Demand Planning Manager

Job Description

COMPANY OVERVIEW :

Icelandic Provisions is an early-stage growth company that provides essential nutrition rooted in the Nordic Food Philosophy. The flagship product, dairy Skyr, is the only authentic Icelandic Skyr brand in the United States that uses heirloom Skyr cultures and the original recipe that is beloved across Iceland.

The Nordic way of life is not only deeply rooted in the quality of the Icelandic Provisions’ products but runs deep in the organizational culture through the WÁOO (pronounced WOW!) values. When we are attracting talent to join our growing organization, a natural question we ask is whether the candidate brings the “wáoo” factor? We describe is as : W elcoming, Á mbitious, O ptimistic, and O n with the butter!

With a strong consumer and business base to build on, we are looking for product-obsessed, passionate individuals who are energized about rapid growth and achievement and want to be a part of the happy, healthy cultural movement that we are leading. We believe in putting best-in-class products in the market and take pride in what we are building, “making everything count” along the way.

POSITION OVERVIEW :

We are seeking a highly analytical and collaborative Demand Planning Manager to lead the demand forecasting process and ensure alignment between sales, supply chain, and operations teams. This role is responsible for building accurate demand forecasts, managing S&OP cycles, and driving continuous improvement in forecasting tools, processes, and cross-functional communication.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Own the demand consensus planning process and develop accurate forecasts using SPINS, Nielsen and shipment data, business intelligence, promotions, and customer insights
• Lead monthly S&OP, including customer demand reviews, supply and executive meetings with the leadership team to review KPIs and align on the locked forecast.
• Partner with supply planning, logistics, and operations to ensure inventory and capacity align with demand signals.
• Monitor forecast accuracy and bias; identify trends, risks, and opportunities, and recommend actions to improve performance.
• Maintain and optimize demand planning systems (e.g., NetSuite, Modus, Parabola, etc).
• Build and track KPIs such as forecast accuracy, bias, service level, and inventory health.
• Support new product launches, discontinuations, and promotional activities through scenario planning and forecast modeling.
• Manage and mentor a team (if applicable), fostering analytical rigor and cross-functional collaboration.
• Provide ad hoc analysis as needed to connect the volume and gross sales demand plans into other Operations functions.

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ORGANIZATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS :

The ideal candidate for any role within Icelandic Provisions needs to align to the values by exemplifying WÁOO (pronounced WOW!) in the way that they lead. We will naturally be assessing for the “wáoo” factor (i.e., did they “wáoo” you and will they “wáoo” others?) Here’s how we describe it : W elcoming, Á mbitious, O ptimistic, O n with the butter!

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WHAT ICELANDIC PROVISIONS OFFER :