Demand Planning
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DeLallo
Mount Pleasant, PA, US
Summary
The Grocery Demand & Supply Planner is responsible for developing and managing demand forecasts and supply plans across grocery SKUs to align sales expectations with inventory and financial strategies. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams including Sales, Marketing, and Operations to ensure effective execution of the end-to-end supply chain.
Job Description
Job Details: Level: Experienced, Job Location: Corporate Office - Mount Pleasant, PA, Position Type: Salary, Education Level: 4 Year Degree, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Travel Percentage: Occasional Travel, Job Shift: Day, Job Category: Supply Chain, Demand & Supply Planner - Grocery
Job Summary
The Grocery Demand & Supply Planner is responsible for developing, managing, and continuously improving demand forecasts and supply plans across grocery SKUs and programs. This role plays a critical part in aligning sales expectations with purchasing, inventory, and financial strategies across defined planning horizons.
This individual partners closely with Sales and Purchasing to build accurate, time-phased demand plans, while collaborating with Marketing, Finance, and Logistics to ensure effective execution across the end-to-end supply chain. This role requires both strategic oversight and hands-on execution in a fast-paced, high-growth Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) environment.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain demand forecasts across weekly, monthly, and seasonal planning horizons
Translate sales inputs, promotional plans, and market trends into accurate, data-driven forecasts
Partner with Sales and Marketing to incorporate customer programs, promotions, and new product launches into demand plans
Collaborate with Purchasing and Operations to convert demand forecasts into executable supply and procurement plans
Build and manage supply plans aligned with supplier lead times, production constraints, and distribution requirements
Lead or support monthly demand review and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) / Integrated Business Planning processes
Monitor forecast accuracy and continuously refine forecasting models and assumptions
Analyze POS data, shipment history, promotional lift, and seasonality to improve forecast performance
Balance service levels, inventory turns, and shrink/spoilage, particularly in perishable categories
Identify risks and opportunities (e.g., demand variability, supply disruptions) and recommend mitigation strategies
Partner with Finance to align forecasts with budgets, revenue targets, and financial plans
Coordinate with Logistics to ensure plans are operationally feasible
Maintain data integrity across forecasting systems and tools
Qualifications: Education & Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, Statistics, or a related field preferred but not required
Professional certifications are a plus:
APICS / ASCM CPIM (Certified in Production & Inventory Management)
APICS / ASCM CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professional)
IBF CPF (Certified Professional Forecaster)
Experience
5+ years of experience in demand planning, supply chain planning, or forecasting within a CPG environment (food industry preferred)
Experience managing SKU-level forecasts across multiple retailers and sales channels
Experience supporting or leading S&OP / Integrated Business Planning processes
Proven experience collaborating cross-functionally with:
Sales
Marketing
Finance
Operations
Vendors and external partners
Experience with new product launches and promotional forecasting
Experience working with retailer POS data (e.g., Nielsen, IRI, or retailer portals)
Technical Skills
Advanced Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, Power Query, forecasting models)
Experience with demand planning or ERP systems (e.g., SAP, NetSuite, Oracle)
Strong analytical capability with the ability to interpret:
POS data
Shipment history
Promotional lift
Seasonal trends
Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI) preferred
Leadership & Business Skills
Ability to lead monthly demand review meetings and contribute to S&OP processes
Strong cross-functional leadership, particularly with Sales and Marketing teams
Ability to translate sales pipeline and promotional activity into statistical forecasts
Experience managing and improving forecast accuracy metrics
Ability to balance customer service levels, inventory investment, and operational constraints
Capable of mentoring others and helping build demand planning capabilities across the organization
Industry Knowledge
Strong understanding of food CPG dynamics, including:
Retailer replenishment processes and lead times
Promotional calendars and trade spend management
Shelf resets and product lifecycle management
Perishability and shelf-life considerations
Co-manufacturing and supplier constraints
Additional Attributes
Hands-on and comfortable building and adjusting forecasts directly
Able to work effectively with imperfect or incomplete data
Strong partnership mindset with sales leaders and key account managers
Comfortable managing rapid SKU growth and innovation pipelines in a dynamic environment
Ability to help scale processes and develop team capabilities as the organization grows
The George DeLallo Company was founded with the ideals of offering true authentic Italian foods with integrity and consistency. In the mid-1940s, Mr. George DeLallo began selling Italian grocery items door-to-door in the immigrant neighborhoods of Western Pennsylvania. In 1954, he and his wife Madeline established a grocery store in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, which specialized in authentic Italian foods. Soon after, they began to develop and sell traditional Italian products under the DeLallo name.
As the years progressed, the retail and wholesale businesses grew. In the 1980s, DeLallo pioneered the olive and antipasti bar concept, which has become a staple of grocery stores around the U.S. and has revolutionized the American consumer’s experience of table olives and antipasti.
Today, DeLallo’s original Jeannette retail store remains a vibrant and beloved part of the community and DeLallo products are distributed throughout the country. Whether it is found on traditional Italian grocery items such as olive oil, pasta, vinegars and tomatoes, or on our complete line of cured olives and antipasti, the DeLallo label guarantees consumers authenticity, integrity, and consistency.
Founded
1950
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Food and Beverage Manufacturing
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Mount Pleasant, PA
The George DeLallo Company was founded with the ideals of offering true authentic Italian foods with integrity and consistency. In the mid-1940s, Mr. George DeLallo began selling Italian grocery items door-to-door in the immigrant neighborhoods of Western Pennsylvania. In 1954, he and his wife Madeline established a grocery store in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, which specialized in authentic Italian foods. Soon after, they began to develop and sell traditional Italian products under the DeLallo name.
As the years progressed, the retail and wholesale businesses grew. In the 1980s, DeLallo pioneered the olive and antipasti bar concept, which has become a staple of grocery stores around the U.S. and has revolutionized the American consumer’s experience of table olives and antipasti.
Today, DeLallo’s original Jeannette retail store remains a vibrant and beloved part of the community and DeLallo products are distributed throughout the country. Whether it is found on traditional Italian grocery items such as olive oil, pasta, vinegars and tomatoes, or on our complete line of cured olives and antipasti, the DeLallo label guarantees consumers authenticity, integrity, and consistency.
Founded
1950
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Food and Beverage Manufacturing
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Mount Pleasant, PA
