Demand Planning Analyst

About the Opportunity

The Demand Planning Analyst will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams within the Commercial group to design and deliver reports and dashboards that measure Supply and Demand Alignment performance and contribute to Driscoll's mission of "continually delighting berry consumers through alignment with our Customers and Growers." This role demands advanced technical expertise to develop and implement transformative reporting tools, coupled with a strong understanding of Demand Planning and Management processes, to create scorecards that highlight key business metrics and generate actionable insights. In addition to report creation and maintenance, the Demand Planning Analyst will be responsible for analyzing and managing Oracle Demand Planning data to support the Sales and Operations planning and Sales and Operations execution processes. The ideal candidate will be highly motivated and passionate about solving complex challenges while building strong relationships and collaborating effectively across departments. This position reports directly to the Director of Demand Management.

Responsibilities

• Engage with leadership and team members within the Commercial group to create data analytics around key Demand Planning and Execution performance metrics to identify data driven business decisions
• Create, develop and manage analytics using Excel, SQL and Tableau
• Analyze, model, mine, and interpret data to generate new ideas through a deep understanding of the data, demand plans, customers and business
• Manage large data bases that include data from various sources
• Translate data into actionable insights
• Conduct exploratory analysis for improvement opportunities in business areas not actively monitored by stakeholders
• Present business insights, data, and KPI's to team members and leadership
• Develop and implement SOP's to effectively manage data and reporting
• Responsible for reviewing, analyzing, and adjusting Oracle booking history to support Customer distribution initiatives
• Reconciles Oracle and Anaplan Demand Plans to ensure one source of truth
• Support the development of demand planning tools, both within Anaplan and through Excel

Candidate Profile

• Education, Knowledge and Experience

Academic Degree:

• Bachelor's Degree required with preferred emphasis on data analytics, statistics or agribusiness.

Professional experience on the job:

• 5+ years

Professional experience on the functional area:

• 5+ Data Analytics, Agribusiness

Areas of experience:

• Data Analytics
• Agribusiness
• Tableau - Advanced
• SQL - Advanced
• Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook - Advanced

Preferred (other) Qualifications

• Excellent oral and written communications skills with the ability to communicate professionally and effectively at multiple levels inside the organization
• Strong track record of performing high impact business analysis and building useful data tools with tangible business results
• Strong storytelling - interpreting insights into a concise and compelling story others can embrace.
• Ability to design and undertake analytical projects leading to specific insights independently with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrates capacity to learn business processes to understand the importance of key metrics
• Ability to balance multiple work assignments, projects and daily operational activities is required
• Ability to navigate through Anaplan platform
• Preferred Experience working in Oracle platform
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, and collaborative environment with a diverse group of individuals
• Works well in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.