Job Description

Senior Demand Planner

• Opportunity to grow your S&OP Career in a management position

• Flexible work arrangement – 3 days in office, 2 days remote

• Collaborative and dynamic work environment

Grow Your Demand Planning Career with Kraft Heinz!

Are you a proven demand planning professional looking to grow your career in a global FMCG organisation? Do you want to join a dynamic team with a proven track record of internal growth and career advancement opportunities? We have an exciting permanent opportunity for Senior Manager Demand Planning to join our S&OP team, based in Auckland, New Zealand.

The Company

The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, with eight $1 billion+ brands and global sales of approximately $25 billion. Our brands are truly global, with products produced and marketed in over 40 countries. These beloved products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, infant and nutrition products, and numerous other grocery products in a portfolio of more than 200 legacy and emerging brands.

Key position responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Create and keep up a detailed, rolling 36-month forecast of customer demand for each product category.

• Own regular demand-planning meetings and reviews, making sure updates from internal teams are captured and acted on.

• Lead the handover from demand planning to supply planning, clearly explaining forecast changes, risks, and opportunities.

• Analyse forecast performance, identify root causes of errors or bias, and recommend improvements.

• Keep product and master data accurate so statistical forecasting models work correctly.

• Maintain and support the statistical forecasting process and update models as needed.

• Coordinate with customer-facing planners to align forecasts across product categories and with specific customers.

• Work closely with sales and commercial strategy teams so short-term forecasts feed smoothly into long-term plans and all changes are recorded.

• Build strong relationships with internal sales and operations teams and act as the main contact for your assigned categories.

• Run regular collaboration with top customers to align their order plans and forecasts with our internal plans.

• Engage senior customer stakeholders across the Australia & New Zealand region.

• Contribute to the demand leadership team to increase engagement, support delivery of the annual plan, and help develop a high-performing team.

About you:

• Proven experience in a similar role with a bachelor’s degree of relevance e.g. Supply Chain, Operations, Finance (required)

• Team player, excellent communication skills & storytelling, and confidence to presenting in meetings

• Strong commercial acumen, negotiation skills, and an analytical approach to problem solving.

• Advanced Statistical Modelling skills and ability to work with large data sets

• Advanced Master data management (preferred)

• Experience in Blue Yonder/JDA (or similar Demand Planning Systems), SAP, & Statistical Modelling

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel

• IBP Process Knowledge

Benefits of working with us

• Hybrid Working – Flexibility around when and where you work

• Pay for Performance – industry leading variable compensation offerings tied to company and individual performance on top of a competitive base salary package

• Parental Leave – paid time off for both primary AND secondary caregivers

• Leave Options – Purchased leave, volunteer leave and Live Well leave programs to give you even more flexibility to plan your life and spend time on causes that matter

• Great Place to Work certification in Australia and New Zealand

• In House Training Programs

• Corporate Discount Programs

Ready to make an Impact?

If you're passionate about Demand Planning, eager to learn, and enjoy working in a team environment, please submit your application. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the advertisement early. We are eager to hear from you!

Location(s)

• Newmarket
• Auckland

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.