Ice Cream Demand Analytics Planner
The Magnum Ice Cream CompanyLife tastes better with ice cream
With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry.
We create iconic ice cream brands that are part of everyday life, bringing moments of joy to millions of people around the world. Everybody loves ice cream. And as the world’s
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biggest pure‑play ice cream company, we have the scale and ambition to make a real difference.
What Truly Sets Us Apart Is How We Work.
We move fast and keep things simple. We turn ideas into action, trust people to take ownership, and work as one team to win together with integrity. Our culture is high‑performance, collaborative and focused on getting things done.
We’re curious and ready for what’s next. We embrace digital, use data to make better decisions, and keep learning, including how AI can help us work smarter and serve consumers better.
Terms: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis without the need for current or future employer sponsorship. Employment eligibility will be verified as part of the hiring process.
THE ROLE
Responsible for demand analytics and forecast performance across approximately 55-60% of the Ice Cream business, including the Ben & Jerry’s, Talenti, Yasso, and Magnum portfolios, representing 27 promotional families and more than 230 SKUs. Accountable for forecast accuracy improvement, bias reduction, baseline optimization, innovation and new product forecasting, exception management, portfolio performance diagnostics, and analytics-driven insights that support Demand Review, S&OP, and strategic growth initiatives across premium and innovation-led brands.
Central owner of Demand Planning performance reporting, responsible for developing and maintaining KPI dashboards, scorecards, and executive-facing analytics that provide visibility to forecast performance trends versus different time lags, Forecast Value Add (FVA), bias loss tree, and business opportunities.
What You'll Be Responsible For
• Shape and optimize the baseline forecast that fuels the monthly S&OP cycle, ensuring planners begin with a robust, data-driven forecast.
• Improve forecast accuracy, bias, Forecast Value Add (FVA), and model adoption through structured daily, weekly, and monthly Demand Analytics routines.
• Investigate forecast performance using model diagnostics, interpretability tools, cycle-over-cycle analysis, and root cause analytics to identify improvement opportunities.
• Partner with Demand Planners, Demand Fulfillment Managers, Planning Excellence, Data Science, and Analytics teams to translate business drivers into stronger forecasting outcomes.
• Drive exception-based planning by proactively identifying forecast risks, opportunities, outliers, and degradation trends before they impact performance.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives that reduce forecast error, increase automation, and accelerate adoption of AI-driven forecasting capabilities.
• Develop actionable insights and data visualizations using Power BI and advanced analytics to support Demand Review, S&OP, and strategic decision-making.
• Own Demand Planning KPI reporting, including forecast accuracy, bias, FVA, forecast adoption, forecast attainment, and other planning performance metrics.
• Design, automate, and maintain executive dashboards, scorecards, and reporting solutions that improve visibility, transparency, and decision-making.
• Consolidate planning performance across brands and portfolios, identifying trends, risks, opportunities, and emerging demand signals.
• Develop executive-ready presentations and business narratives that translate complex analytical findings into clear recommendations and actions.
• Leverage AI agents, automation tools, and advanced analytics to improve reporting efficiency, insight generation, and forecasting effectiveness.
• Support innovation forecasting, lifecycle planni