Demand Planning Analyst III - Fresh

About the role

Hannaford Supermarkets seeks a Business expert to develop, implement, and manage Demand Management System's (Relex) forecasting capabilities. This role will provide guidance and contribute to strategic demand planning practices that support brand strategies, inventory targets, and collective supply chain objectives.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate identification, entry, and maintenance of data within the Demand Management System that enables forecasting accuracy meeting established targets.
• Measure, analyze, and create short, medium, and long-term forecasts using the Demand Management System to maximize item-level forecast accuracy and drive supply chain optimization.
• Execute exception-based analysis to identify drivers in forecast error variances, quantify, and implement changes to improve forecasting and replenishment within the Demand Management System.
• Analyze and execute Demand Management System processes for new items, along with store and market events.
• Maintain a 24/7 on-call rotation with peers and Super Users.
• Occasionally travel to brand retail locations and distribution centers for research or specific initiatives.
• Partner closely with Buyers to help translate extensive product knowledge into appropriate system actions.
• Collaborate with Fresh Category Leadership and Supply Chain Leadership to provide forecast analysis with influence to long-term strategies.
• Manage weekly and monthly demand consensus meetings with fresh category teams in support of establishing a Sales and Operations Planning Process.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and related work experience in Mathematics, Economics, SCM, Logistics, IT, or other relevant subjects.
• 1 to 3 years of experience in category, pricing, logistics, supply chain, procurement, or distribution.
• Mature level of knowledge for company, business, and industry practices.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite of Programs.
• Preferred qualifications include 3 to 5 years of experience in demand planning or forecasting, APICS, IBF, or MIT certification, proficiency in cloud-based systems and ERP integration, in-depth knowledge of industry forecasting processes and methods, experience with IT development and road maps, experience with IT User Acceptance Testing process, working knowledge of Tableau and Alteryx systems, strong root cause analytical skills, comfort or preference working within a highly technical environment, active listening, ability to build trust across varying levels of the organization, strong training and teaching skills, excellent organizational, planning, influence, communication, and presentation skills, self-motivated and persuasive in presenting and selling ideas and executing their implementation, strong organizational skills, strong interpersonal skills, ability to handle multiple priorities, highly motivated, detailed oriented.

Salary Range

The salary range for this position is $75,040 - $112,560.

Benefits

Hannaford offers a flexible work environment, with a hybrid work expectation for Home Office based positions of being physically present in the Scarborough Home Office 3 days a week. This expectation serves to nourish our culture, showcase care through flexibility, and strengthen our partnerships.