Demand Planner

Summary:

• An established East Coast Importer/Shipper/Repacker is seeking an experienced Demand Planner.
• Responsible for analyzing, estimating, and communicating supply issues of their assigned category.
• The Demand Planner compares inventory, production projections, and sales forecasts and identifies critical time frames to support allocations and maximize order fulfillment.
• This position leads the dialogue each week for their respective customers and products with key counterparts in Production, Operations, QA, Sales and Marketing.
• Our client is based in the greater Philadelphia/New Jersey area. Being based in the office fulltime would be welcomed but they will entertain hybrid or possible fully remote candidates with the right experience.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, update and maintain demand planning models for the assigned category.
• Assist in the development of business cases, supply strategies, measures and action items.
• Organize, compile and archive critical plan data and documents (i.e. Supplier Agreements and Contracts).
• Create a Supply Plan for different time frames in the future. Work closely with Regional Production teams in decision making as plans continue to evolve/change.
• Track plan/execution performance and communicate relevant variances on a weekly basis to Sales, Marketing, and Finance.
• Develop and maintain Purchasing relationships with Company network of growers and third parties.
• Consult/inform the rest of the organization about our plans, and assure good hand-offs and communication.
• Interact with sales, marketing, and customer finance to understand demand forecast drivers.
• Use and maintain the Demand Planning software as the primary forecasting system tool.
• Closely coordinate and communicate daily production and action plans with Operations and Logistics.
• Follow Company policies and practices while representing it in an ethical and business-like manner in all interactions with employees, governmental agencies, growers, customers, etc.
• Ensure the security of company’s confidential and proprietary information and materials.
• Maintain sufficient inventory quantities across all locations to insure constant production and maximize order fulfillment.
• Determine and maintain Min/Max values in Inventory are required in a weekly basis and adjust for seasonality.
• Issue Inventory Updates per location, and work with Sales in Sales promotions and production allocations.
• Maintain DP Tools Daily to insure proper decision making and inventory allocation
• Determine and issue POs for vendors as needed.
• Assist Sales in the development of the Sales Forecast for the assigned category.
• Establish economic re-order points for all Raw Materials in your category.
• Communicate with Growers Network and Third Party suppliers in regards to quantities and quality issues.
• BOM (Bill of Materials) Input

Education/Experience:

• BA/BS college degree or equivalent experience
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• 2-3 years’ experience in the fresh produce industry required