use historical shipment trends and customer inventory data to refine demand forecasts.
• Lead cross-functional research to reconcile variances and update forecast models.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and Finance to ensure accurate demand forecasts.
• Communicate short- and long-range demand plans to Supply Planning.
• Track Forecast KPIs and drive improvements based on these metrics.
• Lead monthly S&OP process for assigned brands, maintaining baseline forecasts and collecting forecast drivers.
• Coordinate Demand Planning projects to support growth objectives and operational efficiency.
• Generate new product forecasts using historical data and scenario planning techniques.
• Monitor new product development and highlight variances from forecasts.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years experience in sales, marketing, demand planning, or supply planning, preferably in CPG or food industry.
• Strong understanding of P&L and variable impacting trends in sales and costing.
• Ability to derive messaging based on data.
• Information systems background highly desirable.
• High proficiency in Oracle Demand Planning and/or Oracle Analytics.
• Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Access.
• Strong analytical and interpretative skills to analyze consumption trends.
• Expertise in data manipulation software like Cognos.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with changing priorities.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in merchandise retail planning.
• Familiarity with syndicated data sources and POS level data.

Benefits

• Health savings account
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Adoption assistance
• Vision insurance
• Employee discount
• Life insurance
• Pet insurance