Employee Type:
Full time
Location:
IL Oak Brook
Job Type:
Supply Chain Planning
Job Posting Title:
Demand Planning Lead - Process Steward
About Us:
TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.
Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values—Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.
What You Gain:
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Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period – you’re eligible from your first day!
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401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.
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Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).
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Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform – DevelopU – with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.
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An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.
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Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.
Job Description:
About the Role:
As a Demand Planning Lead: Process Steward, you’ll play an important role at our corporate office based in Oak Brook, IL. You will be responsible for developing and executing demand plans through collaboration with cross-functional teams while leveraging data and insights to align demand forecasts with business objectives, ensuring customer needs are met and optimizing supply chain operations.
You’ll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:
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Manage the Demand steps of the TreeHouse Foods Integrated Business Planning (IBP)/SIOP process for assigned categories to align cross-functionally on the demand plan each period.
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Develop and reconcile annual demand plans with business objectives.
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Use and maintain current demand-planning systems to create the best statistical forecast possible using established processes.
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Determine and communicate forecast range, with consensus demand, potential upside opportunity and downside risk, to the supply planners and business unit.
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Development and maintain system documentation, templates, user manuals, and training materials.
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Capture, analyze, and translate demand signals into forecast inputs in coordination with demand planners.
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Evaluate demand scenarios with consideration of end-to-end supply chain impacts.
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Serve as a subject matter expert and trainer for new hires in demand planning.
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Utilize and maintain demand-planning systems to generate accurate statistical forecasts using established methodologies.
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Collaborate with Supply Planning, Commercial Planning, and Business Units to optimize balance between market opportunities and supply constraints.
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Communicate demand forecasts, including consensus demand, upside opportunities, and downside risks, to supply planners and business units.
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Develop, monitor, and report on key forecasting metrics, ensuring continuous improvement in accuracy and efficiency.
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Work cross-functionally with Sales, Business Units, Supply Chain, and Customer Service to ensure alignment with company objectives.
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Identify opportunities for process enhancements and recommend solutions to improve operational efficiencies.
Important Details:
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This is a full-time, hybrid/on-site role on first shift, based in our Oak Brook, IL office.
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The anticipated compensation for this position ranges from $95,000 to $142,600 annually. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics and business or organizational needs. For certain roles, the successful candidate may be eligible for annual discretionary merit compensation award, bonus and equity pay.
You’ll fit right in if you have:
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Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Statistics, Operations Research, or a related field (preferred). APICS certification (preferred but not required).
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Five years of supply chain, production scheduling, material planning, or inventory-planning experience is required. A working knowledge of Sales, Inventory and Operations (SIOP) processes and procedures is strongly preferred. Understanding of statistical forecast principles.
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Possess ability to communicate professionally and effectively with all levels of the organization. Ability to effectively present information with various departments and employees.
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Ability to organize and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines. Strong analytical skills with the ability to communicate clearly verbally and in written form.
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Strong organizational/time management skills. Self-motivated with strong multitasking, analytical thinking, problem solving and leadership skills.
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Strong understanding of demand planning, supply planning, portfolio management processes, and enabling tools like analytics and process mapping.
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Expertise in leveraging technology, automation, and innovative tools to optimize demand planning, streamline forecasting, and align business practices.
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Proven ability to design, implement, and enhance workflows, success metrics, and documentation while driving standardization and continuous improvement.
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Strong collaboration and communication skills, ensuring stakeholder alignment, effective knowledge sharing, and the ability to manage high-pressure situations.
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Advanced capabilities in data analysis, scenario planning, risk assessment, and algorithm refinement to support strategic decision-making.
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Strong computer skills including knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Office, Power BI and SAP/ERP are preferred. Including the ability to access reports and data to utilize the information and make effective analytical decisions.
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Click on the “Apply” button or go directly to www.treehousefoods.com/careers to let us know you’re ready to join our team!
At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us “Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time”. TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact [email protected]
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What We Do
Rooted in tradition and built with a strategic vision, TreeHouse Foods provides private label food and beverage offerings to retail grocery and food away from home customers across North America.
TreeHouse’s branches extend across multiple product categories providing custom solutions for most of the leading grocery retailers and foodservice operators in the United States and Canada. Our growing product portfolio includes: Baked Goods, Condiments, Snacks, Meals and Beverage
Customers partner with TreeHouse to receive the best service, quality, and value for their custom brands. Our integrity, operational excellence, and market insights have made for a great view up here at TreeHouse and we like what we see on the horizon.
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