Demand Planner

Join Reynolds Consumer Products…and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities! We provide amazing job opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, dynamic, fast-paced, and high-performance organization. Are looking to build a strong career? Then we have an opportunity for you! We are searching for a Demand Planner to join our team at our corporate headquarters in Lake Forest, IL. 

Your Role:

As part of the Demand Planning team, the Demand Planner is an indispensable business partner with our customers both internal (Sales, Marketing, Category Teams, Finance, Supply, etc.) and external, to develop a shipment plan that is accurate, unbiased, and unconstrained in support of the S&OP process. 

You will have the opportunity to Make Great Things Happen!

• Develop demand forecasts at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part of a demand planning function.
• Use and maintain current demand planning systems to create the best statistical baseline possible, using established processes.
• Collect Past/Future demand inputs (distribution gains/losses, price changes, new-discontinued products, promotion plans, etc.) from Sales and Marketing and incorporate into the Demand Plan.
• Coordinate monthly key account forecast review meetings with Sales and Marketing.
• Attend the monthly business Demand Review meetings, understand drivers, challenge assumptions, and facilitate agreement on the total demand plan.
• Generate, validate, and distribute demand planning and review documents in accordance with the monthly planning cycle.
• Maintain and validate master data governing the demand history collection process.
• Identify root cause of demand variances to highlight areas of opportunity and ensure corrective actions are documented, owned, and followed up.

Ultimately, you will be an integral part of the team that helps ensure that we are satisfying our customers at the lowest cost across the organization. 

You will love it here if…

• You put safety first, always
• You listen, learn, and evolve
• You are passionate about collaboration, teamwork, and achieving shared goals
• You treat all people with respect, operating ethically, and embrace inclusivity
• You are committed to improving our impact on local communities

We need you to have:

• BA/BS degree in Business, Logistics, or related field.
• 2 years of related professional and progressive experience in CPG Demand Planning.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate and influence at all levels within the organization.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills, with high attention to detail.
• Ability to translate business objectives into tactical actions and make sound business decisions under time pressure.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule during key business deadlines.
• Must be team-oriented with the ability to work on high collaboration and performance teams.

Icing on the cake:

• APICS certification.

• Logility Demand Planning experience.

If you answer yes to the following…we want to meet you!

• Intellectual Curiosity: Do you have an inquisitive nature?
• Problem Solving: Do you have a knack for tackling issues head-on? 
• Entrepreneurship: Do you enjoy taking ownership of your work?
• Customer Centricity: Do you always act in the best interests of the customer, putting their needs first? 
• Growth Mindset: Do you focus on progress rather than perfection?
• Continuous Improvement: Are you never satisfied with the status quo?

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Apply today to join a fast-growing innovative company!

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    Local candidates only, no relocation assistance available

Join Reynolds Consumer Products and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities!

For applicants or employees who are disabled or require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, you may request assistance by emailing us at Recruitment@ReynoldsBrands.com.

No recruiter calls or emails please.

RCP affords equal employment opportunities to applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, disability status, sex, marital status, protected veteran status, pregnancy, national origin, genetics, genetic information, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. RCP conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.