Key Account Demand Planner
 Georgia Pacific | |
life insurance, parental leave
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 United States, Georgia, Atlanta | |
| 133 Peachtree Street Northeast (Show on map) | |
 Jan 09, 2025 | |
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Your Job
We are looking for a highly analytical and detail-oriented Key Account Demand Planner to join our team in supporting Georgia Pacific's Retail Towel, Tissue, and Napkin business. In this role, you will be responsible for analyzing sales and demand patterns, collaborating with key accounts, developing accurate demand forecasts, and communicating demand plan decisions to key stakeholders. This role will own the system statistical forecast and facilitate the 13-week forecast alignment process with sales and category teams. The Demand Planner will continuously drive confidence and reliability with all stakeholders to support sales teams, category teams, operations, and financial planning. This position requires strong analytical skills, exceptional communication abilities, and a keen understanding of demand planning principles. Location: This is a hybrid role based out of our headquarters in Atlanta, GA. What You Will Do * Collaborate closely with key accounts/sales teams and other stakeholders to gather sales and demand information, understand market trends, and develop accurate and reliable 13-week forecasts * Improve forecast accuracy through history cleansing and creation of a base statistical forecast at product/customer/region level * Work with sales teams to understand business conditions, trends, and assumptions. Review and confirm promotional volume and timing * Knowledge share with category demand planner to resolve major variances and gain alignment with the category teams * Analyze historical sales data, market trends, and other relevant factors to identify demand patterns, seasonality, and potential risks or opportunities * Apply impactful and significant demand changes to the forecast in a timely manner. Leverage customer POS, inventory, and planned order sensing to enhance 13-week forecasts * Support new product launches, promotions, and other supply chain initiatives, by providing accurate demand forecasts and coordinating with internal teams to meet customer expectations * Utilize demand planning tools, software, and statistical models to generate accurate forecasts, considering factors such as promotions, pricing changes, and market dynamics * Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) for forecast accuracy, including MAPE and BIAS while continuously driving metric improvements through analysis of customer trends, sales team insights, and business intelligence * Drive continuous improvement in demand planning capability Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) * Experience in a demand planning, supply chain management, or a similar role * Experience effectively collaborating with internal teams and building strong relationships with key accounts * Experience using data to solve problems, make informed decisions, and implement effective solutions * Proficient in using Microsoft Excel, data visualization tools, and other relevant software applications What Will Put You Ahead * Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) or retail industry experience * Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, mathematics, statistics, or a related field * Experience analyzing complex data sets, identifying patterns, and generating accurate demand forecasts * Proficiency in demand planning software and statistical forecasting tools * Experience with SAP IBP planning system * Knowledge of supply chain management principles and demand planning best practices * Familiarity with sales and operations planning (S&OP) processes and cross-functional collaboration * Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy [1] here. Who We Are As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our [2] business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results. Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click [3] here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click [4] here, [5] aqui, or [6] tu). #LI-LRT References Visible links 1. https://jobs.kochcareers.com/pages/culture 2. https://www.kochind.com/about/business-philosophy 3. https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf 4. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_English.pdf 5. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_Spanish.pdf 6. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_Polish.pdf | |