Category Demand Planner

A little bit about us
At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect - for our employees, our customers and our consumers. That’s why championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us. We embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance and flexibility to reach their fullest potential, allowing us all to think in new and creative ways that enhance our business and allow us to grow together both professionally and personally. At Nestlé, you are provided with the opportunity to make a mark and stand out, as long as you seek it. Bringing our brands to life and making them as relevant for today’s consumers as they’ve always been takes vision, passion and an innovative mind-set. If you can bring that into the mix, we know the magic will happen.

Position Snapshot

Business areas: Nestle Canada Inc
Job title: Category Demand Planner
Location: North York, ON
Grade Level: 15

Position Summary

We are looking for a Category Demand Planner based at our North York location. This role will be responsible to develop, maintain and improve a Demand Plan for Confectionary Bars. Ensure the alignment of this Demand Plan with internal and external partners through the Monthly Business Planning and Collaborative Planning processes. Identify and manage exceptions and monitor performance in order to continually improve the quality and reliability of the Demand Plan and the Company’s ability to sense and respond to changing circumstances.

A day in the life of...

As a Category Demand Planner you will be managing Portfolio Lifecycles. Collaborate with cross functional teams to manage portfolio lifecycle, such as new product launches, packaging changes, phase-in/phase-out, and product discontinuation.

You will also:
•   Drive consensus through Monthly Business Planning processes: Collaborate with cross functional teams to drive effective MBP processes to reach consensus demand plan. This becomes a primary input to the Dynamic Forecast
•   Collate Information and Assumptions: Collect information and assumptions about events, activities in relation to promotions, product launches, customer/distribution changes that form important part of demand plan
•   Manage Portfolio Lifecycle: Collaborate with cross functional teams to manage portfolio lifecycle, such as new product launches, packaging changes, phase-in/phase-out, and product discontinuation. Ensure that demand is appropriately forecasted and maintained in all circumstances
•   Generate and Maintain the Forecast: Demand planner has sufficient knowledge to be able to leverage statistical forecast generated by data scientists in addition to combining other incremental impactors (including customer level forecast generated by CuDPs) to generate final consensus demand plan
•   Build strong relationship with Customer demand planners to share category/customer specific insights to improve the forecast accuracy
•   Contribute to the expert network (SMEs, NCE, etc.) and Digital Acceleration by being a member and/or participating in special projects to drive overall efficiency of the planning process

What will make you successful

As the successful candidate, you will need to be passionate, results focused with a strong service orientation and developed organizational and planning skills. You will also:
•   Minimum 3 years’ experience in supply chain or other similar planning roles
•   Excellent communication skills with ability to influence and gain alignment with key stakeholders at levels, including senior management.
•   Highly analytical and ability to gain insight to interpret detailed information.
•   Completed University Degree in business, operations management, supply chain, or logistics

We have a friendly, supportive team with a coaching and mentoring environment. There are real opportunities for future development and progression – this really could be a move towards the exciting [functional area] career you’ve always wanted.

What you need to know
What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestle including a comprehensive total rewards benefits package including Health and Dental benefits that start on day one as well as a Company matched retirement savings plan, Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company.

We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

Nestlé is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process.

A little bit about us
At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect - for our employees, our customers and our consumers. That’s why championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us. We embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance and flexibility to reach their fullest potential, allowing us all to think in new and creative ways that enhance our business and allow us to grow together both professionally and personally. At Nestlé, you are provided with the opportunity to make a mark and stand out, as long as you seek it. Bringing our brands to life and making them as relevant for today’s consumers as they’ve always been takes vision, passion and an innovative mind-set. If you can bring that into the mix, we know the magic will happen.

Position Snapshot

Business areas: Nestle Canada Inc
Job title: Category Demand Planner
Location: North York, ON
Grade Level: 15

Position Summary

We are looking for a Category Demand Planner based at our North York location. This role will be responsible to develop, maintain and improve a Demand Plan for Confectionary Bars. Ensure the alignment of this Demand Plan with internal and external partners through the Monthly Business Planning and Collaborative Planning processes. Identify and manage exceptions and monitor performance in order to continually improve the quality and reliability of the Demand Plan and the Company’s ability to sense and respond to changing circumstances.

A day in the life of...

As a Category Demand Planner you will be managing Portfolio Lifecycles. Collaborate with cross functional teams to manage portfolio lifecycle, such as new product launches, packaging changes, phase-in/phase-out, and product discontinuation.

You will also:
•   Drive consensus through Monthly Business Planning processes: Collaborate with cross functional teams to drive effective MBP processes to reach consensus demand plan. This becomes a primary input to the Dynamic Forecast
•   Collate Information and Assumptions: Collect information and assumptions about events, activities in relation to promotions, product launches, customer/distribution changes that form important part of demand plan
•   Manage Portfolio Lifecycle: Collaborate with cross functional teams to manage portfolio lifecycle, such as new product launches, packaging changes, phase-in/phase-out, and product discontinuation. Ensure that demand is appropriately forecasted and maintained in all circumstances
•   Generate and Maintain the Forecast: Demand planner has sufficient knowledge to be able to leverage statistical forecast generated by data scientists in addition to combining other incremental impactors (including customer level forecast generated by CuDPs) to generate final consensus demand plan
•   Build strong relationship with Customer demand planners to share category/customer specific insights to improve the forecast accuracy
•   Contribute to the expert network (SMEs, NCE, etc.) and Digital Acceleration by being a member and/or participating in special projects to drive overall efficiency of the planning process

What will make you successful

As the successful candidate, you will need to be passionate, results focused with a strong service orientation and developed organizational and planning skills. You will also:
•   Minimum 3 years’ experience in supply chain or other similar planning roles
•   Excellent communication skills with ability to influence and gain alignment with key stakeholders at levels, including senior management.
•   Highly analytical and ability to gain insight to interpret detailed information.
•   Completed University Degree in business, operations management, supply chain, or logistics

We have a friendly, supportive team with a coaching and mentoring environment. There are real opportunities for future development and progression – this really could be a move towards the exciting [functional area] career you’ve always wanted.

What you need to know
What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestle including a comprehensive total rewards benefits package including Health and Dental benefits that start on day one as well as a Company matched retirement savings plan, Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company.

We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

Nestlé is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process.

North York, CA