At Niagara, we’re looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.
Consider applying here, if you want to:
Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact.
Develop lasting relationships with great people.
Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.
We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.
Supply Chain Planning Analyst II, Demand Planning
The Supply Chain Planning Analyst II - Demand Planning works in the development of the company’s customers forecasts in accordance with Niagara’s organizational objectives and sales/service goals. The analyst must leverage inputs from different functional teams (such as sales, planning, customer), statistical models, customer feedback, and marketing information to derive and communicate the best possible Tactical Forecast (short term) and Strategic Forecast (Sales Goal) across the company.
Essential Functions
Work on projects to drive improve Forecast Accuracy on Tactical and Strategic Forecast (70% of time allocated to responsibilities) Use and maintain the forecasting software as the primary forecasting system tool for all assigned customer accounts
Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers and maintain correct forecasting model to generate the best possible statistical and consensus forecast calculation for all assigned customer accounts in the forecasting software
Ensure sales and customer team members communicates all non-forecastable inputs (such as promotions, ads, price changes, product discontinuances and others) properly and on time. Communicate these variations down the supply chain.
Maintain an open communication channel with sales and customer team members to reconcile and validate resultant forecast.
Facilitate regular collaborative sessions with sales team and customers to review trend aligning on the consensus forecast that incorporates statistical and non-statistical factors affecting demand
Provide insight to sales team related to their performance in predicting non-statistical factors affecting demand for assigned customer accounts
Strategic Sales Forecast for assigned customer accounts (20% of time allocated to responsibilities) Reconcile statistical calculations, historic trends, sales feedback, new business information, and market updates to generate the best possible estimation on each round of the Strategic Forecast.
Data maintenance and Continuous improvement in demand planning process (10% of time allocated to responsibilities) Develop and maintain accurate attribute fields and pyramid keys at all levels of aggregation for all assigned customer accounts in the forecasting software
Maintain a clean database by removing obsolete or defective records creating misleading data in the forecasting pyramid.
Identify opportunities to enhance processes and drive continuous improvement while maintaining a high quality forecast.
Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: 2 Years – Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
0 Years – Experience in Position
0 Years – Experience managing people/projects
*experience may include a combination of work experience and education
Travel up to 10%
Preferred Qualifications: 4 Years – Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
4 Years – Experience working in Position
0 Years – Experience managing people/projects
*experience may include a combination of work experience and education
Competencies
This position embodies the values of Niagara’s LIFE competency model, focusing on the following key drivers of success:
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