Demand Planner

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role.
Neither are we.
Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference.
Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands.
In your Sales planning role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.
It starts with YOU.
Own the development of the full 0-18 month forecast for assigned brands.
Develop a 0-3 month near term forecast by partnering with key internal customers to understanding strategic initiatives, planning successful implementation and executing critical tactics.
Develop a 4-18 month long term forecast by partnering with key internal customers to understand current year and future year plans and ensure alignment to long term forecast.
Lead the development and delivery of full 0-3 Month SKU/DC/Weekly which meets or exceeds forecast accuracy metrics Lead the development and delivery of a 4-18 SKU/Monthly forecast with meets or exceeds forecast accuracy metrics.
Identify forecast error root cause through data analysis, often times extracting disparate data from the Data Lake (Snowflake / Hana) to create ad-hoc reports (Power BI) to drive month over month forecast accuracy improvement.
Lead the monthly Demand Review to communicate Demand Planning perspectives and assumptions associated with brand initiatives, opportunities, and issues to cross-functional teams and leadership.
Lead the S&OE process check and adjust execution against the forecast to ensure delivery of forecast.
Participate in the monthly Product Review meeting with Marketing, BU Sales, Product Supply and Finance to gather and align on forecast inputs.
Collaborate with BU Sales and customer teams to ensure changes in retail plans are understood, communicated throughout S&OP meetings, and accurately accounted for in the volume forecast Lead and facilitate the development of a future year annual forecast as part of the AOP process for assigned brands.
Partner with BU Sales and Product supply as a resource to understand volume drivers, current plans, and provide thoughts/ideas on drivers of gaps to collaborate on gap closure.
Drive continuous improvement of volume forecasting processes and the performance of the demand forecasting tools and systems by sharing ideas with Sr.
Long Term Demand Planners and Sr.
Short Term Demand Planners.
Ensure effective utilization of forecasting tools to deliver business results and improve volume forecast accuracy through utilization of base and incremental tracking and mix/profile analysis that helps ensure optimal customer service results.
About Us Huggies®.
Kleenex®.
Cottonelle®.
Scott®.
Kotex®.
Poise®.
Depend®.
Kimberly-Clark Professional®.
You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world.
In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day.
We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.
At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact.
We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity.
It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.
Led by Purpose.
Driven by You.
About You You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring.
You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.
You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference.
At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results.
When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.
In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.
JOB REQUIREMENTS Qualifications and Skills List specific required and/or preferred skills, knowledge, characteristics, etc.
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Required: 5+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Finance or Customer Development Experience with accurate business forecasting, supply and demand, and quantitative business analysis skills.
Experience in developing customer relations and providing business analysis.
Strong analytical skills, experience extracting repository data and building reports in tools such as Power BI, Business Objects, SAP Analytics Cloud, Business Objects, or Tableau.
Strong user of Excel.
Experience explaining to other business partners the insights of ad-hoc reporting to identify root cause of forecast errors.
Team player that has the ability to share knowledge with peers to elevate the data analytics capabilities of the team.
Strong leadership, oral and written communication, problem solving, ethical judgement and decision making, storytelling, and project/risk management.
Ability to travel up to 10% of work time.
Preferred: Knowledge of Supply Chain, Finance, Customer Development, Shopper Research, and Marketing concepts is a plus.
Knowledge of and experience with K-C planning process is a plus.
Proficient in data access, analytical tools, and PC based applications (Microsoft Suite, SAP, TPM/A4O).
Cross-cultural, prioritization and time management, resource and team management, active listening, adaptability, and interpersonal and social perspectives.
Total Benefits For a complete overview, see www.
mykcbenefits.
com Hybrid Work Arrangements: You’re looking to make a difference.
When and where it works best for you.
And at Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results.
When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works, flexible work (hybrid) arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.
To Be Considered Click the Apply button and complete the online application process.
A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.
In the meantime, please check out the careers website.
And finally, the fine print….
For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world.
We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers.
When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise.
We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification.
Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.
Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.
Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request.
You may contact 866-444-4516 – when prompted for employee ID, say “OTHER CALLER” - or kcchrprod@service-now.
com for assistance.
You must include the six digit Job # with your request.
Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.
Kimberly-Clark will support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role, including assistance to obtain proper work authorization.
The benefits provided will be per the terms of Kimberly-Clark’s applicable mobility policies.
The benefits/policy provided will decided in Kimberly-Clark’s sole discretion.
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