Sr Mgr Demand Planning - Writing

Job ID: 5771 

Alternate Locations: Mexico-Mexico City-Mexico City-Mexico City 

Newell Brands is a leading $8.3B consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands such as Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid® and Sharpie®, and 25,000 talented employees around the world. Our high-performance culture, unparalleled curiosity about the world around us, and talented people fuel our success. Our culture is enabled through our core values which guide all we do and how we win as One Newell. They are Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership & Leadership.

This position can be based in either Mexico City, Mexico or Bogotá, Colombia.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

The Senior Manager, LATAM Demand Planning will lead all customer demand planning activities across the LATAM region for the Learning and Development (L&D) division, ensuring the delivery of a reliable and accurate forecast that serves as a critical input to the supply planning process. This role is responsible for managing a team of demand planners, owning the LATAM demand plan, and driving continuous improvement in forecast accuracy, process efficiency, and cross-functional collaboration. As a key leader within the Global L&D Demand Planning organization, this individual will play a strategic role in enhancing demand planning capabilities and aligning regional efforts with global objectives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own and lead the LATAM demand planning process, delivering accurate near- and long-term forecasts measured by forecast accuracy and attainment.
• Develop a demand-based revenue plan and align it with annual business plans through collaboration with Sales, Finance, and Marketing.
• Facilitate forecast collaboration with country and commercial teams to align baseline forecasts and identify key deviations.
• Challenge assumptions and drive alignment when discrepancies arise between demand plans, sales plans, and financial estimates.
• Identify and quantify risks within the demand plan and develop mitigation strategies with local teams.
• Monitor and improve process metrics to ensure conformance and drive continuous improvement.
• Manage forecasting systems to optimize statistical forecasting and customer-driven inputs, while tracking KPIs for ongoing performance.
• Provide strategic leadership for the CDRM/DRM process, addressing forecast bias and ambiguity to deliver accurate, unconstrained forecasts.
• Deliver regular forecast updates and insights to stakeholders, including analysis of trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Maintain and adjust demand history to reflect changes in item versions, customer structures, and other key variables.
• Lead the monthly Demand Review process for LATAM region as part of the global E2E S&OP rhythm, presenting assumptions, opportunities, risks and escalations of decisions.
• Ensure integration of category-level global inputs with LATAM customer collaboration data, resolving gaps through structured demand review cycles.
• Own performance reporting and post-performance analytics to identify root causes and provide actionable insights.
• Lead LATAM S&OE processes to monitor in-month demand shifts and support improved customer service levels and fill rates.

REQUIREMENTS:  (Education, Experience, Certifications, Skills)

Successful candidates will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or related technical field. 
• 10+ years’ experience which includes:
• Experience in Supply Chain Management Related to Demand and/or Supply Planning
• Previous experience with Supply Chain Planning business processes including S&OP/IBP, Demand Planning, Supply Planning and Production Planning & Scheduling
• Worked in a CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) organization or a business-to-business supplier organization
• Technical understanding of ERP or bolt-on forecasting systems (SAP IBP preferred)
• Proven ability and willingness to develop relationships with internal customers and internal cross functional partners
• Expertise in data acquisition, spreadsheet/database development and analysis
• Employee Coaching & Mentoring
• Global business experience preferred

• Ability to:

• Process large amounts of data and deliver a concise recommendation
• Influence others and drive cross-functional alignment
• Communicate at various organizational levels and back-up thoughts with facts
• Build strong, collaborative relationships with internal and external business partners
• Work effectively in a constantly changing, fast paced team environment
• Manage your own schedule and exhibit flexibility to support multiple projects while meeting all deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and high degree of accuracy
• Customer focused with a strong service orientation

• Strong communication (written and verbal) skills with the ability to back-up thoughts with facts and analysis. Bilingual (fluent English and Spanish required).
• Proficiency with Excel, other MS Office applications, reporting and data warehouse and forecasting systems.
• Detail oriented, strong results orientation and work ethic; able to work independently.
• Flexibility to support multiple assignments with ability to meet all deadlines.
• Occasional travel is required to Newell headquarters in Atlanta, GA. USA and other LATAM countries to meet local teams and support other supply chain projects.

Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Graco, Coleman, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Yankee Candle, Paper Mate, FoodSaver, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer’s, Oster, NUK, Spontex and Campingaz. We are focused on delighting consumers by lighting up everyday moments.