Demand Planner

At Hasbro, our mission is to entertain and connect generations of fans through the wonder of storytelling and exhilaration of play. We’re looking for adventurous and curious people who want to explore, experiment, and innovate to come up with the best ideas. Our culture has inspired our diverse team of highly skilled, highly creative, and highly committed individuals for 100 years and we believe the best is yet to come.
 

This role will be responsible for delivery of accurate and timely demand forecasts, achieving consensus through the DMR process enabling the market & Global supply chain operation to maximize Hasbro’s profit & customer service. This will include creating, phasing and maintaining a 24-month rolling consensus forecast in collaboration with internal partners such as Sales, Marketing, Finance and Management teams.  

The main goal is to maximize sales and service levels to our accounts, while minimizing inventory and obsolescence. This role will also be suggesting process improvements and efficiencies in demand planning process & capabilities.

A Day In The Life as a Demand Planner:

• Main responsibility is to maintain the Consensus Forecast at the product reference on a rolling 12 to 24-month basis for selected Business Units within the agreed demand planning tool.

• Generate and review baseline forecast using statistical models, causal models, and product life cycle patterns. Provide clear recommendation for an unconstrained demand forecast over all brands/items. Cleansing history.

• Work with Marketing to identify the products to be forecasted and convert annual Forecasts into phased forecasts, based on release dates and promotions (demand review conversations).
• Work with Sales to use customer plans and input into forecasting tools (demand review conversations).
• Create/share fact-based assumptions for potential demand outliers to challenge and align with Marketing /Sales input. Collect and challenge Sales and Market Intelligence for input into forecast.
• Contribute to Capacity Planning with demand forecast scenarios.
• Response for maintaining forecast and requisitions of product assortment waves based on requirements from Sales & Marketing.
•  Liaise with Market Supply planner to proactively communicate demand changes impacting inventory and service.

What You’ll Bring:

• Degree or equivalent experience in Supply Chain Management.
• 5 years experience in Demand Planning (highly skilled) 
• Experience with statistical modeling
• Experience in working with Business/Sales teams.
• Experience working in an international matrix environment 
• Proficient with Demand Planning Tools - Logility.  Power BI.
• Advanced Excel skills and analytical approach to data.
• Ability to effectively utilize tools to monitor performance and effectiveness.
• Continuous improvement & process optimization mindset.
• Strong communication and influencing skills. 
• Team player and thinker in terms of solutions derived from sound analysis.
• Flexible, self-starter with a high degree of independence.
• Excellent ability to work and communicate in multi-functional teams with multiple stakeholders. 

Hasbro’s world-class brands and talented people are our greatest assets. One of the ways we invest in you is through a competitive and contemporary benefits package. Your particular benefits package will depend on your position, location, local legal requirements, and years with the company. Here’s a look at what your benefits package may include: Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance, Half-day Fridays year-round, Paid Vacation Time and holidays, Generous 401(k) match, Paid Parental Leave, Team Hasbro Volunteer Program, Employee Giving and Matching Gifts Programs, Tuition Reimbursement, Toy Discounts and more!

Hasbro is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. We are committed to making all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, or any other legally protected status.