Senior Manager, Demand Planning
DANONE - Broomfield, CO
USD - Dannon, a subsidiary of Danone, is looking for Senior Manager, Demand Planning in ??? (US) for Broomfield
Danone is a global food company holding top positions in healthy food through its four businesses: Fresh Dairy Products, Early Life Nutrition, Waters, and Medical Nutrition. Its mission, bringing health through food to as many people as possible, embodies commitment to human progress and business success. It gives meaning to the work of our 100,000 Danoners worldwide on an everyday basis.
For passionate people looking for autonomy and exciting career opportunities, Danone truly has something special inside.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Serve as the objective voice of Supply Chain by partnering with Marketing, Sales, Trade Management and Supply Planning to drive monthly volume consensus
- Facilitate monthly S&OP/GPS forecast process meetings with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain and Business Unit leadership
- Lead and coach team of Divisional Demand Planners to generate regional consumption-based forecast(s) within assigned Business Unit(s)
- Consolidate monthly divisional forecasts into Business Unit level view for communication with executive leadership.
- Align with Trade Marketing and Sales teams on promotional planning volumes to build into consumption modeling/shipments forecast
- Create ad-hoc reporting as needed to enhance Demand Planning and cross-functional stakeholder understanding of volume drivers and forecast variances
- Closely monitor forecast accuracy, Demand Planning and Supply Chain KPI’s to identify gaps and initiate corrections
- Lead/Provide oversight for new item forecasting process for assign Business Unit(s)
- Document and communicate (monthly) risks and opportunities to plan/forecast
- Develop consumption based forecasting models, identify shipment vs. consumption differences, and lead final shipment forecasting process by integrating past/future demand factors (distribution gains/losses, price changes, new/disco products, promotion plans, etc.) from Sales and Marketing and aligning on their impacts to demand
- Provide leadership in the annual volume planning process and quarterly updates through monthly 18-month rolling volume forecast
- Identify and report on root cause for error at all levels of product-sales hierarchy: SKU-Warehouse-Week-Customer
- Master forecasting software and MicroStrategy reporting to improve productivity and reduce forecast error
- Work closely with Product Supply groups to ensure alignment on forecast updates and potential operational impacts
- Coordinate with Sales, Customer Service and Supply Planning on constrained platform product allocations as needed
Education and Experience:
- 5+ years of prior experience with S&OP processes (in forecasting, finance or sales/marketing analytics) in Consumer-Packaged Goods industry is required
- Bachelors of Science in an analytical discipline, business, Supply Chain or equivalent experience is required
- MBA/Advanced degree is a plus
- Experience with MicroStrategy reporting applications is a plus
- Working knowledge of SAP Business Warehouse (BW) reporting applications is a plus
- Experience with forecasting applications is required
- Experience with SAP APO DP preferred
- Experience with syndicated data sources such as Nielsen, IRI, SPINs, RetailLink and/or other external data is required
- IBF, APICS or other forecast certification a plus
- Previous experience managing small teams preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written is required
- Ability to speak effectively in one-on-one and group meetings with senior management attending is required
- Ability to influence and work well with others to build relationships is required
- Strong analytical skills and statistical knowledge is required
- Ability to organize complex situations into manageable tasks while achieving predefined objectives is required
- Ability to efficiently interpret complex data sets and create meaningful insights for appropriate audiences is required.
- Ability to effectively work in a team environment is required
- Advanced knowledge of ERP System, Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint is required
- Ability to prioritize tasks and adapt to changing priorities is required
- Exposure to production or warehouse environments is possible
- Must be willing to travel
For more information about Danone, its people and its business, please visit danone.com. We have something special inside, do you?
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The Dannon Company is a US-subsidiary of Danone, a Fortune 500 company and one of the most successful health-focused food companies in the world with leading positions in fresh dairy products, water, baby nutrition and medical nutrition. Danone’s mission is to bring health through food to as many people as possible.
Our core values foster individual professional growth. We reward entrepreneurialism and innovation. There truly is something very special inside our company. You can see it reflected in our people, our products and our culture. If you like what you have learned, we encourage you to apply and learn more.
Dannon is an equal employment and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, genetic characteristic or any other unlawful criterion.