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BlueTriton Brands Manager, Demand Planning in Stamford, Connecticut
This is a Hybrid Position with Three Days Onsite and Two Days Remote!!!
BlueTriton is a leading provider of spring and purified water products - the name behind your favorite bottled water brands. We are proud to offer an extensive portfolio of highly recognizable, responsibly sourced, and sustainably packaged spring water in addition to other quality products and services. Get ready to quench your thirst with exciting possibilities when you join BlueTriton for a fiercely good career doing work that matters.
Whether your career interest is rooted in Finance, HR, Marketing, Sales, IT, Sustainability or our Legal/Regulatory/Government team, professional roles at BlueTriton within our Corporate Teams could very well be the place for you to uncap your potential! Be prepared to join a team that is deeply committed, boldly innovative, and fiercely good for our consumers and customers, for our people, and for our communities.
Job Description
We are currently seeking a Manager, Demand Planning who will be responsible for creating the most accurate Customer Demand Plan for their respective list of customers. This person will work with Field Sales and understand all of their specific customer demand drivers and utilize predictive modeling with causal factor inputs to ensure the most accurate volume forecast is captured in the Integrated Business Planning system at the customer/product level. S/he will continuously improve baseline and incremental demand accuracy adjusting the models through ongoing reviews of the business for all lines of business including Domestic Water and International Brands.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Lead and execute the collaborative demand planning process for assigned Customers and drive improvement in forecast error.
Shared responsibility for creating, maintaining and enhancing the predictive models utilized in forecasting customer demand.
Acquire a deep understanding of the demand drivers at select customers and ensure that the models are calibrated as needed.
Recalibrate forecast models periodically by analyzing predictions vs. actuals sales patterns and making appropriate model revisions.
Utilize and measure key Category, Marketing and Customer information as inputs to the statistical forecast models.
Remedy routine processing issues and escalate all other issues to supervisor as needed.
Share best practices in order to elevate the Demand Planning Accuracy for the entire team.
Respond to inquiries from Supply and Business teams. Key Contacts (Internal and External) Internal: Supply Chain, Information Technology, Retail Sales, Customer Development, Brand Marketing teams External: Data suppliers (i.e. Nielsen, Circana), business/analytics consultants
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Qualifications
Key qualifications include:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Applied Mathematics, Finance or related field. Completed courses in Probability, Regression, Linear Models and Time Series is a strong plus.
3+ years related experience preferably in the consumer goods/beverages industry
Prefer experience in customer demand planning and/or supply demand planning with a strong understanding of demand drivers, advanced demand planning software and information flow (e.g. SAP, SAS, Trade Promotion Management, Customer Demand Planning, Supply Demand Planning, and Financial Reporting).
Demonstrated proficiency with SAS Driven Planning and Optimization (DDPO) or R code.
Experience with IBP/SAP APO is a plus.
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with an orientation to detail, accuracy and completeness while understanding high level concepts.
Team oriented approach to work.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Ability to self-manage and to make one's own decisions.
Detail oriented with excellent time management skills.
3+ years of experience with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
BlueTriton Brands, Inc. (“BlueTriton”) is a water and beverage company in North America that produces and distributes a portfolio of brands of spring water, purified water, and other beverages, which include Poland Spring®, Deer Park®, Ozarka®, Ice Mountain®, Zephyrhills®, Arrowhead®, Origin™, Saratoga®, AC+ION®, Pure Life®, B’EAU®, and Splash Refresher™. BlueTriton also owns and operates ReadyRefresh®, a water and beverage delivery service for homes and offices.
Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, BlueTriton is a privately held company with operations and distribution primarily in the United States and Canada, employing more than 7,000 employees. BlueTriton manages water resources for long-term sustainability and helps protect more than 20,000 acres of watershed area owned by the company from harm and destruction. The company sources from 56 springs and has 30 production facilities across North America, with some verified to the Alliance for Water Stewardship Standard. BlueTriton is a Water Champion with The Water Council and has committed to be verified under their WAVE program.
BlueTriton Brands is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. BlueTriton Brands is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please contact us at BlueTritonHR@bluetriton.com (xyz@bluetriton.com)