Regional Demand Planner - Americas - Water Solutions

At DuPont, we are working on things that matter; whether it's providing clean water to more than a billion people on the planet, producing materials that are essential in everyday technology devices from smartphones to electric vehicles, or protecting workers around the world.
If you would like to be a part of a premier multi-industrial company that is delivering sustainable solutions that bring real purpose and value, of a company with collaborative spirit because it believes that we work best when we work together as a team and values the diversity of thought, then DuPont is the company for you!
We are excited to share that on May 22, 2024, DuPont announced plans to separate(1) into three industry-leading, independent publicly traded companies.
This strategic move will create focused businesses with distinct investment profiles.
We believe the proposed separations will create opportunities for all three future companies to better serve their customers and unlock long-term value for stakeholders.
This process is expected to take 18-24 months from the date of announcement to complete.
We are committed to supporting our employees throughout this transition and ensuring a smooth and successful separation process.
We look forward to welcoming new talent who are interested in contributing to the continued success and growth of our evolving organization.
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Have the Opportunity to chart your own course, challenge yourself, and acquire new capabilities to build a rewarding and fulfilling career.
We reward employees with competitive pay and incentives to recognize skills, competencies, and contributions to business results.
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Get to know our Purpose and make it yours by bringing innovations to market that improve the world, share a commitment to sustainability that makes our planet better and give back to communities in which we work and live.
DuPont Water Solutions is seeking a Regional Demand Planner to support forecast and sales outlook processes for both North and South America.
Key Responsibilities:

Generation of 24mo Forecast using multi-view approach.
Forecasting Strategy – Identify and collaborate on changes to demand strategy relative to market and business changes, including demand pattern changes, seasonal influences and shifts in business focus.
Forecasting policies - Shape and refine forecasting policies to support business needs and system capabilities.
Co-ownership of Salesforce.com (CRM) opportunity pipeline integrity and trends, along with Regional Commercial Director (RCD).
Lead monthly customer forecast collection in a way that does not overload the Sales team.
Consolidate and interpret information from multiple demand inputs, including Salesforce opportunities, statistical models, marketing strategic plans, and commercial/customer forecasts.
Challenge, align, and document key demand assumptions to build the consensus forecast.
Use leading and lagging indicators to pressure test forecast assumptions.
Understand market environment and dynamics that impact the demand plan.
Identify and document risks and upsides to the consensus forecast.
Support the monthly Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process.
Follow the workday calendar for loading forecast into APO (ERP) and preparing for Global Demand Review.
Ensure Americas Business Leadership are informed of key demand trends and implications.
Act as a trusted key leadership partner on behalf of Americas region to other functional leaders (Marketing, Finance, Product Management, Supply Chain etc.)
Identify gaps in the plan that require escalation.
Perform what-if scenarios (simulations) to resolve demand/supply imbalances and equip business leadership to make educated decisions.
Propose solutions to achieve business targets.
Monitor and respond to deviations in forecast KPIs and produce improvement resolutions.
Active participation in short- and long-term sales outlook processes.
Support the annual process to create and propose a regional Profit Objective/Business Plan for the upcoming year.
Collaborate with Regional Commercial Director (RCD) and Regional Enablement Leader (REL) to support a weekly pulse outlook for current quarter revenue.
Assist the commercial team to generate a monthly CY Sales Outlook, overlaying supply constraints and risks on unconstrained forecast.
Lead continuous improvement activities focused on growth and demand generation.
Demand segmentation - Continually assess and improve the demand segmentation framework to determine companywide approach to forecasting of different demand types (e.g., high volume, low volume, high volatility, seasonal, specific customers, segments)

Forecast model usage & back testing - Help identify, assess and implement best in class forecast models & techniques for different demand types; conduct back testing regularly to refine approaches

Support effort to shift organization to Demand Generation culture, supporting improved business performance.
Utilize key working relationships across multiple functions in the business to facilitate and support improvement opportunities; including in reporting, analytics, inventory strategies, profit reviews etc.
Qualifications:

BS degree in Engineering, Science, Supply Chain, Business, or related field.
Preferred experience with APO, Excel, Power BI, Salesforce.com, and statistical models (like ForecastPro).
Analytical Skills – creating insights/decisions from large datasets using Excel or PBI.
Effective verbal and written communication skills

Influence leader – able to inspire others to accept change and take action

Cultivates innovation through creative ideas and taking calculated risks

Execution focus – self-accountable for driving fast results, entrepreneurial spirit

Ability to collaborate effectively across functions, geographies, and levels in the organization and build positive working relationships with coworkers and internal customers.
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(1)The separation transactions are subject to satisfaction of customary conditions, including final approval by DuPont's Board of Directors, receipt of tax opinion from counsel, the filing and effectiveness of Form 10 registration statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, applicable regulatory approvals, and satisfactory completion of financing.
_ _For further discussion of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could impact the achievement, expected timing and intended benefits of the separation transactions, see DuPont's announcement (http://www.dupont.com/news/dupont-announces-plan-to-separate-into-three-independent-publicly-traded-companies.html) .