Senior Planner, Demand Forecasting

$76,500 - $114,800/Yr

Sysco - Houston, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Houston, TX

10,001+ employees

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

The Senior Demand Forecasting Planner at Sysco plays a crucial role in enhancing the company's capabilities in demand planning and forecasting. This position serves as a business expert, advising on demand planning and forecasting processes, and aims to create a data-informed organization. Key responsibilities include developing accurate forecasts for inventory replenishment, collaborating with partners to synthesize customer inputs, and implementing continuous improvements in demand planning processes and systems.

Responsibilities

• Continuously track performance against the forecast to identify significant trends and deviations within the designated segment.
• Implement necessary changes and effectively communicate these adjustments to internal partners.
• Proactively collaborate with internal and external partners to understand potential assortment and demand changes accompanying upcoming holidays, events, and business shifts.
• Synthesize and analyze inputs with system forecasts and historical patterns to develop collaborative forecasts for implementation.
• Effectively communicate the implementation to cross-functional partners and performance track the implementation for sales communication.
• Collaborate with team members and managers to recognize opportunities for enhancing systems, processes, and analytics relating to demand forecasting and planning.
• Innovate, test, and deploy new tools and processes to drive improvement.
• Provide training and assistance to Demand Planner on forecasting and planning system, process, and analytics.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree or experience in lieu of college degrees.
• Minimum of 5 years demand planning or related experience.
• Strong knowledge of demand planning processes, statistical and forecasting methods, and supply chain management.
• Strong mathematical and analytic skills with attention to details, being able to recognize data patterns and sensible with forecasting implications.
• 3+ years of experience with data analysis tools such as Advanced Excel.
• 3+ years of relevant work experience in demand planning, forecasting, and/or supply chain planning.
• Strong communication skills, able to guide the internal and external audience on complex concepts using storytelling based on data and facts.

Nice-to-haves

• BA/BS degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Mathematics, or related field preferred.
• Experience working within a retail, wholesale, or distribution environment.

Benefits

• Participation in the Company's Incentive Plan.
• Remote work opportunity.