Danone North America - Broomfield, CO
posted 3 months ago
Quality, efficiency, and safety are paramount in our operations at Danone. We are currently seeking a Demand Planner to join our Supply Chain team, based in either Broomfield, CO or White Plains, NY. The Demand Planner will play a crucial role in providing timely and accurate forecasts as part of the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process. This position involves working closely with various departments to ensure that forecasts are aligned with brand and pack group requirements on a monthly basis. The Demand Planner will utilize forecast consumption models, innovation planning, and provide critical input for the forecast alignment process, which includes baseline forecasts, marketing event impacts, and trade event intelligence in collaboration with the marketing teams. The Demand Planner will be responsible for using syndicated data and forecasting models to build innovation forecasts, analyzing forecasts based on category and product trends, and changes in marketing and sales plans. This role requires active leadership and participation in the S&OP forecast process, aligning an 18-month forecast by brand and product group based on sales and marketing plan inputs. Additionally, the Demand Planner will develop forecasts for new product rollouts and line extensions, utilizing the SAP-based APO Demand Planning system, and will analyze short-term forecasts and promotional volumes using various data sources. The position also involves maintaining scorecard data to monitor and optimize forecast performance continuously. The Demand Planner will be accountable for the accuracy of the S&OP forecast across brands, sales divisions, and pack groups on a monthly basis, and will lead projects aimed at improving the efficiency of the Demand Planning organization.