DEMAND PLANNER

Bacardi - Miami, FL

Full-time - Entry Level

Miami, FL

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About the position

As a Demand Planner at Bacardi, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the performance of a portfolio of brands by leading demand planning and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes. This position requires close collaboration with the US Sales and Marketing Leadership to ensure that the assigned brands achieve their market potential. You will embody the Founder mentality, utilizing forecast insights to drive brand success. Your responsibilities will include managing the demand planning process, developing demand plans, and driving monthly consensus for volume and revenue projections. You will also be responsible for creating product allocations, analyzing statistical forecast data, and continuously improving forecasting techniques. Your role will involve monitoring key performance indicators and publishing monthly dashboards to track brand performance. Additionally, you will gather input from business users and leadership to enhance system functionality and forecast accuracy, ensuring that the demand planning process is efficient and effective.

Responsibilities

• Manage the demand planning process for assigned brands and prioritize markets for the supply plan within the portfolio.
• Develop demand plans and drive monthly consensus through the S&OP process for volume and revenue projections for the assigned brands, involving key internal stakeholders.
• Create and propose product allocations for brands that warrant this approach.
• Collect past and future demand drivers and work with stakeholders to identify the impact of drivers on demand.
• Uncover risks and opportunities tied to demand uncertainties and help develop alternative business response options with the Marketing and Commercial teams.
• Maintain, analyze and review statistical forecast data for the assigned brands.
• Continuously analyze forecast performance, identify root causes for variations, and drive improvements in forecasting techniques & approach.
• Monitor demand planning key performance indicators and performance metrics, publishing a monthly dashboard for assigned brand billings and depletion performance.
• Gather input from the business users and leadership team to improve system functionality, demand planning business processes and forecast accuracy.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to use analytical and statistical models to analyze demand and prepare forecasts in SAP or other advanced planning tools.
• Undergraduate degree in Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or related field; MBA is a plus.
• 3-5 years of forecasting/demand planning experience in the Food & Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
• Proven time management and multiple task management capabilities.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) for communication across global and cross-functional teams.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in a cross-functional, team-oriented environment to achieve set goals.
• Creative thinking skills with an emphasis on developing innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Ability to create a culture of belonging where people feel appreciated for who they are and what they do.
• High levels of self-awareness and understanding of personal strengths and weaknesses.
• Deep ability to understand and relate to people and navigate through tough situations.