Demand Planner - RCCB

Company: Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling
Location: Downey
Posted on: January 13, 2021

Job Description:

Position Summary: This Demand Planning position is responsible for all forecasting activities associated with customers and products. The Demand Planner creates and maintains forecast models for customers, incorporating business intelligence and forecast information gathered from sales, marketing, finance, and other sources. The Demand Planner is the integration point into the sales and commercial organization and liaison to supply planning and manufacturing. This position leads the dialogue each week/month for their respective customers and products with key teams of GM's, sales, marketing, and supply planning.People or Process Management Responsibility: Inventory ManagementPosition Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:* Develop demand forecasts (operational forecasts) at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part of a demand planning function.* Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results.* Interact with sales, marketing, and customer finance to understand demand forecast drivers.* Utilize a collaborative and consensus approach by working with sales, marketing, and planning to obtain and ensure that current and accurate information is used for demand forecasts.* Use and maintain the Demand Planning software as the primary forecasting system tool.* Provide input to the supply planning organization in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs.* Closely coordinate and communicate customer action plans with supply planning.* Maintain Best in Class forecast accuracy levels.* Maintain Best in Class out of stock levels.* Eliminate breakage, damage, and loss due to product age.* Performs all other duties as assigned.Preferred Experience:* Master's Degree.* APICS or other forecasting Certification.* Lean Six Sigma Certification.* Previous Supervisory ExperienceRequired Skills and Experience:* Bachelor's Degree.* 5+ years of related Inventory Management experience in Supply Chain or Production/Manufacturing environment.* Background knowledge of SAP.* Must have strong analytical skills and have the ability to work with Mathematical concepts.* Must have knowledge of Microsoft office.* Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.* Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.* This position must pass a post-offer background and drug test.Physical Demands and Work Environment:Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Due to the nature of our business in regard to such things as delivery schedules, order inputs, selection, and Department of Transportation Hours of Service, overtime, attendance and punctuality are essential job functions. Should an individual in this classification not be able to adhere to this requirement due to a disability, they should contact their Human Resources department to see what, if any, reasonable accommodation may be made.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Drug Free Workplace.As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Reyes Holdings companies will recruit and select applicants for employment solely on the basis of their qualifications. Our Practices and Procedures, including those relating to wages, benefits, transfers, promotions, terminations and self-development opportunities, will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status and all other classes protected by the Federal and State Government. Drug Free Employer.

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