Demand Planner

You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries around the world.Â

A highly innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset, we empower every individual to make a genuine difference. You’ll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and you’ll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar – together.

If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you.

Job Description Summary

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Job Description

Create and maintain all stages of the demand plan - inception to discontinuity.

Handle sales history for forecast accuracy and promotional demand.

Maintain data relative to demand forecasting including hierarchy, historical data cleansing, demand shaping and model parameters.

Participate in integrated business planning to implement SAP IBP.

Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.

Maintain business performance metrics and participate and drive demand evolution plan through Sales & Operation Execution (S&OE)

Leverage best-in-class process and strategy to ensure the DP team is developing a 18-month consensus forecast by using insights such as promotional plans, distribution lane realignments, shipment history, competitive and marketing plans.

Summarize and report key forecast changes and concise drivers of forecast accuracy performance to Supply Chain Leadership

Conduct root cause analyses of forecast error and identify corrective actions, leading the Demand Planning Team towards KPI targets

Make recommendations to enhance business processes and identify opportunities to improve operational inefficiencies

Work with cross-functional partners on projects such as new product launches, obsolescence, and transitions to evaluate assumptions – new product forecast, pipeline fill, and cannibalization

Scope: (Include scope/ complexity of the role that can be measured and are pertinent to the roles responsibilities)

Manages the overall demand signal, and maintenance of demand planning systems

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

Education/ Certifications: (Required & Preferred) Â

Bachelor’s degree in Business , Supply Chain, or related field preferred Â

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Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law

Community / Marketing Title: Demand Planner

Lamb Weston is a leading supplier of frozen potato, sweet potato, appetizer and vegetable products to restaurants and retailers around the world.

For more than 60 years, Lamb Weston has led the industry in innovation, introducing inventive products that simplify back-of-house management for our customer and make things more delicious for their customers.

It’s all about seeing the possibilities in potatoes and never, ever settling.

Learn more about us at lambweston.com.