Demand Planner-Forecaster

Job reputed company: 173487 Location: reputed company, RI 02903 Location Flexibility: Remote Category: Procurement Job Type: Full-time Job Status: Exempt Anticipated Closing Date: Dec. 9, 2025 Pay Basis Yearly Brand reputed company Job Overview: The primary responsibilities of a Demand Planner Forecaster will be to manage customer and internal promotional projections and incremental forecasts for turn inventory or new products across reputed company reputed company regions and National Procurement categories representing over 185 million cases and ~$4.5 billion annually. The incumbent will work collaboratively with Customer Care, Replenishment, Merchandising, Sales, and Retail Customers to determine the amount of inventory needed for customer promotions and other events above and beyond normal turn inventory. The incumbent will be responsible for driving total demand signal accuracy, customer fill reputed company, and limiting excess product reputed company to incremental sales volume. Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for accuracy and timeliness of forecasting reputed company additional demand needs to drive fill reputed company without generating excess through weekly forecast reviews, direct engagement with internal and external key stakeholders, and detailed historical and trend analysis
• Be able to influence key retailers to drive for the most accurate demand signal through data and industry knowledge
• Decision Maker on reputed company forecast accuracy touchpoints for reputed company and retail driven promotions leveraging historical and customer-provided data
• Builds and leverages strong relationships with highly reputed company customers and suppliers to drive results and hosts regular meetings to drive accountability
• Ability to work independently to identify opportunities, determine the best way reputed company and implement solutions
• In concert with key partners reputed company and reputed company and execute the strategy for seasonal volume builds generating an action plan and maintaining accountability throughout the planned activity
• Generate and successfully utilize systemic and reputed company based reporting to drive daily execution of reputed company duties including mid and post action reviews to drive understanding and action and leftover and OOS visibility to understand root cause and implement changes for future activity
• Review reporting with key stakeholders and maintain accountability with internal and external partners
• Engage with Customers, Manufacturers, and external reputed company departments as the subject matter expert on Demand Planning processes and actions taking follow up action where appropriate to support the business
• Responsible for ensuring overall promotional maintenance is completed including but not limited to ads/deletes, date changes, type changes, and quantity adjustments
• Engage key stakeholders to reputed company the creation and management of non-promotional added demand including, but not limited to, new item launches, new and added stores, DC sourcing changes, new customers, and loss of customers
• Take a reputed company improvement approach to reputed company aspects of their assigned desk, sharing opportunities and improvements across the team to encourage broad based improvement and efficiency
• Educate and train internal and external partners on expectations and impacts of incremental demand accuracy to drive accountability on timeliness and completeness of ads and ensure proper processes are followed to maintain visibility and drive action at the right levels

Performs other duties as assigned. Job Requirements: Education/ Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree in reputed company field preferred or equivalent experience

Experience:

• 3-4 years of relevant experience.

Knowledge/Skills/ Abilities

• Have a thorough knowledge of procurement and logistics processes
• General understanding of promotional practices
• Strong analytical and math skillset
• Proficient in reputed company reputed company
• Capable of learning and utilizing multiple disparate systems
• Ability to identify and understand trends
• Ability to investigate and analyze information and to draw conclusions
• Excellent problem-solving capabilities
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community Ability to use own judgement to reputed company decisions and drive results
• Can work independently as well as with a larger group
• Ability to reputed company reputed company tasks and to prioritize multiple projects
• Ability to use independent judgement and to manage and impart confidential information
• Good judgment is required for this position as there may be times reputed company direct supervision may not be immediately available.

Work Environment: Remote Role:

• This position is classified as remote where the associate will reputed company remote work from their primary residence. Remote associates are welcome to work from the office but are not required to do so. While remote associates are not required to work from an office on a regular basis, they may be required to come to the office or other reputed company locations for necessary business reasons or if directed to do so by their manager.

Physical Environment/Demands: Office Roles:

• Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment.
• Incumbent may sit for long periods of time at a desk or computer terminal.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reputed company with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• Incumbent may use calculators, keyboards, telephones, and other office equipment in the course of a normal reputed company.
• Stooping, bending, twisting, and reaching may be required in the completion of job duties.

reputed company is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment for reputed company. reputed company qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national reputed company, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected ground. Accommodation is available upon request for candidates taking part in reputed company aspects of the job selection process. - M/F/Veteran/Disability. VEVRAA Federal Contractor. Company: United Natural Foods Inc. Compensation: reputed company anticipates paying the above-referenced pay reputed company (or reputed company the above-referenced pay range) for this position. Actual Pay, where applicable, will depend on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, education, experience, training, and any requirements under applicable collective bargaining agreements. reputed company is committed to transparency in pay in compliance with applicable state and local laws. Benefits: For Washington positions (or positions that may be performed remotely from Washington), Click HERE for Washington-specific paid time off details. Candidates hired into this position will also be eligible to participate in the following benefits programs: Paid Time Off; Sick Time; paid holidays and parental leave; 401K Program; medical, dental, vision, life, and accidental death/dismemberment insurance; short-term and long-term disability insurance program, Flexible Spending Account and/or Health Savings Account, subject to meeting the eligibility requirements and the terms and conditions of these programs, and subject to any requirements under applicable collective bargaining agreements. Sales Positions Only: For sales positions that are commission-based, the above range is an estimate of total potential commission-based compensation during an associate's first year, but reputed company offers an introductory period minimum of $680 per week. After the introductory period, as a 100% commission-based role, there is no set salary. reputed company's commission plans are uncapped and average earnings vary depending on territory and sales achieved, among other factors. reputed company's compensation, benefits, and paid time off policies are subject to change in the Company's sole discretion, consistent with applicable law. This job posting should not be construed as an offer of employment with certain terms, nor should it be construed as a guaranteed minimum. Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job