Demand Planner

Job Title: Demand Planner

Duration: 10 Months

Location: East Hanover NJ USA 7936

Pay Rate: $44.00 - $47.94 hourly on W2

Shift: 8:30 -5:30 PM (M-F)

JOB SUMMARY

Description:

"You will:
* Contribute to the demand management cycle of the integrated business planning (IBP) process for your categories and to strategy and structure discussions.
* Liaise with the commercial and operational teams and develop ways to continuously improve communication between the functions to support the delivery of the business KPIs for their families.
* Support forecast compilation process, which includes owning the short-term weekly plan and the long-term forecast (three or more months).
* Interact with modelling team to generate statistical forecasting.
* Participate in the integrated business planning process and manage the demand planning tool.
* Perform root-cause analysis for continuous plan improvement for key service issues, forecast error, and bias, and share output with appropriate leadership.

What you will bring:
* Bachelor's degree with 5-7 years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
* Experience in a fast-moving consumer goods or consumer packaged goods environment, preferably in food or other fast moving, dynamic industry where shelf life is a constraint.
* Experience within an IBP/S&OP environment.
* Able to influence and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, demonstrating strong problem-solving and analytical skills to interpret data, improve plans, and achieve priorities through excellent verbal and written communication.
* Travel requirements: No travel required.
* Work schedule: Hybrid work model offering a mix of onsite and remote flexibility.

Must-have's:
* ~5 years of demand planning experience in CPG.
* Experience within an IBP/S&OP environment.
* Experience stepping into existing processes/tools with minimal onboarding.
* Experience in a high-SKU environment; ownership of hundreds of SKUs or equivalent complexity.
* Experience supporting at least $1B in annual revenue.
* SKU and brand-level forecasting.
* Hands-on experience with demand planning system(s).
* Power BI / Tableau exposure.
* Advanced Excel".

Dexian stands at the forefront of Talent + Technology solutions with a presence spanning more than 70 locations worldwide and a team exceeding 10,000 professionals. As one of the largest technology and professional staffing companies and one of the largest minority-owned staffing companies in the United States, Dexian combines over 30 years of industry expertise with cutting-edge technologies to deliver comprehensive global services and support.

Dexian connects the right talent and the right technology with the right organizations to deliver trajectory-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals.To learn more, please visit https://dexian.com/.

Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.