Demand Planner

Description

Salary: $85,000 - $95,000

Position Overview

The Demand Planner plays a critical role in driving an accurate, aligned, and forward-looking demand plan across the business. This role sits at the intersection of Sales, Supply Chain, and Finance, acting as a trusted analytical partner to Sales teams organized by channel.

This role is ideal for a CPG demand planning professional who thrives in data, enjoys working closely with Sales by channel, and can clearly communicate insights that drive better business decisions. You will be a key contributor to inventory optimization, service performance, and growth enablement.

This role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work with large data sets to provide actionable insights. The ideal candidate will have experience in ERP systems, manufacturing environments, and advanced reporting tools.

This is an onsite role in Henderson, NV.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed demand reporting, including forecast accuracy, bias, and variance analysis.
• Lead demand planning meetings with Sales and cross-functional stakeholders, using analytics to guide discussions and challenge assumptions.
• Perform deep-dive analyses on demand drivers including promotions, seasonality, innovation, customer behavior, and market trends.
• Build and maintain Excel-based models and Power BI dashboards to support forecasting and scenario analysis.
• Identify gaps between statistical forecasts and sales inputs; recommend actions to improve forecast quality.
• Support ERP demand planning activities, including forecast updates, master data integrity, and planning assumptions.
• Generate ad hoc analyses to support leadership decision-making and commercial planning.
• Drive continuous improvement in demand planning processes, tools, and analytics.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Supply Chain, Business, Analytics, Statistics, or related field.

Experience

• 2-3 years of progressive experience in demand planning, preferably within a CPG or fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience working closely with Sales teams organized by channel or customer.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems in a planning or forecasting context.

Skills

• Advanced Excel proficiency (complex formulas, pivot tables, data modeling).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to turn data into insight.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence without authority.
• Comfort working with large data sets and ambiguous inputs.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2-3 years of analytical/operational experience.
• Experience with Power BI or similar data visualization tools.
• Knowledge of statistical forecasting techniques and demand planning best practices.
• Familiarity with advanced planning or forecasting software.

Core Competencies

• Strategic thinking with strong execution discipline
• Collaborative mindset with strong business acumen
• Data-driven decision making
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This is largely a sedentary role; however, the duties require the use of the hands to type and the ability to communicate, requires the ability to move about, some duties may occasionally require the ability to lift to 10lbs.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

Designs for Health is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all employees can grow and thrive. Our employees form meaningful and often life-long connections while working at Designs for Health. We are all passionate about our mission of designing a well world, together.