Demand Planner

Clorox is the place that’s committed to growth – for our people and our brands. Guided by our purpose and values, and with people at the center of everything we do, we believe every one of us can make a positive impact on consumers, communities, and teammates. Join our team. #CloroxIsThePlace Your role at Clorox: The Demand planner is accountable to provide an accurate sales forecast on a timely basis to drive production by maximizing inventory turnover and ensuring customer service targets are achieved Manages demand planning/volume forecasting to deliver key forecast KPIs while eliminating bias • Develop strong relationships with customers and internal sales, marketing and finance teams to drive collaborative planning. Acts as the SPA for Brand categories or customer channels (as assigned) and is responsible for Demand Consensus • This role also has responsibility for facilitating the Demand Review modules (as designed) within the S&OP \ IBP process in Canada - driving effective process discipline and assisting the business to maximize NCS, Cash & Share performance through effective gap management • Must be able to execute demand changes driven by the business with a high level of efficiency in our Demand Planning tool In this role, you will: Baseline Forecast : Establish and apply the best methods (statistical models and software tools) in creating forecasts at the item (Evolution: account and/or regional) level, applying appropiate statistical algorithms Analyzes historical sales trends from AC Nielsen data, POS information and shipment trends to support baseline forecast assumptions Use understanding of product life cycles to develop new item projections Lead monthly Secondary Pack validation meetings for review with ASPMs/Planners to proactively communicate possible delays and minimize order shortages Compile and analyze forecasts inputs at various demand segments, identifying and documenting performance gaps for review  in monthly consensus meetings Continuously improve forecasts through evaluation of promotional activity, inventory changes, consumptions trends, category trends, media and advertising plans or extended service level impacts In the event of product shortages, provide solid business recommendations Ensure Business/Sales Team plans are supported through the Demand Forecast process Consensus Meeting : Collaborate with Sales & Marketing on a continuous basis to understand and anticipate market and product evolution, planned activities and then accurately adjust the forecast accordingly Develop a sales forecast rollup by business from individual SKU level forecasts to support discussions at the monthly meetings with Marketing, Sales and Finance. Provide insights on market and customer trends in order to complete a gap analysis Develop upside/downside scenarios with risk assessments and recommended actions to meet customer service objectives and shipment targets Lead monthly consensus forecast reviews with Sales, Marketing, Finance and Operations teams to validate and adjust current fiscal year forecasts, gaining full alignment with business owners and executive management Gain consensus from all departments on key assumptions and changes to segment level volume Provide monthly summaries to teams identifying key drivers, and clarity against segment/SKU level gaps Financial Forecast: Own the development of annual statistically trended base forecast for PSO, Marketing, Finance and Sales.  Integrate forward-looking TFI/AMPS assumptions, historical trends, price changes, cannibalization effect of new products, competitive activity, and product discontinuances for all regular business plans to provide mentorship to senior management Refresh financial forecasts quarterly, incorporating Sales inputs to close gaps Analyzes promotional plans using historical sales and consumption data, and recommend plan adjustments to Sales/Marketing based on historical consumption flow Reporting : Prepare, monitor and