Demand Planning Manager

Edgewell is a global team of over 6,200 visionaries, doers and makers. Our secret is people, and we have an inspiring and collaborative global force of them. Our portfolio of over 25 brands touches lives in more than 50 countries by making useful things joyful. Together, we reimagine good mornings and endless summers, strive for more sustainable ways to beautify and bond, and do it all with not only confidence but determination.   The Demand Planning Manager is responsible for the total US forecast within their respective category and focused on sales and marketing forecast assumptions to develop the monthly forecast in volume (Unit) and value ($). This role will build relationships with sales and marketing partners to challenge and align marketing and commercial intelligence and apply promotional, distribution, cannibalization and competitive forecast impacts to the Demand Consensus forecast.  The Demand Planning Manager will gather key input from cross functional partners and challenge assumptions to drive improved forecast accuracy.   The Demand Planning Manager represents demand planning and promotes its good practice and strategy with key business stakeholders.  This role will own, lead and be accountable for all demand meetings to support the NA EBP and subsequently the Global EBP.  This leader provides oversight and guidance to the Demand Planner(s) and functions as the lead point of contact to Commercial, Marketing, and Operations. Driving high forecast accuracy is the foundation of an agile and efficient supply chain—enabling the right product, in the right place, at the right time, while minimizing waste, reducing costs, and maximizing service levels. It directly informs planning, procurement, production, and deployment, making it the single most impactful metric for end-to-end supply chain performance.   This opportunity with have a hybrid schedule (Tues, Wed, Thurs) at our Shelton, CT headquarters   Accountability Commercial / Marketing Forecasting

Own the process of managing and reviewing Sales and Marketing forecast inputs and to develop the monthly forecast projections in volume (Unit) and value ($). Incorporate marketing insights on consumption trends, seasonality, and competitive activity to inform forecast assumptions—and constructively challenge these inputs to drive optimal outcomes Incorporate sales input on promotional forecasts for finished goods and displays, distribution changes, POG updates, and new product launches—and critically assess these assumptions to drive optimal outcomes. Develop and maintain event-based data sets that influence the forecast, new product projections, promotional lift factors, and customer or channel-specific insights to the market intelligence forecast tool. Conduct thorough analysis on the demand plan to ensure its completeness, validity, and to identify and highlight trends for necessary actions. Report forecast accuracy and root cause on promotional forecasts and new product introductions and drive actions for improvement to hit accuracy targets.

Collaboration with Base Forecaster

Own entry of commercial intelligence into jda Demand / Manugistics and collaborate with Base Forecasting team on impacts to statistical forecast Focus on forecast details for the fiscal year. Apply strategic assumptions of market intelligence forecast up to 36 rolling months to align with company strategy. Support Base Forecasting team in analysis of forecasts and forecast error reports to improve forecast accuracy, bias, out of stocks, SLOBs, inventory issues. Partner with Base Forecasting team: historical impacts, new product set up and forecast, cannibalization assumptions, competitive activity and forecast impact, promo analysis, distribution changes, like item assignments, risks and opportunities, and product allocation in case of capacity constraints.

Collaboration with CPFR

Partner with CPFR Analyst on latest Customer inventory position,