Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Possible.

You will develop the 0-24-month IBP forecast by brand and at the stock keeping unit (SKU) level. You will coordinate, challenge and influence building block with input from sales, marketing and other partners. In addition, you will review the disaggregated short-term demand plan, which includes SKU/location mix and weekly pacing. Finally, you will provide the finalized detailed demand plan by SKU to supply planners and adjust it based on feedback from supply planners or commercial teams.

How you will contribute

You will:

• Contribute to the demand management cycle of the integrated business planning (IBP) process for your categories and to strategy and structure discussions

• Liaise with the commercial and operational teams and develop ways to continuously improve communication between the functions to support the delivery of the business KPIs for their families

• Manage forecast compilation process, which includes owning the short-term weekly plan and the long-term forecast (three or more months)

• Interact with modelling team to generate statistical forecasting

• Participate in the integrated business planning process and manage the demand planning tool

• Perform root-cause analysis for continuous plan improvement for key service issues, forecast error and bias, and share output with appropriate leadership

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Experience in a fast-moving consumer goods or consumer packaged goods environment, preferably in food or other fast moving, dynamic industry where shelf life is a constraint

• Experience within an IBP/S&OP environment

• Able to influence cross-functional teams, working on priorities and improving the plan

• Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical skills – and able to understand and interpret data

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Team player who can work with many other functions on a daily basis

More about this role

What you need to know about this position

· This role is majority “Above the Line”, meaning you will spend most of your time collaborating with cross functional partners, developing longer term strategic category and innovation forecast, plans developing decks and presentation material to present to senior leadership and much less time “Below the Line” functionally working in demand systems and forecasting SKU demand

· This function will serve as a Category expert and possess a deep knowledge of their category's market dynamics, customer preferences, and sales patterns, allowing them to tailor demand forecasts to the unique characteristics of those products along with promotional and seasonal impacts

What extra ingredients you will bring

· 3-5 years of experience in CPG environment with at least 2 years in Category Demand Planning

· Strong analytical skills, ability to identify patterns in Promoted Product Groups (PPG) and Brand

· Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to collaborate and build strong relationships with Cross Functional Business Partners

· Strong understanding of the CPG industry, innovation, route to market logistics, sales and brand marketing planning and developing building blocks

· Highly effective written and verbal communications skills, comfortable presenting to Senior Leadership

· Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Word).

Ed ucation / Certifications

Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain or Operations Management

APICS CPIM or CSCP Designation an Asset

Travel Requirements

Minimal < 5% to None

Work Schedule

Regular Business Hours Monday – Friday

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

With several brands that are among consumer favourites, including Cadbury, OREO, Christie and Maynards, we are one of the largest snack companies in Canada. Many of our iconic brands are ranked first, second or third in their categories, and our manufacturers and pastry chefs have an enviable mission to create and manufacture chocolate, cookies, crackers and candy in our iconic factories and locations across Ontario. A company with many ambitious growth targets, we have invested close to $250 million in our Ontario plants in recent years alone; We run marketing campaigns promoting innovative products such as Cadbury Dark Milk tablets and OREO Birthday Cake and Peppermint Bark cookies. Our community of more than 2,683 employees is present across Canada and our head office is in Toronto. Passion and dedication characterize our Company. We encourage all our employees to be themselves at work, to speak out and to encourage diversity in all areas of activity. In addition, we foster a flexible work environment and place great importance on the notions of trust and empathy to promote a true sense of belonging.

Mondelez welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please note that the term "accommodation" in this posting means changes that are made in order to meet the needs of a person with disabilities and not lodging.

Job Type

Regular

Demand Planning

Customer Service & Logistics

At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.

We have a rich portfolio of strong brands – both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum

Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast.

Join us and Make It An Opportunity!

Mondelez Global LLC 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, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.