Manager, Demand Planning Excellence

Position Snapshot

Business areas: Nestlé Canada

Job title: Manager, Demand Planning Excellence

Location: North York, ON located at 25 Sheppard Ave W, North York, ON M2N 6S8; Hybrid

A little bit about us

While Nestlé is known for KitKat, Gerber, Nescafe, and Häagen-Dazs, our recipe for success comes down to one thing: our people. We strive to lead a people-focused culture that empowers employees to bring their authentic selves to work each day. There are 3,000+ members of Nestlé Canada celebrated for taking action using agility, courage, and trust to find solutions that benefit the business or greater good. We’re a team of changemakers, who are curious and challenge the status quo, that take risks that will help drive us forward. Our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you. We know that empowerment leads to strong employee engagement, a great work culture, and motivated employees.

Position Summary

At Nestlé Canada, we are looking for a Manager, Demand Planning Excellence to lead and elevate demand planning capabilities across the organization.

In this role, you will drive enterprise-wide demand planning performance, ensuring high-quality forecasting and continuous improvement across all business units. You will play a key role in standardizing processes, driving improvements through the S&OP, S&OE management processes, positioning the organization for long-term success.

Note: This position is an existing vacancy.

A day in the life of an Manager, Demand Planning Excellence:

Demand Planning Performance & Process Excellence

• Lead and support demand planning activities across all categories and business units
• Drive improvements in key KPIs, including forecast accuracy (DPA), customer service levels (COF), bias, and waste reduction
• Identify and implement best practices to standardize and optimize demand planning processes
• Reduce manual work and drive automation and simplification initiatives
• Own and support enterprise demand planning processes within S&OP and S&OE frameworks
• Facilitate cross-functional alignment and drive effective decision-making
• Partner with stakeholders to improve planning cycle efficiency and outcomes

Data, Reporting & Insights

• Develop and deliver high-quality KPI reporting and performance analysis
• Monitor demand planning performance and identify root causes for gaps
• Provide actionable insights and partner with stakeholders to implement improvement plans

Tools & Digital Enablement

• Support evaluation and implementation of demand planning tools and systems (e.g., OMP, SAS)
• Collaborate with Digital Acceleration teams to enhance planning capabilities
• Contribute to digital transformation initiatives within supply chain planning

Capability Building & Collaboration

• Provide training, mentorship, and support to the demand planning community
• Foster knowledge sharing and adoption of best practices across teams
• Partner with Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Operations stakeholders

What will make you successful?

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related field
• 3–5 years of experience in demand/supply planning or related supply chain roles
• Experience working with S&OP / S&OE processes
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data
• Experience with demand planning systems (e.g., OMP, SAP)
• Knowledge of end-to-end supply chain processes and planning frameworks
• Experience with reporting and analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, SAP BW)

Preferred Skills

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across functions
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and drive alignment
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate insights into action
• Strong project management and organizational skills in a fast‑paced environment

We have a friendly, supportive team with a coaching and mentoring environment. There are real opportunities for future development and progression – this really could be a move towards the exciting opportunity to drive strategy and build a marketing career with the leader in Food & Beverage.

• Comprehensive total rewards benefits package including Health and Dental benefits that start on day one of employment
• Company matched pension plan
• Three weeks of Vacation and five personal days (Personal Paid Holidays)
• Flexible and hybrid work arrangements
• Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company
• Access to Educational Assistance & Tuition Reimbursement
• Access to the Discount Company store with Nestlé, Nespresso, and Purina products (Located across various Nestle offices/sites)
• Additional discounts on a variety of products and services offered by our preferred vendors and partnerships

At Nestle Canada, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation and job posting practices. This position offers a competitive salary within the range specified above, in compliance with Ontario's pay transparency regulations

What you need to know

We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

Nestlé Canada is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. We welcome qualified applicants to bring their diverse and unique experiences as a result of their education, perspectives, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process.