Manager, Demand Planning

We are the world's #1 gummi candy manufacturer. It's a great time to join HARIBO and help spread "Childlike Happiness" (one of our core values) to consumers across the United States. The Manager, Demand Planning will :

• Lead the Demand Planning process for high-profile, high-volume retail and distributor partners across the United States
• Predict future sales needs as accurately as possible
• Partner closely with our Sales teams to help the Sales leadership team achieve their sales targets through providing monthly demand reviews
• Develop and mentor others on the Demand Planning team
• Elevating our Demand Planning function and our Demand Planning capabilities to be best in class.

Reporting up to the Director of Demand Planning and S & OP, the Manager, Demand Planning will partner closely with our sales teams to help the sales leadership team achieve their sales targets through providing monthly demand reviews, analyzing SKU and product demands, and developing accurate forecasts through analyzing industry trends, historical data, consumption patterns, and competitor activities.

This is highly visible role within our growing organization and will include frequent interactions with out North American Management Team and C-suite Executives. The Manager. Demand Planning will predict future retail customer and distributor needs as accurately as possible for HARIBO of America.

Located on-site at the HARIBO of America corporate office in Rosemont, Illinois, the Manager, Demand Planning is an individual contributor manager level role will provide demand planning forecasts that will help the sales team achieve their sales targets - this is not supply planning and this is not inventory planning - those are different functions in different departments. The Manager, Demand Planning will predict trends, understand key growth drivers, evaluating proposed sales activities, identifying gaps and opportunities in the sales and create accurate demand forecasts. The ideal candidate is experienced in demand planning and demand forecasting working directly for a brand in the CPG / Consumer Packaged Goods industry. Are you HARIBO?

Responsibilities:

• Lead the Demand Planning process for retail and distributor partners across the United States
• Predict future customer (retailer) needs as accurately as possible. This is not a supply planning or inventory planning role and this role will not be involved in supply planning or inventory planning. This Demand Planning role deals with market changes and figures out what the market wants
• Provide accurate demand forecasts, continuously fine tune forecasts
• Work with National Account Managers, Sales Directors, and Brand Managers to asses trends, promotions, activities, and activities that impact sales volume for assigned subset of HARIBO's retail and distributor partners
• Work with Sales leadership to identify and close gaps
• Providing monthly demand reviews, analyzing SKU and product demands, and develop accurate sales demand forecasts through analyzing industry trends, historical data, consumption patterns, and competitor activities, to predict future retail customer and distributor needs as accurately as possible
• Create, combine, and manage complex data sets (e: SAP, IBP) into financial reporting structures that drive root cause analysis of retail customer and distributor performance
• Present to senior HARIBO of America leaders including the North American Management team and C-suite Executives

Updated Qualifications:

• 7+ years of total work experience in demand planning or related roles
• Minimum of 5+ years of demand planning & demand forecasting experience, specifically experience in the CPG / Consumer Packaged Goods industry
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Statistics, Economics, or related field
• Demonstrated expertise using an ERP system such as SAP, Oracle, Blue Yonder, or other ERP systems - SAP IBP strongly preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP - IBP experience is strongly preferred
• Experience in food manufacturing is strongly preferred
• Demonstrated understanding of the S & OP process
• Experience in demand planning working directly for the brand / manufacturer (as opposed to working for a distributor that does not make the product)
• Experience presenting to and making recommendations to senior level leaders
• Experience working with Sales Managers to identify and close gaps

Skills

• Advanced Excel skills
• Ability to manipulate and analyze large amounts of data from multiple sources
• Ability to leverage analytics and insights to generate meaningful solutions
• Ability to lead and develop others
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively and present to senior leaders

Compensation and Benefits

UPDATED: Target Hiring Pay Range: $115,000 - $150,000 annually

This pay range represents the min/max target annual base salary range HARIBO of America, Inc. may pay for this position at the time of this posting. Please note, a candidate's offered annual salary will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, the candidate's relevant education, experience, qualifications, skills, internal equity, and the geographical location of the role.

In addition to the base salary, HARIBO of America, Inc. offers a comprehensive benefits package to support the well-being of our associates and their families

HARIBO of America, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and maintains a Drug-Free Workplace. Employment at HARIBO of America, Inc. is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing. The Company's policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, including protected veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. HARIBO also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also HARIBO's policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

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