Demand Planner

HAVI is a global, privately owned company focused on innovating, optimizing and managing the supply chains of leading brands. Offering services in marketing analytics, packaging, supply chain management and logistics, HAVI partners with companies to address challenges big and small across the supply chain, from commodity to customer. Founded in 1974, HAVI employs more than 10,000 people and serves customers in more than 100 countries. For more information, please visit HAVI.com.

The Demand Planner manages forecast inputs and planning parameters for restaurant and DC replenishment to meet established quality thresholds and provide acceptable outputs to all stakeholders. This role uses machine learning, statistical, and judgmental forecasting methods to produce forecasts that support supply chain decision-making, and supports cross-functional teams in maintaining methodologies for supplier and DC replenishment. The Demand Planner helps ensure restaurant and DC level forecasts meet established goals for accuracy by monitoring consumer sales, marketing activity, and menu offerings.

Responsibilities:

Forecasting & Planning

• Manage forecast inputs and planning parameters for restaurant and DC replenishment to meet established quality thresholds and provide acceptable outputs to all stakeholders.
• Use machine learning, statistical, and judgmental forecasting methods to produce forecasts that support supply chain decision-making.
• Apply statistical/machine learning models to generate accurate sales forecasts.
• Help ensure restaurant and DC level forecasts meet established goals for accuracy by monitoring consumer sales, marketing activity, and menu offerings.

Analysis & Reporting

• Analyze sales and inventory data to identify trends, manage item performance, and optimize demand forecasting accuracy.
• Create and maintain inventory and sales performance reports in data visualization tools and Excel to support supply chain performance tracking.
• Utilize SQL to extract sales and forecast data from databases for demand planning analysis.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Support cross-functional teams in maintaining methodologies for supplier and DC replenishment.
• Respond to demand forecast related inquiries from internal and external stakeholders.

Requirenments: 

Education, Work Experience & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Management, Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, or related field.
• 1–2 years of related experience.
• Experience applying statistical/machine learning models to generate accurate sales forecasts.
• Experience analyzing sales and inventory data to identify trends, manage item performance, and optimize demand forecasting accuracy.
• Experience creating and maintaining inventory and sales performance reports in data visualization tools and Excel.
• Experience utilizing SQL to extract sales and forecast data from databases for demand planning analysis.

*Starting Salary is $83,000-$95,000 with a 5% targeted bonus