Demand Planner 1

Description

• Develops and maintains an accurate forecast for all finished products in Kinaxis RapidResponse, leveraging system workbooks, dashboards, and scenarios.
• Facilitates the monthly demand consensus process with Territory Managers, Product Directors, Sales, and Finance using RapidResponse views and collaboration tasks.
• Partners with the Supply Planning team to provide input on inventory strategies, shift structures, and supply-demand balancing triggers.
• Monitors and reports important changes in sales forecasts, budgets, and business strategies; communicates drivers and impacts across functions.
• Maintains a rolling 18-month forecast with clear logic and documented assumptions.
• Prepares, analyzes, and presents demand planning materials for the S&OP cycle, including scenario comparisons, major variances, and documented assumptions.
• Supports management with risk assessments and mitigation planning by quantifying impacts using supply-demand alignment tools.
• Drives continuous improvement initiatives within RapidResponse, including workbook enhancements, data cleanliness, process simplification, and user adoption support.
• Addresses demand-related issues in a timely and effective manner using exception messages, root-cause analysis, and cross-functional alignment.
• Generates measurement systems and automated accuracy reporting using RapidResponse metrics (e.g., MAPE, Bias, WMAPE) to drive forecast improvement.
• Uses Kinaxis scenario planning to evaluate upside/downside demand, promotional impacts, customer shifts, new product launches, and market risks.
• Identifies and deploys methods to increase forecast reliability, including segmentation, exception-based planning, and statistical model tuning.
• Builds, updates, and analyzes forecast models based on industry trends and demand patterns; partners with Analytics to deploy model improvements.

Requirements

• Experience with Kinaxis RapidResponse strongly preferred
• Solid understanding of forecasting methods and measurements
• Good analytical ability with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain or other relevant fields
• Knowledge of techniques and measurements to improve the demand planning process, system, and performance
• Minimum 1+ years in a demand planning/forecasting role

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance