Senior Manager Demand Planning

Job Description

About the Role :

The Senior Manager, Demand Planning has responsibility for creating and maintaining a statistical demand forecast, effectively fitting and tuning statistical models to project seasonality and market trends, actively participate in the S&OP process, and ensure data insights and demand signals are provided to the business. The role has responsibility for ensuring the quality and timeliness of forecast information in order for the business to identify appropriate risks and opportunities and to enable an effective supply plan.

Key Responsibilities :

Demand Modeling

• Translate forecasts into reliable demand plans and budgets by combining different sources of information.
• Leveraging demand segmentation, identify & apply the most suitable forecasting method to each sku / demand point combination to develop HUSA’s depletions and corresponding sales forecasts
• Execute required demand cleansing to ensure relevant statistical and baseline modelling
• Identify demand patterns, trend changes, causal relationships and main drivers behind baseline and promotional volume changes.
• Creates & communicates demand plan which is realistic and accurate, based on statistical modelling with the most suitable level of detail for key stakeholders to drive planning performance
• Effectively cooperates with Commercial Department to ensure an accurate demand plan – ensuring collaboration and monthly sign-off on plans
• Generate alternative scenarios for the demand plan including the identification of risks and opportunities
• Measure the forecast errors and incorporate in the forecasting model
• Continuously improves demand forecasting techniques and methods by performing root-cause analysis and leading improvements related to forecast modelling

Planning Process Management

Performance Management

Business Relationships

Basic Qualifications / Requirements :

HEINEKEN Behaviors

Compensation

125,000K annually + Bonus + Full Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K)

HEINEKEN USA is an equal opportunity employer. Embracing and celebrating diversity is core to HEINEKEN’s purpose of “brewing the joy of true togetherness to inspire a better world”. We believe that people as diverse as our brews – including and not limited to gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religious belief, nationality, social background, disability and thinking style – enrich our lives and strengthen our business. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates as we champion a culture of belonging that provides fair and equal opportunities for all.

This position is not available for visa sponsorship.