Job Description
Your Opportunity as the Senior Analyst, Demand Planning
In this role you will be encouraged to share your diverse thoughts and ideas to drive continuous supply chain improvement and will be empowered to bring those ideas to life.
Location: Orrville, Corporate Offices
Work Arrangements: Hybrid, minimum of 30% in office expectations (approximately 6 days /month)
In this role you will:
Develop and maintain operational forecast by item, customer, and JMS distribution center in the Logility Demand Planning system.
Conduct monthly Demand Planning Review meetings to inform and gain consensus on operational forecast with Marketing, Finance, and Brand Commercialization
Participate in monthly meetings with Sales to collect, determine impact of, and incorporate market intelligence (i.e. competitive activity, retail trends and trade/consumer promotional activity) into the forecast
Collaborate with Marketing, Brand Commercialization, Customer Commercialization, Sales, and Portfolio Commercialization to generate operational forecast for Innovation launches at the item, customer, and JMS distribution center level. Monitor and adjust forecasts as necessary.
Analyze forecast performance via exception reporting and take appropriate action.
Work with Supply Planning, Customer Logistics, and Sales to review and resolve operational forecast issues and communicate resolution.
Support Process Improvement Projects and item transitions
The Right Role for You
We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.
What we are looking for:
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree
3 years of relevant Supply Chain or Logistics experience
Excellent analytical and Excel skills with desire to solve problems
Strong communication and relationship building skills
Strong organizational skills and self-directed work style
Demonstrated ability to make decisions and recommendations to internal customers
Ability to prioritize multiple tasks across various functional areas
Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:
APICS or IBF certification
Project experience with exposure to project management concepts and principles
Consumer Packaged Goods Industry experience
Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team, including cross-functional groups
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The J. M. Smucker Company (the “Company”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No person will be discriminated against in hiring or in any other aspect of their employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information, protected veteran/military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
