Demand Planning Analyst

The Demand Planning Analyst plays a critical role in enabling a high-quality demand signal that drives superior customer service, optimized inventory, and informed strategic decision-making across the business. You will focus on producing accurate, unbiased forecasts at the customer-item-location level while also engaging cross-functional partners to continuously improve forecast quality, data integrity, and assumptions.

The Demand Planning Analyst will support the region's transition toward a standardized, financially integrated IBP process by generating insights, partnering with Sales, Marketing, and Supply, and contributing to the maturity of our demand planning capabilities. You will work a hybrid schedule with a minimum of 3 days in office at our Pittsburgh headquarters and report to the Director, Demand Planning.

Key Responsibilities

Forecasting & Analytics:

• Develop, manage, and continuously improve statistical forecasts using enterprise forecasting systems and analytical tools.

• Conduct detailed analysis of demand trends, seasonality, customer behaviors, promotions, and macroeconomic indicators to refine forecast accuracy.

• Maintain proper forecasting parameters and master data to ensure quality system outputs.

• Monitor forecast accuracy (e.g., MAPE, WMAPE, Bias, FVA) and perform root-cause analysis to understand variance drivers.

• Create and automate recurring reports. dashboards, KPIs, and analytics that inform business decisions across the SBU.

Business Partnering & Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, and Product Management to incorporate market intelligence, customer insights, and planned business activities into the forecast.

• Facilitate regular demand discussions with business partners to reconcile system-generated forecasts with human insights.

• Support S&OP/IBP demand steps by preparing pre-reads, insights, risks/opportunities, and scenario considerations.

• Serve as the "first line of insight" on demand issues (e.g., volume shifts, abnormal consumption, promotions, customer changes) and communicate proactively to stakeholders.

IBP Enablement & Continuous Improvement:

• Contribute to the evolution of the global IBP process by standardizing forecasting approaches, improving data structures, and enhancing maturity of demand planning tools and analytics.

• Support the integration between volume and value forecasts to enable financially driven decision-making.

• Participate in cross-functional initiatives to improve supply chain visibility, inventory health, and alignment to long-range planning assumptions.

• Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve forecast accuracy, and increase planning efficiency through analytics, automation, or policy refinement.

Qualifications

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