Senior Demand Planner

You may know McCormick as a leader in herbs, spices, seasonings, and condiments – and we’re only getting started. At McCormick, we’re always looking for new people to bring their unique flavor to our team.

McCormick employees – all 14,000 of us across the world – are what makes this company a great place to work.

 

We are looking to hire a Senior Demand Planner immediately in a Hybrid (50/50) capacity at our Global Headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland. 

 

What We Bring To The Table:

The best people deserve the best rewards. In addition to the benefits you’d expect from a global leader (401k, health insurance, paid time off, etc.) we also offer:

• Competitive compensation

• Career growth opportunities

• Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices

• Wellbeing programs including Physical, Mental and Financial wellness

• Tuition assistance

 

POSITION OVERVIEW: 

The Senior Demand Planner executes the demand forecasting strategy for a medium-volume and medium complexity portfolio, accountable for $500+ million of annual sales revenue. In addition to strong analytical and statistical experience, this role also requires collaboration and multifunctional partnerships with functions such as Finance, Marketing, and Sales. This role requires strong communication and influencing skills with the senior levels across the organization. The position participates in the monthly Commercial Review/Consensus process within the IBP framework and the Supply review meetings. The senior demand planner provides key business insights regarding short-term and medium range volume forecasts for Marketing, volume outlooks for Sales along with leadership in developing volume projection assumptions, risks and opportunities for the business. This role supports the Product Life Cycle management through supply chain forecasting, error detection and resolution. Providing accurate forecasts and reducing forecast bias, this position enables McCormick to deliver predictable financial results and ensure cost, service and working capital goals are met.

 

 RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Customer Supply Chain, Finance, Commercialization, Supply Planning, and/or other functions as appropriate to obtain current and accurate information. Thereafter, analyze and triangulate the data from multiple sources including historical trends, statistical and machine learning models, sales assumptions, marketing assumptions, external consumption, customer forecasts, as well as commercialization of new products to ultimately create, validate, and develop the demand plan.
• Maintains historical baseline data and trends; trouble shoots large, complex system problems with IT and GBS; develops forecast scenarios with assumptions. Evaluates KPI tracking and manages corresponding RCCA to drive improvements.
• Communication of downstream and cross-functional impacts of material plan changes (short-term). Collaborates with marketing and sales to understand the upside opportunities and downside risks versus the demand plan.
• Helps to influence cross-functional business partners at all levels to achieve monthly consensus on the demand plan
• Forecast Value-Add (FVA) analysis and implementation as mid-to-long-term DP Strategy
• Leadership role in IBP and S&OE processes (Ownership of Pre-PCR, PCR; Engagement & Support of CR, PSR, and SR)
• Other duties as assigned

 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:   

• Bachelor’s Degree in Administration, Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain, or related field
• 4-6 years of planning experience with a strong understanding of end-to-end processes.
• Ability to critically and strategically quantify downstream and cross-functional impacts of demand plan changes
• SAP, MS-Office tools, ERP packages and other relevant IT systems knowledge with focus on planning and forecasting.
• CPG Experience
• Proven level of professionalism; often influencing leaders within Marketing, Sales, Finance, Supply Planning, and Commercialization, etc. 
• Strong collaboration and business partnering skills.