Manager, Demand Planning & GPS

The salary range for this position is $100,000.00 - $145,000.00 USD. The exact salary offered will depend on several factors, including the candidate's relevant experience, geographic location, internal equity, and market conditions. Danone North America additionally offers a performance-based bonus and has a strong benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Time Off, and Paid Parental Bonding Leave, among other benefit plan options. To give our employees flexibility, Danone is a hybrid work environment.

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

Strong statistical and analytical knowledge.
• Strong experience in Sales and Operations Planning, both process improvement and process leadership.
• Strong ability to prepare and present data to multiple levels in the organization.
• Polished presence and ability to present and update executives often on key projects/insights.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, projects, and deadlines.
• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing in a clear and concise manner.
• Ability to operate in a highly matrixed environment to deliver primary outputs despite diverse stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Project management experience utilizing a defined and clear methodology.
• Skilled in being able to influence stakeholders at all levels where no direct reporting relationship exists.
• Robust competence in gaining buy-in and rallying different part of the business with different points of view together to a singular way forward.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
• Expert skills in Excel and ability to work in Power BI.

Supervisory responsibilities:
The Manager - Demand Planning & GPS is an individual contributor; there are no supervisory responsibilities.

Working conditions:
Job is performed in an office-based and warehouse environment.

Requires less than 10% domestic and international travel.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Engineering, Business or related field.
• 4-8 years of Demand Planning, Sales and Operations Planning, and/or Project Management
• Knowledge of Advanced Planning Systems - SAP APO, 09

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree a plus.
• APICS certification a plus.
• PMP certification a plus.
• Advanced Planning and/or ERP software experience. SAP APO.
• Experience in medical foods or fast-moving consumer goods a plus.

Success factors:

• Planning & Resourcing.
• Leads projects and action plans at CBU level to deliver sustainable performance across the extended value chain.
• Leads change through engagement.
• Ability to bring and acknowledge several stakeholder viewpoints into a definitive plan of action.
• Sound judgment and decision making. Possesses well-developed thought processes and ability to support decisions.
• Influencing skills and can positively cultivate and influence relationships with managers and employees through the company
• Strong leadership skills.
• Good written and verbal communication/presentation skills.
• Strong attention to details and technicalities.
• Teamwork. Collaborative business style and able to work with team members and cross-functionally in own responsibility scope as well as toward corporate objectives and initiatives.

Life at Danone

With approximately 5,000 employees and 13 production locations across the U.S., our vibrant culture and endless growth opportunities are just a couple of the reasons our employees call themselves "Proud Danoners."

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Our Brands

When you join us, you'll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world, including Activia, DanActive, Danimals, Dannon, evian, Follow Your Heart, Happy Family Organics, International Delight, Light + Fit, Nutricia , Oikos, Silk, So Delicious Dairy Free, STK Cold Brew Coffee , Too Good & Co, and YoCrunch.

Our Purpose

We're committed to making a positive impact on our world. Rooted in our mission to bring health through food to as many people as possible, we're proud to be the world's largest B Corp.

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Our Benefits

Our commitment to making the world healthier starts with our employees.

• Physical Wellbeing: We pay for the majority of your medical benefits - which include medical, dental and vision - with our competitive 80%/20% cost-sharing model.
• Mental Wellbeing: Danoners receive fitness discounts, unlimited flexible time off and hybrid work schedules. We also have a range of programs that support mental health and substance abuse.
• Financial Support: We offer a performance-based bonus, a 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement, employee discount programs and voluntary perks.
• Family Care: We offer caretaker benefits, 18 weeks of parental bonding, fertility, surrogacy, adoption benefits and pet insurance.

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Equal Opportunity Employer
Danone North America is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. It is our policy to give equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to legally protected characteristics, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state/provincial and/or local law. For our EEO policy statement and your EEO rights under law click here.

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