About the role
About the job
We are seeking to fill a Demand Planner position. The main duties will be to ensure that demand aligns accurately with objectives by relying on the continuous use and improvement of existing tools and procedures and collaborating with Sales, Marketing and the rest of Supply Chain.
In this position, you will assume the following responsibilities**:**
Strategic
-
Actively participate in S&OP processes
-
Participate in the volume forecast annual review
-
Align with the business team to translate promotional volume into volume to be shipped
-
Work closely with the Customer Solutions team to increase demand visibilityand ensure key information is shared with the production planning team
-
Work together with the production planning group to ensure alignment of forecasts and risks / potential operational impacts
-
Consolidate forecasts in order to give leadership teams an overview
Tactical
- Conduct analyses to determine upcoming demand
- Supervise and ensure consistency of forecasts for customers, products and distribution centers
- Understand the impacts of seasonal trends on all business segments and adjust forecasts for the new product category
- Collect useful past information and actively participate in predicting volume in relation to new product launches and the discontinuation of other products
- Measure and improve the reliability of forecasts to contribute to key supply-chain performance indicators
- Prepare ad hocreports to improve forecasts and the ability of external actors to understand variances
- Develop consumption-based forecast models for different company segments
- Document and communicate risks and opportunities relatedto the plan/forecasts
About you
- Five years of experience in an S&OP context is required (ideally in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry)
- Bachelor’s degree in business management and administration, engineering or other relevant fields
- Experience with SAP-APO (DP), MicroStrategy, Nielsen, IRI or Retail Link is a plus
- Experience with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office is required
- Experience in team management is a plus
- Strong communication skills are required, both verbal and written
- Ability to develop and establish cross-functional relationships
- Excellent organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team and in a matrixed environment required
- Ability to question the status quo and actively take part in the continuous improvement of procedures and tools
About us
Danone Canada is a business unit of Danone and operates from headquarter offices in Boucherville, Quebec, and Toronto, Ontario. Danone Canada is the country’s largest consumer-facing B Corporation, demonstrating that the company meets the highest standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. From year to year, Danone is recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for its forward-thinking work environment and was awarded the Parity Certification Women in Governance for our commitment towards gender equality in the workplace. We have 500+ employees across Canada that are engaged and energized to deliver Danone’s mission: Bringing health through to food to as many people as possible, by working on strong brands such as Activia, Oikos, Danone, Silk, International Delight and many others. Come join our movement for a healthier world: One Planet. One Health BY YOU.
Danone Canada doesn’t just welcome what makes you unique, we value it. We’re proud to provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to cultural background, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or age. Faithful to our values of openness and humanism, all our employees share the commitment to engage one another with dignity and respect.
Please note that this posting has been written in the masculine form solely to shorten the text. We promote diversity and encourage all people with the skills mentioned in this posting to apply for this position.
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About Danone
Danone is a leading global food and beverage company operating in three health-focused, fast-growing, and on-trend Categories: Essential Dairy & Plant-Based products, Waters, and Specialized Nutrition.
With a long-standing mission of bringing health through food to as many people as possible, Danone aims to inspire healthier and more sustainable eating and drinking practices while committing to achieve measurable nutritional, social, societal, and environment impact.
Danone has defined its “Renew” strategy to restore growth, competitiveness, and value creation for the long-term. With almost 90,000 employees, and products sold in over 120 markets, Danone generated €27.6 billion in sales in 2023. Danone’s portfolio includes leading international brands (Actimel, Activia, Alpro, Aptamil, Danette, Danio, Danonino, evian, Nutricia, Nutrilon, and Volvic, among others) as well as strong local and regional brands (including AQUA, Blédina, Bonafont, Cow & Gate, Mizone, Oikos and Silk).
Listed on Euronext Paris and present on the OTCQX platform via an ADR (American Depositary Receipt) program, Danone is a component stock of leading sustainability indexes including the ones managed by Moody’s and Sustainalytics, as well as MSCI ESG Indexes, FTSE4Good Index Series, Bloomberg Gender Equality Index, and Access to Nutrition Index. Danone’s ambition is to be B CorpTM certified at a global level in 2025.
About the role
About the job
We are seeking to fill a Demand Planner position. The main duties will be to ensure that demand aligns accurately with objectives by relying on the continuous use and improvement of existing tools and procedures and collaborating with Sales, Marketing and the rest of Supply Chain.
In this position, you will assume the following responsibilities**:**
Strategic
-
Actively participate in S&OP processes
-
Participate in the volume forecast annual review
-
Align with the business team to translate promotional volume into volume to be shipped
-
Work closely with the Customer Solutions team to increase demand visibilityand ensure key information is shared with the production planning team
-
Work together with the production planning group to ensure alignment of forecasts and risks / potential operational impacts
-
Consolidate forecasts in order to give leadership teams an overview
Tactical
- Conduct analyses to determine upcoming demand
- Supervise and ensure consistency of forecasts for customers, products and distribution centers
- Understand the impacts of seasonal trends on all business segments and adjust forecasts for the new product category
- Collect useful past information and actively participate in predicting volume in relation to new product launches and the discontinuation of other products
- Measure and improve the reliability of forecasts to contribute to key supply-chain performance indicators
- Prepare ad hocreports to improve forecasts and the ability of external actors to understand variances
- Develop consumption-based forecast models for different company segments
- Document and communicate risks and opportunities relatedto the plan/forecasts
About you
- Five years of experience in an S&OP context is required (ideally in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry)
- Bachelor’s degree in business management and administration, engineering or other relevant fields
- Experience with SAP-APO (DP), MicroStrategy, Nielsen, IRI or Retail Link is a plus
- Experience with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office is required
- Experience in team management is a plus
- Strong communication skills are required, both verbal and written
- Ability to develop and establish cross-functional relationships
- Excellent organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team and in a matrixed environment required
- Ability to question the status quo and actively take part in the continuous improvement of procedures and tools
About us
Danone Canada is a business unit of Danone and operates from headquarter offices in Boucherville, Quebec, and Toronto, Ontario. Danone Canada is the country’s largest consumer-facing B Corporation, demonstrating that the company meets the highest standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. From year to year, Danone is recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for its forward-thinking work environment and was awarded the Parity Certification Women in Governance for our commitment towards gender equality in the workplace. We have 500+ employees across Canada that are engaged and energized to deliver Danone’s mission: Bringing health through to food to as many people as possible, by working on strong brands such as Activia, Oikos, Danone, Silk, International Delight and many others. Come join our movement for a healthier world: One Planet. One Health BY YOU.
Danone Canada doesn’t just welcome what makes you unique, we value it. We’re proud to provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to cultural background, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or age. Faithful to our values of openness and humanism, all our employees share the commitment to engage one another with dignity and respect.
Please note that this posting has been written in the masculine form solely to shorten the text. We promote diversity and encourage all people with the skills mentioned in this posting to apply for this position.
#LI-NORAM
#LI-HYBRID
About Danone
Danone is a leading global food and beverage company operating in three health-focused, fast-growing, and on-trend Categories: Essential Dairy & Plant-Based products, Waters, and Specialized Nutrition.
With a long-standing mission of bringing health through food to as many people as possible, Danone aims to inspire healthier and more sustainable eating and drinking practices while committing to achieve measurable nutritional, social, societal, and environment impact.
Danone has defined its “Renew” strategy to restore growth, competitiveness, and value creation for the long-term. With almost 90,000 employees, and products sold in over 120 markets, Danone generated €27.6 billion in sales in 2023. Danone’s portfolio includes leading international brands (Actimel, Activia, Alpro, Aptamil, Danette, Danio, Danonino, evian, Nutricia, Nutrilon, and Volvic, among others) as well as strong local and regional brands (including AQUA, Blédina, Bonafont, Cow & Gate, Mizone, Oikos and Silk).
Listed on Euronext Paris and present on the OTCQX platform via an ADR (American Depositary Receipt) program, Danone is a component stock of leading sustainability indexes including the ones managed by Moody’s and Sustainalytics, as well as MSCI ESG Indexes, FTSE4Good Index Series, Bloomberg Gender Equality Index, and Access to Nutrition Index. Danone’s ambition is to be B CorpTM certified at a global level in 2025.