Analyst, Demand Planning
About The Position
The Demand Planning Analyst plays a critical role in supporting the Demand Planning organization by maintaining core forecasting processes and ensuring data accuracy, system integrity, and operational excellence across planning platforms. This role underpins the monthly forecasting cycle and enables timely, reliable decision-making across the business. The Analyst is responsible for executing and maintaining key system processes while providing analytical support that strengthens forecast quality, improves responsiveness to innovation, and supports evolving route-to-market complexity.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in Demand Planning, S&OP, Business Analysis, or Financial Planning.
- Strong cross-functional communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead meetings and align stakeholders across multiple functions.
- Experience with statistical forecasting tools and business intelligence platforms (Power BI, Tableau, Oracle BI, etc.).
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; familiarity with ERP systems (JDE or similar) is a plus.
- Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail.
- Comfortable working in a dynamic, matrixed organization.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), preferably within wine & spirits or a similar sales-driven industry.
- Understanding of promotional planning and marketing calendar alignment with demand forecasts.
- Knowledge of depletion data and customer planning cycles is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Support RTD (Ready-to-Drink) demand planning support activities.
- Execute recurring monthly planning processes within tight cadence timelines.
- Reconcile closed-month actuals across Anaplan and Essbase to ensure alignment and data integrity.
- Maintain master data in Anaplan, including: New product setup Discontinued item management Allocation and supply constraint updates
- Ensure accurate system configuration to enable reliable statistical forecasting and planning outputs.
- Execute mass overrides for innovation items and strategic initiatives.
- Maintain forecasting integrity across innovation pipelines.
- Support risk and opportunity adjustments as needed.
- Provide high-level forecasting analysis to support planning decisions.
- Identify data inconsistencies, risks, and process improvement opportunities.
- Support ad hoc management requests and business reviews.
- Support evolving route-to-market requirements.
- Provide backup demand planning coverage for markets as needed.
- Enable organizational flexibility by stepping into broader demand planning responsibilities when required
Benefits
- We offer a flexible work policy, with most of our positions offering a a hybrid option with flexibility to work remotely 2 days a week.
- We offer employees great benefits and perks to toast to a life filled with support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
