Sr. Demand Planner (Food/CPG)

W2 Contract Role. Job Title: Sr. Demand Planner (Customer Demand Planning) Duration: 06 Months contract with possible extension Location: East Hanover, NJ 07936 (Onsite)ExperienceLevel Entry Level Manager (5+ Years or work-related equivalent) Position Description-This is a key role in our Customer Demand Planning team and is crucial in supporting customer + location level forecasting, short term demand + horizon alignment, new item distribution and assortment forceasting, forecast reconcilation and cross functioal demand representation.Customer & Location Level Forecasting: support customer level Bottoms-Up demand forecasts for key customers (Food Service & E-comm), including regional and location-level oversight to ensure accuracy and alignment. Short Term Demand & Horizon Alignment: Manage near-term executional forecasts (0-13 Weeks) and support alignment to Lag 2 Month and Lag 5 Week forecasts across planning horizonMust Haves: Demand & Forecasting Experience APO System Functional knowledge preferred Strong analytical skills with advanced excel Proven ability to analyze forecast accuracy, bias, and error trends Ability to identify gaps between plan vs actuals and quantify Root causing Relationship & Influence Must have comfort in influence without authority Analytical & Forecasting Expertise (Must Have) Experience in having owned customer-level shipment forecasts in CPG, Foodservice or Omni Channel environment Strong understanding of demand drivers Proven ability to analyze forecast accuracy, bias, and error trends Ability to identify gaps between plan vs actuals and quantify Root causing Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, variance analysis) Preferred experience with APO planning system and Sales Force