Sr Demand Planner - CANADA

Company: Tropicana Brands Group
Location: Chicago
Posted on: May 3, 2025

Job Description:

The launch of Tropicana Brands Group represents an exciting fusion of some of the world's most beloved and up-and-coming brands in the juice category, including Tropicana, Naked, KeVita, Izze, Dole, Copella and Punica. Established in 2022 as a joint venture between PAI Partners and PepsiCo, our new company blends the best of two worlds: one steeped in industry-leading expertise and the heritage of prestige juice brands, and another rooted in a true entrepreneurial, agile mindset.With a global footprint of more than 2,000 associates that spans North America and Europe, we are proud of our industry-leading capabilities in areas that include innovation, R&D, manufacturing, distribution, sales, marketing and nutrition expertise.The company's focused on the vision to quench the world's thirst for more delight and nourishment, while continuing to build upon the many important diversity, sustainability, local community and philanthropic activities that our people and brands have historically supported.Role OverviewTropicana Brands Group (TBG) is comprised of Chilled and Ambient juice offerings, spanning a number of well-known beverage brands. The Supply Chain Senior demand planner is responsible for the forecast - both short and long term - for the full CAN TBG business. This role sits within the broader North American Supply Chain Planning organization and requires strong inter-functional relationships with various teams, including supply planning, customer service, sales and commercial teams. A strong level of understanding across all key planning functions will also be a key component to success in this role.As the Senior Demand Planner, your key accountability will be delivery of an accurate forecast for the Canadian business, as measured by Forecast Accuracy and Bias. This position requires an experienced, collaborative individual, who possesses the ability to cultivate strong working relationships across many different teams. Strong relationships with Sales Key Account Managers (KAMs) are critical to ensure a 'finger on the pulse' of market and customer dynamics and their effect on the forecast.Additional Responsibilities Include:

• Delivering accurate near and longer-term total forecasts as measured by Forecast Accuracy and Bias, as well as providing key stakeholders explanatory and predictive insights on performance and key drivers
• Owning total forecast for the full CAN customer team
• Maintaining relationships with collaborative cross-functional partners to gather intelligence and improve forecast accuracy for UPC's within CAN
• Support Demand Planning team initiatives
• Own and execute demand forecasting in SAP IBP for products in distributions at the SKU/UPC level in Canada
• Own & monitor Demand Planning Forecast Accuracy and Bias KPIs for Canada SKUs, including relevant reporting
• Use experience, analysis, reporting tools and gathered intelligence to review sales history, evaluate the impact of future business and sales activities on demand and take appropriate actions to adjust forecasts (baseline, lift, promotional activities, distribution changes, etc.)
• Deliver improved Forecast Accuracy and Bias goals, to enable better service and reduce excess and obsoletes inventory via better and more stable demand signal passed on to downstream supply chain
• Support Demand Planning Manager as needed with preparation and follow ups for BU Level Cross Functional Reviews ("top-down" each period), and gap analysis when evaluating results vs. targets
• Lead cross functional meetings with key stakeholders to review future forecast and trends
• Hold key stakeholders accountable and be able to challenge inputs from others with data for forecasts
• Ability to collaborate and maintain close relationships day to day with key contacts in Sales to gather intelligence relative to Sales activities for Canadian SKUs (Promotions, Calendar Event, distribution changes)
• Coordinate with Demand Planning and Supply Chain Integration teams to manage forecasts for new and discontinued products impacting assigned Customer Teams
• Own preparations, facilitate, and track follow ups for Customer connects and Revenue Reviews with Customer TeamsRequirements
  • 10 years of supply chain planning experience, with 5 years hands-on demand planning experience preferred
  • Bachelor's degree in supply chain, planning or another technical/supply chain-related fieldMust be located in Chicago, IL surrounding area or willing to relocate for the duration of employmentWillingness to adapt and thrive in a blended work environment, seamlessly transitioning between remote work and in-office operations as requiredMust be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future
    • Ability to manage through influence. Role will have no direct reports, but deliverables will be met through collaboration with cross-functional teams
    • Requires strong understanding of all planning functions and how each impacts the supply chain
    • Requires ability to deal with ambiguity, and effectively balance business priorities
    • Strong Functional expertise in SAP or related ERP systems
    • Understanding of the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Process or similar (S&OP, S&OE, SIOPs)
    • Strong analytical skills and experience with reporting tools
    • CPG or short-shelf-life products experience preferred
    • Experience with demand planning in the Canada market a plus
    • Experienced tunning statistical forecast, or working with AI enabled forecasting tools is a plus
    • Experience with all aspects of planning - supply, MRP, demand, deployment - and their interdependencies
    • Experienced with innovation, modelling demand or supporting execution of new product launches in market
    • Must have strong background in SAP/ERP systems
    • Must have exceptional collaboration, organizational and communication skills
    • Must be willing and able to travel 15-20% of the time.Benefits Overview:TBG is pleased to offer you a comprehensive benefits package which includes a 401(k) plan, medical, dental, vision, company provided life, STD and LTD insurance. In addition, you may also elect to participate in voluntary life, accident, hospital, and critical illness coverages.The salary range for this position is $71,000- $96,000 annually
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