Demand Planning Manager
VantiveVantive is a vital organ therapy company on a mission to extend lives and expand possibilities for patients and care teams everywhere. For 70 years, our team has driven meaningful innovations in kidney care. As we build on our legacy, we are deepening our commitment to elevating the dialysis experience through digital solutions and advanced services, while looking beyond kidney care and investing in transforming vital organ therapies. Greater flexibility and efficiency in therapy administration for care teams, and longer, fuller lives for patients— that is what Vantive aspires to deliver. We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us. At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us is driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us in advancing our mission to extend lives and expand possibilities. Your Role: We are seeking a Demand Planning Manager to lead demand planning and forecasting activities across multiple business units throughout the United States and Canada. This role serves as a critical link between Commercial, Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance, Operations, Customer Care, and Information Technology to ensure accurate demand forecasts, improve service performance, optimize inventory investments, and support profitable growth. Beyond traditional forecasting responsibilities, this position plays a key role in transforming how the business plans and makes decisions. The Demand Planning Manager will lead process improvement initiatives, support digital transformation efforts, implement planning technologies, and drive the adoption of advanced analytics and AI-enabled solutions. This is an excellent opportunity for a strategic, data-driven leader who enjoys solving complex business challenges and driving meaningful organizational change. What you'll be doing: Lead the monthly demand planning and forecasting process across multiple business units in the United States and Canada Develop and maintain short-, medium-, and long-term demand forecasts aligned with commercial objectives and operational requirements Analyze demand trends, customer behavior, market conditions, product lifecycle changes, and promotional activity to improve forecast accuracy Partner with Commercial, Marketing, Finance, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to develop consensus-based demand plans Monitor forecast performance, identify root causes of forecast variance, and implement corrective actions to improve planning effectiveness Assess current demand planning processes and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, scalability, accuracy, and business performance Design and implement enhanced planning processes, workflows, governance models, and reporting capabilities Drive process standardization, simplification, and continuous improvement initiatives across multiple business units Lead cross-functional projects from opportunity identification through implementation and value realization Develop business requirements, project plans, timelines, risk assessments, governance routines, and performance measures Coordinate stakeholders and project activities across Commercial, Supply Chain, Operations, IT, Finance, and Customer Care teams Support strategic initiatives including product launches, business expansions, network optimization, and organizational transformation efforts Partner with Information Technology teams to implement and optimize demand planning, forecasting, and supply chain systems Define business requirements and support system testing, deployment, adoption, and continuous improvement activities Develop dashboards, reporting tools, and decision-support capabilities that improve visibility and planning performance Identify opportunities to leverage artificial intelligence, predictive analytics, machine learning, and automation to impro…