Demand Planner
Company: Tillamook Creamery
Location: Portland
Posted on: April 18, 2024
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Job Description:
Come join the Tillamook Team where our philosophy is
Dairy Done Right.
As an independent farmer-owned cooperative, we have been guided by
good, honest values since 1909. We believe in putting quality over
profit, natural over artificial, and that hard work can never be
outsmarted. We re taking a stand for real food, because everyone
deserves better. What does real food mean to you? Is your favorite
dish a cheesy casserole? Perhaps a decadent and indulgent ice
cream? Either way, your identification with food is important to
us. People who fit well here at Tillamook have a commitment to
quality in everything they do. Our team members understand our
vision, contribute to our mission, thrive on innovative thinking,
hard work, and good, honest values.
What you will do: The Demand Planner is responsible for assisting
with operational forecasting activities associated with finished
goods and intermediate products by creating and maintaining
forecast models for internal and external locations by
incorporating business intelligence and forecast information
gathered from Sales, Marketing, and Category Management. The demand
forecast will be analyzed at multiple levels of aggregations in
multiple time horizons as part of the demand planning function with
Logility and will support the cross-functional research activities
to reconcile variances and refine the forecast model to reflect the
updated assumptions.
By owning at least 1
Top Customer
through the S&OP process, you will review historical sales
trends, research demand drivers, provide forecast data, develop
statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results. By
managing meetings with agendas, notes, analysis, and follow-up you
will become the sales team s
GoTo
contact for planning their customer.
Logility mid-level skills will be developed to learn Run Option
Management, Global Filtering, Seasonal Profiles and Parameter Keys
to manage your business. As well as recognize when other advanced
features could be utilized and performed. Career development and
personal development is important to Tillamook and as a Planner you
will develop leadership goals, learn strategies, and demonstrate
Recipe for Partnership and produce a Raving Fan Assessment.
Trainings to be completed include Presenting Data Visually, Clear
Is Kind and TCCA Decision Making. Other projects with
Cross-Functional and Internal Department Impact will also be
assigned. You establish best practices to ensure efficient project
management and documentation of outcomes. Presentations are made to
department management. We bring our best selves each day and
demonstrate that to our team and bring out the best in each other.
There will be personal and departmental metric goals for success to
achieve and you will be responsible for identifying risks and areas
of improvement.
Here s a day in the life:
Create statistical forecasts using Logility Voyager System Demand
Optimization and incorporating business changes on top of the
statistical results. Gather, analyze, and validate data. Apply
error analysis techniques to improve forecasting. Root cause
analysis on forecast bias; using proven data analysis skillset.
Collaborate internally with multiple departments to ensure the
demand plan achieves Forecast Accuracy goals for your customers and
Promo Groups as assigned. Summarize/aggregate statistical forecasts
according to the audience requirements. Facilitate collaborative
monthly meetings with sales team members for areas of
responsibility to review sales plans, promotions, and demand
drivers to achieve a consensus forecast. Present, solicit and
assess feedback on your customer and promo group assigned area
forecasts from sales, category management, and finance during
monthly Demand Reviews. Communicate demand changes to internal
supply team when required for short lead times. Prepare relevant
material to facilitate research and discussion. Maintain forecasts
in demand planning system and software. Aid in improving and
streamlining demand planning processes.
Knowledge, skills, and abilities:
Bachelor s degree required Two (2) or more years related Supply
Chain experience Understanding of manufactured planning cycle,
inventory control, and S&OP process Communicate effectively;
verbally and written Work with great attention to detail Proven
analytical skillset Demonstrated experience using Excel,
forecasting/demand planning tools, and ERP systems Basic SQL and
Power BI preferred Ability to thrive in a demanding and fast-paced
work environment Logility experience a plus APICS or CPF
certifications a plus
Industry leading benefit and reward programs: We offer outstanding
benefits to our employees. For more information, please visit the
careers page:www.tillamook.com/careers. We are committed to
creating a diverse culture and inclusive conditions where all
employees are heard, valued and feel a sense of belonging. We rely
on different perspectives, thoughts, backgrounds and cultures to
inform our work, to help us be better as a brand and as an employer
and to fuel our success. We are seeking talent from a wide range of
diversity, perspectives, and backgrounds to join our exceptional
organization and help us build our future.
Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) is a Drug-Free
Workplace.EEO/AA
Keywords: Tillamook Creamery, Aloha , Demand Planner, Other , Portland, Oregon
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