Demand Planning Analyst
Nutra Holdings
3 days ago
Full-time
Remote
Canada
Demand Planning Analyst
Location: Canada (Remote or In-Person)
About the Role
We are seeking a highly analytical and organized Demand Planning Analyst to lead our forecasting plans, improve supply confidence, and drive cross-functional alignment across brands and sales channels.
This role is responsible for developing and maintaining demand forecasts using historical sales data, market trends, promotional activity, and strategic business insights. The Demand Planner will partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Finance, Product Development, and Procurement to support business planning, budgeting, new product launches, and sourcing initiatives. This individual will proactively monitor forecast performance, inventory health, and production schedules, communicate risks and opportunities to leadership, and continuously improve planning tools, reporting, and ERP data integrity.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain accurate demand forecasts across brands and sales channels using historical sales data, market trends, promotional activity, and strategic insights.
- Partner cross-functionally with sales, marketing, and operations to align forecasts with business plans and customer demand.
- Work closely with Finance to support the Planning and Budgeting rollup.
- Assist Product Development team during new product launches by determining opening order forecasts and sales channel allocation.
- Monitor forecast accuracy, inventory health, and production schedules to identify stockout risks proactively.
- Steward forecast performance to leadership by highlighting trends, insights, and risks and translate into action plans to improve operations.
- Support Procurement initiatives by providing analyses for ad-hoc sourcing proposals, awards, and commitments.
- Maintain data integrity in ERP and planning systems, improve forecasting tools, reporting, and processes through ongoing continuous improvement.
What We’re Looking For
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in supply/demand planning and forecasting, ideally in a fast-moving CPG industry.
- Direct experience with developing and stewarding forecasting models that manage more than $1M of monthly sales
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Data Science, or a related field.
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with experience in data visualization.
- Advanced knowledge in Excel (nested formulas, fuzzy lookups, PowerPivot/Query)
- Experience using Python, R, Power BI, or SQL is preferred, but not required.
- Strong communication skills, both verbally and written.
- Previous experience supporting multiple stakeholders.
- Familiarity with ERP systems.
Who Thrives Here
- People who take initiative, spot problems early, and bring solutions before being asked.
- Detail-oriented, highly organized, and comfortable managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Thrive in a test-and-learn environment where experimentation and iteration are core to success.
- People who are data-driven and are confident in their thinking but can adapt and adjust their thinking in the presence of new information.
What We Offer
- You’ve got the skills for the job and deserve proper compensation! We offer competitive salaries so you can bring your best self to work.
- We offer health insurance, including dental, EFAP, and Group RRSP with employer matching
- Our Healthy Living Program reimburses health & wellness expenses up to $500/year
- High-performing people need a healthy balance. Take advantage of our office gym!
- Live the brands you work on. Free monthly supplement orders from our four brands, Jacked Factory, Transparent Labs, Nested Naturals and Cira Nutrition.
- Our team never stops learning. We provide self-development assistance so you can continue to grow your career in, and out of the office.
If you are looking for a role that will allow you to grow within a dynamic team, we encourage you to apply! Send your application directly on LinkedIn or by emailing jobs@nutraholdings.com with the subject line “Demand Planning Analyst”
The successful candidate must be flexible and open to occasional business travel.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, however, preference will be given to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents.