Demand Planner

IPEX is one of the North American leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems. Our mission is to shape a better tomorrow by connecting people with water and energy.

We currently have an exciting opportunity as a Demand Planner. This role is based in our Oakville office and reports to the Demand Planning Country Lead. Do not miss the opportunity to join a broad family of people-centric professionals, thought leaders and rapid thinkers, entrepreneurs in spirit, and status quo-fighters!

Job Purpose

Working within the IPEX demand planning team, this position will create demand forecasts on SKU level. Will collaborate with Sales, Product Management, and Supply Planning teams to put an accurate forecast.

Responsibilities:

1. Create and maintain consensus demand forecast at SKU level, applying intelligence adjustments from internal and external sources when applicable.
2. Manage demand forecast for more than 2000 SKUs including baseline generation, innovation, and other building blocks management.
3. Review historical sales trends and seasonal trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results.
4. Participate and lead the development of a consensus forecast for new item launches from ideation to commercialization in-market.
5. Collaborate closely with Sales, Product Management and Supply Planning functions to ensure the most accurate forecast possible.
6. Accurately document Supply Chain forecast per key building block for input into the monthly IBP process.
7. Maintain, analyze & publish monthly forecast metrics; identify and resolve the root cause of deviation with the goal of continuous metric improvement.
8. Actively participate in IBP and S&OP processes.
9. Work closely with the Supply Planning team to identify and resolve changes in demand forecast; drive solutions to mitigate customer service level risk and lost sales.
10. Facilitate prioritization and decision-making in case of foreseen product shortages.
11. Take the initiative to identify, lead, and establish continuous improvement practices that improve supply chain and company performance.
12. Build new dashboards & reports.

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Finance, Operations, or Supply Chain.
2. 5 years experience preferred in S&OP, Demand Planning or sales forecasting.
3. Strong analytical, reporting, and organizational skills. Must be detailed oriented and highly organized.
4. Strong communication skills and stakeholders management.
5. Proficient in Microsoft Office applications. Advanced Excel skillset and Power BI.
6. Must be a self-starter.
7. Understanding applicable computer systems such as SAP APO, and IBP is an asset.

IPEX is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability. Accommodation requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for IPEX jobs. To request an accommodation, please contact HR at.