Demand Planner

Position: Demand Planner

Location: REMOTE

Contract Position

The Role

Demand Planner

Key Responsibilities

• Drive system optimization:

  Act as the subject matter expert in demand planning tools and forecasting systems, ensuring alignment with business, supply chain, and market requirements.

• Enhance forecasting accuracy:

  Build, monitor, and refine statistical forecasting models and predictive analytics to improve demand planning outcomes.

• Establish and track KPIs:

  Develop, standardize, and communicate performance metrics that measure forecast accuracy and model effectiveness.

• Lead implementation projects:

  Oversee the deployment of advanced planning and trade promotion systems, collaborating with technology and external vendor teams.

• Training and enablement:

  Deliver expert-level training, conduct system audits, and identify opportunities for process improvement across global teams.

• Cross-functional collaboration:

  Partner closely with regional leaders, sales, logistics, field teams, and IT to align strategies, harmonize processes, and enable end-to-end planning optimization.

• Innovation & continuous improvement:

  Identify forward-thinking solutions, emerging technologies, and modern best practices to strengthen forecasting and planning capabilities.

• Stakeholder communication:

  Serve as the key liaison for cross-regional planning discussions, providing updates, insights, and recommendations to senior leadership.

• Data-driven decision support:

  Translate complex data into actionable business insights that support strategic planning and operations.

Qualifications

• Education:

  Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, economics, statistics, engineering, computer science, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.

• Experience:

• 10+ years in demand planning and forecasting, or 7+ years with a relevant Master’s degree.
• Proven expertise with leading demand planning or demand sensing systems and statistical modeling tools.

• Technical skills:

  Strong understanding of predictive analytics, system optimization, and troubleshooting in demand planning platforms.

• Leadership & influence:

  Experience leading cross-functional initiatives, managing change, and influencing in matrixed environments.

• Analytical mindset:

  Skilled in applying mathematical and statistical methods to improve forecast accuracy and business insight.

• Collaboration & communication:

  Strong interpersonal and presentation skills with a track record of building trusted partnerships across diverse teams.