Why Work for KeHE?:

Full-time

Pay Range: $71,033.00/Yr. - $88,791.00/Yr.

Shift Days: , Shift Time:

Benefits on Day 1

Health/Rx

Dental

Vision

Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)

Supplemental life insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Paid sick time

Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)

Employee stock ownership (ESOP)

Vacation pay for company designated holidays

Overview:

Good people, working with good people, for our common good.

Sound good?

KeHE-a natural, organic, specialty and fresh food distributor-is all about "good" and is growing, so there's never been a more exciting time to join our team. If you're enthusiastic about working in an environment with a people-first culture and an organization committed to good living, good food and good service, we'd love to talk to you!

Primary Responsibilities:

The Promotional Demand Planner is responsible for supporting the promotional forecasting process executed through the Connect Order Management and Advanced Order Management systems. This role provides functional and in-depth support  of the promotional forecasting process and systems to enable seamless and efficient executing of these processes. Additionally, this role supports the RPA and PowerApps applications that support the promotional forecasting process.

Essential Functions:

DUTIES, TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Drive results towards company and demand specific KPIs (outbound fill rate, promotional execution, inventory turnover, and spoils).

Works closely with cross functional groups including Replenishment, Key Accounts/Vendors, and IT to ensure successful execution of promotional plans.

Serve as subject matter expert for the Promotional Demand Planning function.

Collaborate with the internal & external business partners to insure alignment between promotional forecast and execution.

Identify Promotional Demand Planning system and process opportunities for improvement.

Supports key projects, including, but not limited to customer moves/on-boardings, DC openings and seasonal planning.

Leverage large sets of data from multiple sources to provide timely, meaningful, and actionable insights for the business around promotions.

Continuous improvement mindset with a bias to action.

Ability to provide the correct level of data/analysis and tailor messaging to both internal and external business partners.

Supports the constrained item process to ensure customers get fair share of inventory during times of limited supply.

Supports the Reduced Product Requirement process to effectively manage product need reductions.

Supports the RPA and PowerApps processes that enable effective and efficient promotional demand processing.

Applies problem solving and analytical skills to identify, communicate, and provide support to our customers.

Demonstrates a strong ability to own objectives, overcome challenges and become a deeply knowledgeable expert in a target subject area.

Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude:

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Ability to draw conclusions and make recommendations from incomplete data sets.

Effective communication skills and the ability to influence without direct reports.

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills using advanced formulas, VLOOKUP’s, Pivot Tables, PowerPivot, Power Query, etc.

Must be intellectually curious with a passion for learning new things.

Must be a change agent and not change averse.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

BA/BS in Supply Chain, Business, Economics, Engineering or related field preferred.

3-5 years of forecasting, demand planning, or sales analysis experience in a high SKU count, slow movement environment.

Experience utilizing RPA and PowerApps in automating and making processes more efficient.

Strong analytical skills with demonstrated success organizing, analyzing and accurately interpreting large amounts of data.

Requisition ID:

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Equal Employer Opportunity Statement:

KeHE Distributors provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or faith, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training as well as the administration of all Human Resources and Talent Acquisition processes.