Demand Planner jobs in Oregon

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 “Go To” 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