**We Create Products and Brands That People Trust to Clean, Sanitize, and Protect Their Homes, Pools, and Cars.** When you join KIK Consumer Products, you’re joining a team that cares about the work we do and also about each other. We bring exceptional brands and products to consumers that help them protect the health and wellness of their families and the cleanliness of their homes and pools. We are committed to building a culture of performance driven by accountability, collaboration, and agility that enables timely fact-based decision-making and exceptional execution with unwavering ethics. As one of North America’s largest independent manufacturers of consumer products, KIK helps a large portfolio of brands and retailers bring their products to life. **Your Role at KIK** The Demand Planner is responsible for developing the organizational demand plan for all products, customers, and sites. This high-visibility role will lead cross-functional interactions, historical data analysis, sales signals, customer and market trends, and statistical projections. **What You’ll Be Doing** + Work within an enterprise-scale demand planning application to provide SKU-level demand forecasts for production and distribution locations + Review historical sales trends and collect data from internal and external sources on factors known to affect demand + Drive forecast accuracy and bias performance improvement through a collaborative forecasting process leveraging point of sale data, Sales and Marketing input as well as historical trends + Continuously adapt demand plans based on changing information from diverse sources + Collaborate cross functionally on near- and long-term demand management process + Actively participate in S&OP meetings + Facilitate life cycle planning management to assist in proper ramp up and run out resulting in optimal service levels and reduced risk of waste + Report out forecast accuracy vs. target and bias vs. target + Maintain planning-related item master data in the ERP + Perform detailed reconciliations between systems; identify and correct any gaps is data flows Other Demand Management metrics as required + Performs all work in accordance with all established regulatory and compliance and safety requirements. + Other duties as assigned **What You’ll Bring** + Degree in in Supply Chain Management or Business Management preferred + CPIM or CSCP Certified or working towards certification preferred + Minimum 3 years of integrated supply chain experience from a strategic and tactical perspective + Ability to read trends, identify patterns, estimate the impact of known events, and generate accurate statistical models + Experience managing within a Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) or Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Organization + Extensive ERP experience and demand planning software knowledge is required; Kinaxis RapidResponse is preferred + Strong demand planning background in a multi-location network + Knowledge of demand planning best practices including statistical baseline and seasonal profile creation + Proven track record of driving metric-based organizations and results + Superior cross functional communication skills and influencing without authority **What You Will Get** KIK offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including health, wellness, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. You can plan for your future with KIK's retirement savings options including employer match. KIK also recognizes the importance of continuing education and offers Education Assistance to our employees to encourage continued personal development and growth. **About KIK** We create the products and brands that people trust to clean, sanitize, and protect their homes, pools, and cars. We are one of North America’s largest independent consumer product manufacturers with 16 North American manufacturing facilities. We also operate globally in Canada, Europe, and Australia. We are known for our portfolio of notable brands including Spic and Span® and Comet® cleaning products, Clorox® Pool&Spa™ (under license), BioGuard®, and Natural Chemistry® pool chemicals. We are also the #1 producer in North America of store-brand (“private label”) bleach and a leading private-label provider of laundry detergent and additives, dishwashing products, general-purpose cleaning, and other home care products. Our global team of over 2,300 employees drives our capabilities in product development, product formulation, strategic sourcing, manufacturing, packaging design, brand marketing, project management, quality assurance, compliance, distribution, and logistics. Our organization is constantly evolving and is driven by a set of “One KIK” values – a dedication to following through on commitments in a customer-focused, profit-motivated way; while never compromising on safety, ethics, or integrity. KIK is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. KIK does not discriminate against qualified applicants or employees based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, status in uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, genetic information or any other status protected by law. 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