Demand Manager

About the role

HM.CLAUSE is a Business Unit of Limagrain, an international agricultural co-operative founded and managed by farmers. HM.CLAUSE specializes in the breeding, production, and sale of vegetable seeds. We collaborate with customers to deliver successful solutions for agricultural challenges and produce high-quality vegetable seeds for the future. Our global team of experts works side-by-side with growers to provide regionally relevant and reliable vegetable seeds.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate the monthly S&OP Demand Review meetings, ensuring accurate and timely consolidation of regional forecasts.
• Analyze, challenge, and track current and future forecast changes and their impact on supply within a 1 to 36-month window.
• Consolidate regional forecasts and analyze demand versus supply; develop a global demand versus supply reconciliation methodology.
• Work closely with regional forecasters to understand timing, communicate projected shortages and excess inventory, and suggest solutions to mitigate inventory challenges.
• Act as a key participant in the S&OP process, ensuring cross-functional alignment and providing insights to improve the process.
• Support the release process for global consolidation and ensure timely communication for prorate notification to Sales Planning in collaboration with Supply Chain Planning.
• Partner with sales planning to ensure accurate and timely product allocation reviews on open orders and with the sales team to utilize excess inventory.
• Conduct business analysis, including Product Lifecycle (PLC) review, Safety Stock review, Product Allocation (PA) review, Excess Inventory review, and market share growth projects.
• Provide actionable insights to support operations, marketing, and sales strategies.
• Align capacity planning with demand to ensure optimal resource utilization by collaborating with operations and supply chain teams.
• Identify market trends to anticipate and suggest appropriate stock levels; communicate prorates and supply trends to Sales Data Planning (SDP).
• Collaborate with SDP to understand sales trends and dynamics and their impact on supply planning.
• Optimize factory capacity with the Regional S&OP Manager to meet customer demand.
• Communicate with urgency and provide concise analysis of gaps between supply and demand to stakeholders, including Regional S&OP Manager, Marketing, SDP, and Sales.
• Identify process gaps driving repeat offenses in supply level metrics and study quality parameters, trends, and stock levels to identify root causes using quantitative support.
• Manage team resources by evaluating skills and interests, provide training to meet current and future goals, and review historical data to proactively anticipate trends and staffing levels.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in demand planning, supply chain management, or related roles.
• Experience with S&OP processes and tools.
• Knowledge of market analysis and business strategy development.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and provide actionable insights.
• Proficiency in demand planning mathematics, software, and tools.
• Ability to create SQL/Excel files for complementary analyses.
• Working knowledge of Business Intelligence tools or reports.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to influence cross-functionally to drive process improvements.
• Experience with MPR/ERP systems (JD Edwards/JDE, SAP, or Oracle).
• Proficient in a Windows-based PC environment (PowerPoint, Word, Excel required).
• APICS or another relevant certification is advantageous.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range: $101,000 - $127,000, determined by local market conditions, internal equity, and candidate qualifications.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Work/Life Balance:
  • 12 paid holidays per year plus 1 floating holiday.
  • Paid shutdown holidays.
  • Progressive time off starting at 80 vacation hours per year.
• Company-covered benefits:
  • Company-paid life insurance, long-term care, long-term and short-term disability.
• Wellness benefits:
  • Family EAP, telehealth, and mental wellness services.
• Internal career progression and learning environment:
  • Promotions from within.
  • Paid annual training.
  • Tuition reimbursement.
• Financial wellness:
  • 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar employer matching.
  • Additional employer 401(k) contribution per paycheck.
  • Traditional and Roth 401(k) plan options.
  • Company profit sharing in December.
• Family benefits:
  • Maternity and paternity paid time off.
  • Fertility and infertility benefits.
  • Low family medical deductibles.
• Supportive and welcoming work environment with business casual attire and an open-door policy.