• Job Description

  Req#: 22993
  Business Unit Overview Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news. Brand Post Consumer Brands recently acquired several iconic pet food brands, venturing into a new market while remaining true to our purpose to provide delicious and accessible food that our consumers love. We’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio, and right now, we’re growing and need passionate, driven individuals with diverse perspectives to help us reach greater heights. That’s where you come in. Join a team where your voice is not only heard but valued. Make a real impact on brands enjoyed by millions of people and their pets. At Post Consumer Brands, we take pride in our longstanding legacy of making one of every five breakfast cereals families eat daily. Today, we’re just as focused on our future as we expand our grocery business with different shelf-stable foods, including snacks and peanut butter. We are committed to providing accessible and delicious food for families, and we’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio. As we soar to new heights, we need creative, determined individuals from all walks of life to join our team, where your unique perspective and ideas are acknowledged and valued. Be a part of a company that empowers you to make a difference that’s evident on grocery store shelves and families’ tables across North America. Location Description Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minn. is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America. Responsibilities The Sr. Demand Planning Analyst is responsible for generating and driving the demand process to get to an unconstrained forecasts. The Sr. Demand Planning Analyst will work with cross functional partners in Sales, Marketing, and Finance to gather and incorporate key assumptions around category, marketing activities, promotional activities, & distribution intelligence into the forecasts. A key part of the job will be to create the forecasts and facilitate meetings in the monthly consensus process. This role will also work with Supply Planning by communicating key changes and plan drivers for production planning and assist in executing the demand plan. This analyst is equally comfortable in systems and data, forecasting, and steering and influencing the consensus process. Responsibilities and Accountabilities Works with the Demand Manager, Sales, and Marketing partners to develop a balanced 24-month Demand Plan, which becomes the basis for production planning and financial projections Utilize a collaborative and consensus approach by working with Sales and Marketing to gather assumptions that are used to develop the best possible mid to long term forecasts (0-24 months) Facilitates the monthly Integrated Business Planning (IBP) demand alignment meetings. Highlight plan changes, document assumptions and risks/opportunities to plan Participates in weekly cross functional IBP alignment meeting with key business partners and effectively communicates information to help influence the consensus forecast by telling a story with data, trends, and analysis Helps the Demand Planner maintain Item/DC forecasts within the forecasting system, monitoring trends, and enhances the Demand Plan with business intelligence gathered from IBP process and cross functional partners Adapts a continuous improvement mindset by conducting regular analysis on Demand Plan variances, with accountability and focus on improvements in Forecast Bias and Forecast Accuracy Ability to lead consensus meeting and influence higher levels of the organization Work with commercial partners on developing the new item forecasts based on assumptions. Working Location: Hybrid This role is located at the Lakeville, MN Corporate office Typical hybrid schedule includes 3 days in-office with remote flexibility up to 2 days a week. #LI-hybrid Qualifications Education: Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience, required in supply chain, business, economics, finance, or sales planning APICS, IBF or other relevant Demand Planning certifications are preferred Experience: 5-10 years industry experience in demand planning and/or IBP processes for CPG, or Mass Retail environment. Experience with Logility or Kinaxis software highly desirable. Highly organized and proactive with demonstrated ability to work under pressure, manage change effectively and influence without authority Excellent communication skills with the ability to partner cross functionally in an effective manner and comfortable sharing challenging information and positive information Solutions oriented, with strong attention to detail and project management skills
  Education: Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience, required in supply chain, business, economics, finance, or sales planning APICS, IBF or other relevant Demand Planning certifications are preferred Experience: 5-10 years industry experience in demand planning and/or IBP processes for CPG, or Mass Retail environment. Experience with Logility or Kinaxis software highly desirable. Highly organized and proactive with demonstrated ability to work under pressure, manage change effectively and influence without authority Excellent communication skills with the ability to partner cross functionally in an effective manner and comfortable sharing challenging information and positive information Solutions oriented, with strong attention to detail and project management skills
  The Sr. Demand Planning Analyst is responsible for generating and driving the demand process to get to an unconstrained forecasts. The Sr. Demand Planning Analyst will work with cross functional partners in Sales, Marketing, and Finance to gather and incorporate key assumptions around category, marketing activities, promotional activities, & distribution intelligence into the forecasts. A key part of the job will be to create the forecasts and facilitate meetings in the monthly consensus process. This role will also work with Supply Planning by communicating key changes and plan drivers for production planning and assist in executing the demand plan. This analyst is equally comfortable in systems and data, forecasting, and steering and influencing the consensus process. Responsibilities and Accountabilities Works with the Demand Manager, Sales, and Marketing partners to develop a balanced 24-month Demand Plan, which becomes the basis for production planning and financial projections Utilize a collaborative and consensus approach by working with Sales and Marketing to gather assumptions that are used to develop the best possible mid to long term forecasts (0-24 months) Facilitates the monthly Integrated Business Planning (IBP) demand alignment meetings. Highlight plan changes, document assumptions and risks/opportunities to plan Participates in weekly cross functional IBP alignment meeting with key business partners and effectively communicates information to help influence the consensus forecast by telling a story with data, trends, and analysis Helps the Demand Planner maintain Item/DC forecasts within the forecasting system, monitoring trends, and enhances the Demand Plan with business intelligence gathered from IBP process and cross functional partners Adapts a continuous improvement mindset by conducting regular analysis on Demand Plan variances, with accountability and focus on improvements in Forecast Bias and Forecast Accuracy Ability to lead consensus meeting and influence higher levels of the organization Work with commercial partners on developing the new item forecasts based on assumptions. Working Location: Hybrid This role is located at the Lakeville, MN Corporate office Typical hybrid schedule includes 3 days in-office with remote flexibility up to 2 days a week. #LI-hybrid

• About the company

  Post Holdings is an American consumer packaged goods holding company headquartered in the suburban St.

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