Demand Planner

• Full-time

Company Description

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. We are Making Possible™ products and solutions that help advance the industries we serve, providing branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste and mitigate loss, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency and better connect brands and consumers. We design and develop labeling and functional materials, radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital and offerings that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive — we employ approximately 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2025 were $8.9 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

Job Description

• Analyze historical sales data, market trends, and seasonal patterns to project future product demand.
• Work closely with Sales for upcoming promotions, product launches, or lost accounts.
• Maintain and update statistical forecasting models in specialized planning software (Capacity Model).
• Capacity & Resource PlanningTranslate the demand forecast into required production hours, machine capacity, labor hours, and material requirements.
• Perform Load vs. Capacity assessments to identify potential factory or supply chain bottlenecks before they happen.
• Help build contingency plans for peak seasons or sudden supply disruptions.Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Actively participate in monthly S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning) meetings to align different departments on a single operational plan.
• Performance TrackingTrack and improve Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), specifically Forecast Accuracy and Capacity Utilization rates.
• Reconcile variances where the actual output didn't match the original forecast.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Logistics, Business Analytics, or a related field.

Experience: Typically 1 to 4 years of experience in production scheduling, demand forecasting, or inventory planning

Technical Skills:Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, and complex formulas are daily essentials).

Familiarity with data visualization tools (like Power BI or Tableau) is a major plus.

Additional Information

Please send your resume via [email protected]

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