Demand Planner

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes Position Summary, Core Functions, Qualifications & Requirements, Travel, Competencies, Supervisor Responsibilities, Physical Requirements, Physical Activities, Visual Acuity, Working Conditions, Perks That Go The Extra Mile, etc. We need to use headings

for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. However we must only include sections when posting has real specific content. We need to map content to these headings. We have Position Summary -> could be About the role. Core Functions -> Responsibilities. Qualifications & Requirements -> Qualifications (maybe also Requirements). Skills, Abilities, And Knowledge -> Skills. Travel -> maybe Schedule? Not exactly. Travel is not required; but we should not create Schedule unless posting states schedule. Travel is not schedule. So we can omit Schedule. Competencies could be maybe Skills? But we already have Skills. Could combine? But we should not create thin sections. Perhaps we can include a section "Competencies" but not in allowed headings list? The instruction says use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It says e.g., implying those are examples but we can use other headings? It says use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Likely they expect only those headings. So we should map content to those headings. Thus we need sections: About the role (Position Summary). Responsibilities (Core Functions). Requirements (maybe Qualifications & Requirements). Skills (Skills, Abilities, And Knowledge). Benefits (Perks That Go The Extra Mile). Pay? Not present. Schedule? Not present. So we omit Pay and Schedule. We also have Travel, Competencies, Supervisor Responsibilities, Physical Requirements, Physical Activities, Visual Acuity, Working Conditions. Those are not in allowed headings; maybe we should not create sections for them because they'd be thin? But we must preserve ALL substantive information; we cannot drop info. However we could incorporate that info into existing sections (like Responsibilities or Requirements) as appropriate. For example, Travel could go under Responsibilities? Not really. Could be a short paragraph under About the role? Might be okay. We need to preserve all substantive information; we can embed details in paragraphs under appropriate sections. Thus we will produce:

About the role

Position Summary ...

Responsibilities

• ... each core function as list items

Requirements

Education and Experience ...

Skills

• ... skills list

Benefits

• ... perks list

We also need to include Travel, Competencies, Supervisor Responsibilities, Physical Requirements, Physical Activities, Visual Acuity, Working Conditions. Could we incorporate them into Requirements or Skills? For example, Travel is not required; we could add a sentence under Requirements: "Travel is not required." Competencies could be part of Skills. Supervisor Responsibilities could be under Requirements (maybe as note). Physical Requirements etc could be under Requirements as well. We must not invent or summarize away detail. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include those details somewhere. Let's extract details: Travel: "Travel is not required." Competencies: list of bullet points (starting with – Synthesizes complex or diverse information; ...). We'll need to preserve each competency as list items. Supervisor Responsibilities: "Individual Contributor: working team member with no oversight of others and no management responsibilities." Physical Requirements: "This position is subject to sedentary work; exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involved sitting most of the time. Walking and standing are required only occasionally." Physical Activities: "This position is subject to the following physical activities: talking, hearing, and the use of hands, wrists, or fingers in repetitive motions." Visual Acuity: "The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; expansive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly of fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes." Working Conditions: "This position operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment." We need to include all these. Where to place? Could create a section "Working Conditions" but not in allowed headings. However instruction says use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says use

for section headings (e.g. ...). Likely they expect those headings only. But we could still use other headings if needed, but risk violating instruction. Safer to stick to those headings and embed other info within them. We can embed Travel under Requirements (maybe as a note). Competencies could be under Skills (as they are abilities). Supervisor Responsibilities could be under Requirements (maybe as a note). Physical Requirements, Physical Activities, Visual Acuity, Working Conditions could be under Requirements as well (maybe as a subsection). But we must not lose structure; we can still use

• for lists. Thus:

  About the role

  Position Summary We’re seeking a Demand Planner who excels at building strong cross-functional relationships and transforming data into meaningful insights. In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with key partners across the business to gather, analyze, and integrate critical information that drives accurate, timely demand forecasts. You’ll apply strong analytical thinking to interpret trends, validate assumptions, and ensure forecasts align with business goals and customer needs. Your ability to communicate clearly, influence stakeholders, and translate complex data into actionable plans will be essential in supporting operational readiness and long-term organizational growth.

  Responsibilities

  • Develop accurate demand forecasts of all line items for the accountable segment of the business by using a combination of statistical forecasting integrated with insights gained via partnering with Sales teams, Commercial Planning, Sales Planning, Finance, and Marketing.
  • Ensure consistent integration into the forecast of customer insights, base business trends, merchandising promotional plans, new item volumes, plan-o-gram changes and seasonal volume with the goal of reducing working capital, minimizing forecast error, and maximizing service levels.
  • Work cross functionally toward continuous improvement of forecast accuracy and improve the error rate below targeted levels of Weighted Mean Absolute Percentage Error (WMAPE) and Bias.
  • Maintain forecasting system models, history, alerts, and system data integrity to ensure the publication of a 52-week operational forecast by item by distribution center.
  • As the Commercial / Supply Interface, provide Sales and Operations teams with timely analysis, guidance, and decision-making to ensure that the supply chain is in the best position to execute the demand plan generated from the total operational forecast. This includes generating and publishing to key stakeholders, monthly and weekly demand forecasts, including clear identification of assumptions highlighting significant changes since release of previous report.
  • Provide input to support monthly Demand meetings and incorporate feedback to improve forecasting process.
  • Provide documented insights into forecast changes, growth rates, promotions, distribution changes, and customer insights as well as supporting points for the current brand/packtype forecasts.
  • Perform ad hoc analyses, as required, in support of contingency planning.
  • Provide cross functional leadership across departments to solve for demand related issues caused by forecast error, demand constraints, unplanned promotional opportunities, etc.
  • In addition to position-specific work, as outlined above, the Demand Planner will act as a lead on special projects, providing leadership as a functional expert to represent Demand Planning needs. The teams may include (but not be limited to): seasonal teams, new product launch teams, and continuous improvement initiatives.

  Requirements

  Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree required. 3+ years of related experience required.

  Travel: Travel is not required.

  Supervisor Responsibilities: Individual Contributor: working team member with no oversight of others and no management responsibilities.

  Physical Requirements: This position is subject to sedentary work; exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involved sitting most of the time. Walking and standing are required only occasionally.

  Physical Activities: This position is subject to the following physical activities: talking, hearing, and the use of hands, wrists, or fingers in repetitive motions.

  Visual Acuity: The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; expansive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly of fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.

  Working Conditions: This position operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

  Skills

  • Proficient in understanding fundamental business management and supply chain principles and concepts.
  • Ability to integrate multiple data sources to develop, implement, and execute timely and accurate demand forecasts.
  • Ability to identify and evaluate opportunities (increase service levels, enhance logistic efficiencies, support customer needs, etc.) and recommend solutions internally.
  • Strong interpersonal communication skills, relationship management, and personal ownership of assigned portfolio and results. Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external partners at all levels.
  • Capacity to work within multiple information systems including, but not limited to Excel, BPCS, and various PowerBI solutions.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, and advanced proficiency with Excel.
  • Capacity to analyze customer-specific data, reporting, and analytical tools.
  • Adaptive to fast and continuous change.
  • Strong mathematical skills.

  Skills

  (but we also need to include Competencies). Could add another

  Skills

  duplicate? Not ideal. Better to combine Competencies into Skills section as additional list items. Thus after the skills list, we can add another
  for Competencies, but still under same heading? Could just continue same
  with more items. But we need to preserve the competency bullets exactly. We'll add them as list items under Skills. Thus:

  Skills

  • Proficient in understanding fundamental business management and supply chain principles and concepts.
  • Ability to integrate multiple data sources to develop, implement, and execute timely and accurate demand forecasts.
  • Ability to identify and evaluate opportunities (increase service levels, enhance logistic efficiencies, support customer needs, etc.) and recommend solutions internally.
  • Strong interpersonal communication skills, relationship management, and personal ownership of assigned portfolio and results. Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external partners at all levels.
  • Capacity to work within multiple information systems including, but not limited to Excel, BPCS, and various PowerBI solutions.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, and advanced proficiency with Excel.
  • Capacity to analyze customer-specific data, reporting, and analytical tools.
  • Adaptive to fast and continuous change.
  • Strong mathematical skills.
  • Competency: Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data;