Demand Planning Associate

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🕒 July 27

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $60k - $80k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

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Ancient Crunch Inc.

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2022

🍽️ Food & Beverage

🏭 Manufacturing

👥 B2C

Food & Beverage • Manufacturing • B2C

Ancient Crunch Inc. is a snack maker focused on healthier pantry staples; makers of MASA Chips and promoting “snacks that are healthy by default. ” The company positions itself as replacing America’s pantry with better-for-you snacks and has retail placement at stores like Erewhon. Ancient Crunch emphasizes food manufacturing of snack products targeted at consumers seeking healthier alternatives.

📋 Description

• Build and maintain baseline statistical forecasts at the SKU/customer/channel level using demand planning software in Vividly / Web Integrated. • Incorporate promotional plans, new item launches, distribution changes, and seasonality into consensus forecasts. • Conduct monthly forecast review cycles in partnership with Sales, Marketing and Supply Chain stakeholders. • Monitor and analyze forecast accuracy and drive continuous improvement initiatives. • Partner with Account Managers and Retail Marketing to capture retailer-level demand signals and promotional calendars. • Align with Supply Planning on inventory positioning, safety stock, and replenishment strategies. • Support the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), preparing pre-read materials and facilitating monthly demand review meetings. • Collaborate with Finance partners on volume-to-revenue bridging and financial forecast alignment. • Analyze POS/syndicated data (IRI, Nielsen, SPINS) alongside shipment and order data to identify demand trends and anomalies. • Develop and maintain dashboards and KPI reporting for forecast accuracy, fill rate, and inventory health. • Identify root causes of forecast deviations and communicate findings with recommended corrective actions. • Support new SKU launch forecasting by leveraging analogous item history, customer commitments, and market sizing inputs in conjunction with your sales planning partner. • Track post-promotional performance versus plan and apply learnings to future cycles. • Identify opportunities to enhance forecast modeling, data inputs, and planning workflows. • Support system implementations and upgrades related to demand planning tools. • Document standard operating procedures.

🎯 Requirements

• 1–3 years of experience in demand planning, supply chain, sales analytics, or a related CPG function. • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, scenario modeling); experience with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau) a plus. • Exposure to demand planning or ERP systems. • Familiarity with syndicated data platforms (IRI/Circana, Nielsen, SPINS). • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail. • Clear communicator with the ability to present data insights to non-technical stakeholders. • Experience supporting an S&OP or IBP process in a CPG, food & beverage, or FMCG environment (preferred).

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance • A health and wellness-focused culture • All the chips you can eat!