Demand Planner

Copeland • Cudahy, WI

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Demand Planner is responsible for developing, maintaining, and continuously improving the unconstrained demand forecast to support the company’s SIOP process. In this role, you will partner cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Planning, and Operations to deliver a consensus forecast that drives service, inventory, and financial performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, or related field, or 3-5+ years of experience in demand planning or forecasting.
• Strong understanding of MRP and demand planning concepts.
• Proficiency with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, NetSuite).
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong understanding of SIOP processes.
• Analytical thinking and scenario planning
• Attention to detail with a big-picture mindset
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a manufacturing or distribution environment.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing or continuous improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop statistical baseline forecasts using historical data and analytics.
• Maintain rolling 12–24-month forecasts.
• Manage forecast segmentation strategies (ABC, product family, channel, customer).
• Ensure forecast accuracy and bias targets are achieved.
• Lead the Demand Review portion of the monthly SIOP cycle.
• Present risks, opportunities, and forecast changes to cross-functional leadership.
• Support executive SIOP presentations with clear data-driven insights.
• Drive consensus alignment between Sales, Marketing, and Finance.
• Identify upside/downside scenarios and model impact on revenue and capacity.
• Ensure forecast changes are clearly communicated to Supply Planning.

Benefits

• Flexible and competitive benefits plans offer the right options to meet your individual/family needs: medical insurance plans, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) and more.
• We provide employees with flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave, vacation and holiday leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level