Director - Demand Planning

Job Summary

A key asset in the future growth of the company, this individual will lead the forecasting efforts at Nutraceutical and will be responsible for interacting cross-functionally with operations, finance, sales, and marketing to drive continuous improvement in forecasting accuracy. Drive efforts to positively impact out-of-stocks, sales, margins, and provide ideal targeted production goals to the operations group. To be successful in this position, the candidate will be adept at cross-functional communication, data analysis, statistical modeling, and highly proficient in Excel.

Essential Functions

• Ad-hoc reporting and analysis, monthly and quarterly financial reports.
• Learn and leverage capabilities of ERP system. Drive process by proactively learning ERP and complementary systems to better automate data extraction and presentation.
• Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance.
• Develop and evaluate forecasting models that consider promotional activity and other sources of information resulting in positive or negative impact on product demand.
• Supervision of Demand Analyst(s).
• Familiarity of industry trends; coordinate with other departments to evaluate sales movement by product categories and by sales channels.
• Responsible for leading the monthly Consensus and S&OP meetings.
• Integrate demand forecast into financial budget modeling.
• Drive continued forecast and process improvement through cross-functional team involvement.

Additional Responsibilities

• Support of and involvement in company, department, and/or safety policies, procedures, programs and activities.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Statistics, or Data Sciences; MBA highly preferred.
• 6 years forecasting experience.
• Nutritional supplement industry or consumer packaged goods experience preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Must be familiar with data warehousing concepts and procedures.
• Highest standards of accuracy and precision; highly organized.
• Articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to think creatively, highly-driven and self-motivated.
• Demonstrated ability to roll-up sleeves and work with team members in a hands-on management capacity.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear.
• Employee must exert up to 30 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Our Benefits

Wondering what it’s like to work for Better Being? You’ll enjoy coming to work and receive these benefits:

• Competitive and comprehensive wellness benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Company paid short and long-term disability.
• An on-site Health Clinic for you and your family.
• Education Assistance of up to $5,000 per year.
• Immediate Paid Time Off accrual 12 paid holidays; that is 5 weeks off for your first year!
• Employee Referral Bonuses.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Annual bonus potential.
• Product discounts.
• And more!

Notice to Recruiters

We prefer that candidates apply directly rather than through recruiters. Recruiters must contact the Human Resource Department prior to submitting a resume, may only submit resumes to the Human Resource Department and may not contact hiring managers without Human Resource permission.

This description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities and qualifications.
The position, duties, and qualifications are subject to change at any time.

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