DEMAND PLANNER II

Description

Trident Seafoods is the largest vertically integrated seafood harvesting and processing company in North America. Trident is a privately held, 100 percent USA-owned company with primary seafood processing operations and fleet support in twelve Alaska communities. Trident’s global operations produce finished wild Alaska seafood products in 6 countries and its sales teams serve customers in over 50 countries. Trident employs approximately 9,000 people worldwide each year and partners with over 5,400 independent fishermen and crewmembers. Species harvested and processed by Trident include virtually every commercial species of salmon, whitefish, and crab harvested in the North Pacific and Alaska. The global supply chain also includes cultured and wild species from a network of trusted sources worldwide.

Summary: The Demand Planner II is responsible for driving the demand planning process for the assigned strategic business unit(s). This role is developing and maintaining volume forecasts and reviews historical sales data to make informed recommendations to key business stakeholders, including sales, financial, and business unit leaders.

Essential functions (responsibilities, tasks, supervisory needs)

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Develops and maintains an 18–36-month volume forecast within the current forecasting system by Item, Customer, Branch Plant (distribution location) and Country
• Reviews historical sales trends, downstream sales and inventory and other demand drivers to prepare and refine forecasts as part of the monthly S&OP process
• Schedules and leads demand collaboration (pre-consensus) meetings with key stakeholders in Sales, Category/Species Management, etc.
• Prepares presentations with analysis views at various levels of aggregation (customer, channel, category, etc.) using available Excel and/or Power BI analysis tools, in a way that effectively facilitates forecast discussions with key stakeholders
• Continuously evaluates and recommends strategies to better engage stakeholders and improve cross-functional collaboration on forecasts
• Analyzes variances between existing forecasts, financial plans and actual sales; continuously evaluates and recommends improvements to the way our available data is used to facilitate forecast analysis and collaboration
• Protects the financial performance of the strategic business units by identifying potential supply chain issues
• Reviews external customer forecast (CPFR) data where available; works with Sales partners to incorporate guidance into forecast when reasonable and feasible
• Works with stakeholders to build what-if scenarios and propose business actions to management

Additional Responsibilities:

• Modify existing analytics tools within Excel as needed
• Propose improvements to analytics tools within IBP
• Work with plants to create and maintain a master list of production line capacities
• Monitor and report out plant schedule adherence (PSA)
• Acquires knowledge of Trident’s Environmental and Safety Policies by completing required training programs and performing designated work activities in accordance with training and procedures/work instructions
• Notifies designated personnel of any environmental or safety incidents or risks not previously documented, in accordance with Environmental Awareness and/or safety trainings

This is an exempt position with an annualized salary range of $88,000 to $107,000.

Minimum Requirements

Required Qualifications (education, years of experience, KSAs)

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in demand planning, data analytics, or related field
• A bachelor’s degree in mathematics, business, or related field, or the equivalent combination of education and experience
• Advanced proficiency with Excel (PivotTables, advanced formulas, formatting)
• Intermediate proficiency with PowerPoint and other Microsoft Office products
• Ability to interpret business logic and develop appropriate data flows and data dependencies
• Basic working knowledge of statistical forecasting models
• Basic knowledge of relational database concepts

Preferred Qualifications (education, years of experience, KSAs)

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Intermediate knowledge of statistical forecasting models
• Power Query and PowerPivot experience
• Relevant APICS certificate (or similar)

Work Environment

This is an on-site position based at the Trident Support Center office in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, with the option to work remotely on Fridays.

In-office time takes place in a typical office environment: temperature controlled with adequate lighting and moderate noise. While remote, employees must provide appropriate home office space.

Physical/Mental demands:

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time at a desk. Frequently required to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee will occasionally stand, walk, and may lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include near vision for frequent use of a computer.

Work Authorization