Category Demand Planner Piscataway, NJ

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Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care Personal Care Home Care Skin Care and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive a caring innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people their pets and our planet. Guided by our core valuesCaring Inclusive and Courageouswe foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together lets build a brighter healthier future for all.

Ready to Shape the Future of Fresh
At Colgate-Palmolive we bring confidence and smiles to millions of homes every single day. From the legendary zesty scent of Irish Spring to the comforting suds of Softsoap and the reliable all-day confidence of Speed Stick our Personal Care portfolio is stacked with household mainstays.

We are looking for a commercially-minded data-driven Demand Planner to step up as the operational conductor behind these iconic this high visibility role you wont just look at numbers in a spreadsheet youll be the master conductor aligning Sales Marketing and Supply Chain. You will read the pulse of the market harness cutting edge demand sensing tools and make sure that when millions of consumers reach for their favorite body wash or deodorant its right there on the shelf waiting for them. If you thrive at the intersection of market strategy advanced analytics and cross functional leadership this is your stage.

Your Day to Day and The Future
Craft and maintain a detailed rolling 024 month demand plan that captures market trends promotional spikes and long-term business goals.

Keep our statistical forecasting models razor-sharp. Run exception reviews cleanse historical data and tune out the noise to keep our demand data pristine.

Partner closely with Customer Development Brand Marketing and Fulfillment Planning teams to turn real-time market intelligence into actionable forecasts.

Play a starring role in the monthly Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process driving alignment across functions to land a single high-conviction demand plan.

Establish initial forecasts for game-changing New Product Innovations (NPIs) track early launch signals and manage smooth seamless transitions for product sunsetting/SKU rollouts.

Utilize advanced demand-sensing capabilities to catch short-term market shifts demand spikes and consumer trends before they hit the radar.

Drive top-tier forecast accuracy dive deep into root causes when variances happen and implement smart lasting solutions.

Be a champion for continuous improvementintroducing new planning tools streamlining workflows and elevating the Demand Planning function.

Engage with Supply Planning to optimize our response to supply and demand volatility.