Lead Category Demand Planner

Newell Brands is a leading $8.5B consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands such as Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid® and Sharpie®, and 28,000 talented employees around the world. Our high-performance culture, unparalleled curiosity about the world around us, and talented people fuel our success. Our culture is enabled through our core values which guide all we do and how we win as One Newell. They are Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership & Leadership.

The Lead Category Demand Planner is responsible for Learning and Development demand planning activities by product Category to deliver the most accurate near and longer- term total forecast as measured by forecast accuracy and attainment. Responsible for development and maintenance of business process solutions in support of the global demand forecasting business process and various reporting solutions to facilitate demand planning. This role partners with the broader Supply Chain, Sales, Sales Planning, Brand mgt, GSC, IT and Finance to ensure demand/process alignment at both a tactical and strategic level.

This will be an influential role within the Global Learning and Development Demand Planning organization and will be tasked with managing several Brands, leading innovation, continuous process improvement projects and step-change performance improvements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ownership of demand planning activities by product category to deliver the most accurate near and longer- term total forecast as measured by forecast accuracy and attainment

• Develop 2-3 years long range demand plan for assigned Brands by incorporating Brand strategic expectations along with driving cross functional collaborative processes to deliver aligned long range demand plan

• Innovation lead for Demand planning and lead cross functional alignment with customer team, supply chain, brand & finance partners

• Own execution of global Brand cross-functional collaboration process with brand, finance, supply chain and trade marketing teams to assess, validate and align our strategic demand assumptions

• Work with the Brand, Sales, Operations, Supply Planning and Finance teams in the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process to assure alignment in between the forecast and financial plans

• Challenge the sales and marketing assumptions when significant deviations occur between the demand-based revenue plan and the business plans

• Identify quantified risks within the demand plan, review gaps with brand & customer teams and develop appropriate countermeasures for resolution

• Drive continuous improvement for global demand planning processes and tools across regions, by reviewing current processes, ways of working, gaps and tools, to improve and sustain better metrics such as forecast error, bias, etc.

• Drive continuous development and learning activities across regions, upskilling, and coaching and ensuring regional alignment to global approach, to ensure appropriate skillsets and capabilities of planners across regions

• Managing the forecasting system and reporting tools to deliver optimal modeling of the business and improve planner productivity by maximizing system functionality

• Drive and embody a culture of change within the Writing demand planning organization to identify and drive step-change performance improvements

• Partner with statistician and customer teams to drive statistical forecast solution /improvements

• Act as a SAP/IBP business process /reporting tool champion and partner with GSC team to drive improvement and solve system related issues

Requirements (Education, Experience, Certifications, Skills)

• Bachelor's Degree in in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Operations, Business Management or related technical field

• Minimum 5 years' experience which includes:

o Experience across multiple aspects of the supply chain with previous roles in forecasting, supply planning and/or inventory management

o Expertise in data acquisition, spreadsheet/database development and analysis

o Worked in a CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) organization or a business-to-business supplier organization

o Technical understanding of ERP or bolt-on forecasting systems (SAP IBP preferred)

o Successful utilization of Lean principles and tools

• Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint and other MS Office applications, and supply chain planning and optimization tools

• SAP APO or IBP and Power BI experience

• Strong communication (written, verbal and presentation) and organizational skills

• Detail oriented, strong results orientation and work ethic; able to work independently

• Flexibility to support multiple assignments with ability to meet all deadlines

• Occasional travel required to Newell locations in support of broader supply chain projects

Ability to

• Operate in a structured environment and remain organized while focusing on day-to-day operational execution

• Work effectively in a constantly changing, fast paced team environment

• Run and analyze reports and determine the actions to provide the best customer experience

• Process large amounts of data and deliver a concise recommendation

• Influence others and drive cross-functional alignment

• Communicate at various organizational levels and back-up thoughts with facts

• Build strong, collaborative relationships with internal and external business partners

_Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Graco, Coleman, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Yankee Candle, Paper Mate, FoodSaver, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer's, Oster, NUK, Spontex and Campingaz. We are focused on delighting consumers by lighting up everyday moments. Newell Brands and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers and comply with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.