Demand Planning Leader

Job ID: 3655

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.

Job Summary:

• This position plays a key role in the delivery of the consensus forecast via analysis, collaboration and influencing, which is a critical information in Sales & Operations planning process.
• He/She will interact regularly with cross-functional partners including brand, sales, marketing, finance and supply planning team to give full and timely visibility from downstream to upstream.
• He/She will be able to identify, quantify the risks and opportunities for better service level and lower total supply chain cost.
• The position would also need to drive continuous improvements on planning accuracy and efficiency.

Job Duties:

• Lead the demand planning process and host local DRM.
• Generate & improve 18 month rolling forecast with rationale.
• Collaborate with cross functional team for product phase in/out, promotions, and campaigns.
• Sign off the final consensus demand with local stakeholders.
• Risk and opportunity assessment to drive smooth supply chain.
• Closely monitor and finetune the forecast in timely manner.
• Continuous improvement to decrease E&O and increase service level.
• Ensure all DP master data well maintained in the system.
• Statistical forecast development with proper model.

Key Deliverables:

• Attainment
• Weighted Forecast Accuracy
• E&O
• Service Level

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or above, preferably a degree in supply chain, science & engineering, or business related field.
• Good English in speaking/reading/writing.
• At least 5 years of experience in Demand Planning
• Knowledge of end-to-end supply chain and demand planning process.
• Excellent analytics with logical mind.
• Strong influence skills and business acumen.
• Experience in SAP and planning system, IBP preferred.
• Advanced in MS apps as Excel, Power point, Power BI.
• Full ownership, confident, careful and agile.

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.