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APICS Fox River Chapter Job Board: Demand Planning Manager

Date: 3/3/2010
Company: TopGrading Solutions
Address: 519 American Legion Hwy, Bldg 6, Suite 12
City State Zip: Westport, MA 02790

Title: Demand Planning Manager
Openings: 1
Location: Naperville, IL
StartDate: Immediately
Salary: $75-80K + bonus

Qualifications: Highly energetic individuals with 5-7 years supply chain forecasting / demand planning experience;
Experience with high-volume Retail / CPG supply chains;
Effective use of MS Access or Excel, and software applications to support the forecasting process;
Bachelors Degree;
Proven track record of success in similar role.

Duties: As a result of the recession, has your role become mundane? Have you been stretched too thin without any recognition for your added efforts? Do you feel like your company has been treating you with the attitude that you should be thankful that you have a job? In the worst case, have you been a victim of workforce reductions? Well, if thats the case and you have demand planning experience in a food & beverage or consumer soft goods environment, we want to hear from you ASAP.

We are currently working with a $400M division of a $3B, global manufacturer that has experienced double-digit growth over the past 2 years and is coming off of record-breaking months in January and February. As a result of the success and growth theyre experiencing, they are looking to formalize their Demand Planning and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process.

If you a strong Demand Planning background with experience driving the S&OP process and get excited about companies the pride themselves on their products having the stamp of Made in America, then we'd love to hear from you ASAP.

Position Description:
Reporting to the Director of Supply Chain;
Develop and maintain a 12-month rolling forecast at the SKU level and drive the entire forecast process for this $400M business;
Drive the monthly S&OP process;
Protect the financial performance of the strategic business unit by identifying potential supply chain issues;
Develop models to forecast new products;
Lead monthly forecast review meetings with executives;
Participate in the financial budgeting process;
Advise sales, marketing and finance of variances between existing forecasts, plans and actuals.

Contact: Kelly Moura
Address: 519 American Legion Hwy, Bldg 6, Suite 12
Phone: 000-000-000
Fax:
E-mail: kelly@topgradingsolutions.com

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