First Quality was founded in 1989 and, in nearly three decades, has grown to be a global privately held company with over 4,000 employees. Its corporate offices are located in Great Neck, New York, with manufacturing facilities and offices in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Georgia, and Canada. First Quality is a diversified family of companies manufacturing consumer products ranging from Absorbent Hygiene (adult incontinence, feminine care, and baby care), Tissue (bath and towel), and Industrial (print and packaging materials), serving institutional and retail markets throughout the world. First Quality focuses on private label and branded product lines. Our core business philosophy is built on a proud culture driven by safety and quality, respect, humility, integrity, customer focus, and teamwork. With leading edge manufacturing technologies and processes and visionary leadership, First Quality is positioned to continue significant growth in the coming years. We are seeking an experienced Demand Planner for First Quality Consumer Products, LLC. This position will be located in King of Prussia, PA. Purpose and role of job: Develop, maintain, and communicate the demand plan for diversified portfolio of customers/products. Creates demand plan by incorporating business intelligence, statistical models, POS information and sales/marketing insights. Principal Accountabilities/ Responsibilities: Develop and maintain the demand plan at the sku and customer level. Work with sales, marketing and customer service to better understand and interpret market factors that will impact the demand plan. Review historical trends, maintain statistical models and account for various demand drivers that impact demand plan results. Analyze and incorporate customer supplied data related to their inventory levels and strategy, POS data and purchase forecasts. Collaborate directly with customer to identify and resolve any unique demand issues. Be proficient at using SAP-APO as the primary forecasting and demand planning tool. Develop and maintain phase-in/phase-out profiles in SAP, in support of product transitions and new product introductions. Develop and maintain KPI reporting that tracks the accuracy of the demand plan and drives improvements in plan performance. Provide inputs and insights to production planning as part of the organization’s manufacturing plan, inventory strategy and new product introductions. Support S&OP by supplying multi-year time horizon demand plans, risk and opportunity insights and key metrics needed to support the success of the program. Mentors and trains other team members. Education and experience requirements: Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in Operations/Supply Chain Management or related field. 3 years of relevant experience. Experience with ERP systems, SAP-APO a must. Excellent computer skills particularly with Excel. Supply Chain certification a plus. High analytic acuity. Strong communication skills; written and verbal. Interact with all levels of the organization and customers. Ability to develop strong working relationships. Well organized and a high attention to detail. First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data. First Quality is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status. First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data. First Quality is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status. First Quality was founded in 1989 and has grown to be a global privately held company with over 4,000 employees. Its corporate offices are located in Great Neck, New York, with manufacturing facilities and offices in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Georgia, and Canada. First Quality is a diversified family of companies manufacturing consumer products ranging from Absorbent Hygiene (adult incontinence, feminine care, and baby care), Tissue (bath and towel), and Industrial (print and packaging materials), serving institutional and retail markets throughout the world. First Quality focuses on private label and branded product lines.