Sr. Manager of Supply Chain Planning, Demand Planning

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.

The Sr. Manager of Demand Planning leads the team responsible for managing the Beverage Sales Forecast in accordance with Niagara's organizational objectives and sales/service goals. They are responsible for collaborating with different functional teams (such as sales, planning, manufacturing), customers, and marketing along with statistical model management to develop an informed Tactical Forecast (short term) and Strategic Forecast (Sales Goal) across the company. The Sr. Manager of Demand Planning is also responsible for helping mature and improve the beverage forecasting process through evolving technology requirements and enhanced stakeholder alignment. In addition, this role is accountable for reporting and goal setting related to the sales forecast and accuracy.

Essential Functions

• Lead the demand planning team to reconcile statistical calculations, historic trends, sales feedback, new business information, and market updates to generate the best possible short-term and long term Sales Forecast for Niagara.
• Monitor and report department leaders on important changes in regional or category trends, customer plans or business strategies that could affect Niagara Sales Forecast Short and Long term.
• Facilitate sales team interaction with other departments to address demand-related issues in a timely and effective manner to guarantee product availability.
• Provide insight to sales team related to their performance on forecast accuracy.
• Provide insight to sales team related to their performance compared to the organization sales goal.
• Develop customer forecast collaboration initiatives to better capture upcoming trends and changes in short and long term Sales Forecast.
• Identify and drive opportunities for continuous improvement in demand planning processes.
• Develop and maintain market insights and competitive intelligence data.
• Facilitate tools to the demand planning team to guarantee a constant validation of data maintained in forecasting tools
• Maintain a constant Technology search
• 25% on average travels 1 week out of the month
• 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:
  • 6 Years - Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
  • 6 Years - Experience in Position
  • 4 Years - Experience managing people/projects

*experience may include a combination of work experience and education

• Preferred Qualifications:
  • 10+ Years- Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
  • 10+ Years - Experience working in Position
  • 6 Years - Experience managing people/projects

*experience may include a combination of work experience and education

Competencies

• Resourceful in defining systems strategy, developing systems requirements, designing and prototyping, testing, training, defining.
• Intermediate Experience with ERP systems
• Intermediate Experience with market data like Nielsen, IRI, or similar
• Intermediate experience with supply chain planning technologies like JDA, Logility, Oracle ASCP or similar
• Intermediate experience with Supply chain optimization tools such as IBM ILOG LogicNetPlus, IBM IPFA, Llamasoft or similar.

• Performs work under direct supervision.
• Handles basic issues and problems, and refers more complex issues to higher-level staff.
• Possesses beginning to working knowledge of subject matter.
• Strong verbal, writing, and presentation skills to communicate effectively with immediate team and peers.
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to work well in collaborative group environments
• Strong attention to detail and organization.
• Advanced knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook

This position embodies the values of Niagara's LIFE competency model, focusing on the following key drivers of success:

• Lead Like an Owner
  • Manages a safe working environment, accurately documents safety related training, and effectively communicates safety incidents
  • Provides strategic input and oversight to departmental projects
  • Makes data driven decisions and develops sustainable solutions
  • Skilled in reducing costs and managing timelines while prioritizing long run impact over short term wins
  • Makes decisions by putting overall company success first before department/individual success
  • Leads/facilitates discussions to get positive outcomes for the customer
  • Makes strategic decisions which prioritize the needs of the customer over departmental/individual goals
• InnovACT
  • Continuously evaluates existing programs and processes, and develops new initiatives to increase efficiency and reduce waste
  • Creates, monitors, and responds to departmental performance metrics to drive continuous improvement
  • Communicates a clear vision, organizes resources effectively, and adjusts the strategy as needed when managing change
• Find a Way
  • Demonstrates ability to think analytically and synthesize complex information
  • Effectively delegates technical tasks to subordinates
  • Works effectively with departments, vendors, and customers to achieve organizational success
  • Identifies opportunities for collaboration in strategic ways
• Empowered to be Great
  • Makes hiring decisions primarily based on culture fit and attitude, and secondarily based on technical expertise
  • Engages in long term talent planning
  • Provides opportunities for the development of all direct reports
  • Understands, identifies, and addresses conflict within own team and between teams

Education

• Minimum Required:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Supply Chain or other related field

• Preferred:
  • Master's Degree in Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Supply Chain or other related field

Certification/License:

• Required: N/A
• Preferred: Six-Sigma

Foreign Language

• Required: None Required
• Preferred: None Required

Typical Compensation Range

Benefits

Our Total Rewards package is thoughtfully designed to support both you and your family:

Regular full-time team members are offered a comprehensive benefits package, while part-time, intern, and seasonal team members are offered a limited benefits package.

• Paid Time Off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time
• Paid parental and caregiver leaves
• Medical, including virtual care options
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) with company match
• Health Savings Account with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Expanded mental wellbeing benefits including free counseling sessions for all team members and household family members
• Family Building Benefits including enhanced fertilitybenefits for IVF and fertility preservation plus adoption, surrogacy, and Doula reimbursements
• Income protection including Life and AD&D, short and long-term disability, critical illness and an accident plan
• Special discount programs including pet plans, pre-paid legal services, identity theft, car rental, airport parking, etc.
• Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan and scholarship opportunities
• And more!

https://careers.niagarawater.com/us/en/benefits

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