Demand Planning Sr Analyst

At Graphic Packaging International, we produce the paper cup that held your coffee this morning, the basket that transported those bottles of craft beer you enjoyed last weekend, and the microwave tray that heated your gourmet meal last night. We’re one of the largest manufacturers of paperboard and paper-based packaging for some of the world’s most recognized brands of food, beverage, foodservice, household, personal care and pet products. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are collaborative, diverse, innovative individuals who create inspired packaging while giving back to our communities. With over 25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide, we strive to be environmentally responsible in our industry and in the communities where we operate. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry’s best to reward the talented people who make our company successful. If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we’d love to hear from you. A World of Difference. Made Possible. JOB SUMMARY: The Demand Planning Sr. Analyst analyzes reported demand from several sources internal & external, including but not limited to statistical forecasts, market information, customer forecasts, historical trends and known new and lost business. This role will be responsible for crafting a demand plan that effectively characterizes future customer demand allowing for immediate production success, timely production to service customer needs, and limiting cost of variance. This position will be located in our Graphic Packaging headquarters office in Atlanta, GA. This is a hybrid position requiring in-office presence Tuesday - Thursday and remote flexiblity on Mondays and Fridays. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Include but are not limited to the following. Direct forecasting Owns the Americas Demand Planning model. Produces a rolling 24-month demand outlook. Updates customer demand requirements at the die level, identifies year over year changes in demand related to market, new or lost business, specification changes and product obsolescence. Continually enhances S&OP modeling to improve forecast accuracy. Works closely with capacity planning team to understand constrained plants/assets and focus variance efforts on specified plants/assets. Understands promotional activities and other sales tactics that impact the forecast. Incorporates market intelligence and develops statistical models that increase forecast accuracy. Provides analysis that aids in the decision-making process. Responsible for forecast accuracy and bias on a monthly basis (MAPE). Determines and presents root causes of variances and targets improvement opportunities and takes action within the overall process. Address demand-related issues in a timely and effective manner Propose and implement solutions to improve demand forecast accuracy, articulate root cause and results and prevention going forward. Ability to define and demonstrate continuous improvement to meet targets and KPIs Set bench marks and metrics to achieve KPIs, provide evaluation and steps forward to improve current levels. Participate in the development of integrated budgets; responsible for the alignment of demand plans, master schedules, factory schedules, and purchasing programs. Supporting partner to the S&OP leadership team and business unit leadership teams Responsible for the development of the monthly S&OP Leadership package outlining key drivers within Americas demand forecast, potential risks to forecast, market assumptions, new business expectations and overall summaries of major account and regional sales performance. Able to connect demand planning metrics to business results (EBITDA, inventory, OTIF). Partners with business unit leadership to positively impact business results through improved customer demand forecasts. Contributes to the Demand Planning Leadership Consensus in …

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