Senior Demand Planning Specialist (Remote)

At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases.


At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.


Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers.


POSITION OVERVIEW:
Responsible for the accuracy and reliability of the Demand Plan for Nature’s Bounty in the US. This includes implementation of performance standards/operating procedures that affect the Demand Planning function; deployment of related demand planning tools/reports; and maintenance of demand forecast for the business unit. This individual will champion the Sales and Operations Planning Process (MBP - Monthly Business Planning), ensuring robust business processes and facilitating the interaction between Sales, Marketing, Finance and Operations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Generates and maintains a Demand Plan for the business unit at the levels (customer and product hierarchy & time) at which the decisions are taken, appropriately considering recent events.
  • Understands Demand Planning key performance metrics and targets.
  • Consistently improves Demand Plan Accuracy and drives out systematic forecast bias through detailed root cause analysis on past performance, maintaining an efficient learning log.
  • Effectively uses all Demand Planning system functionalities to enable an exception based management approach. Implement improvements to the Demand Planning processes and tools to deliver tangible benefits (e.g. time saving, efficiencies).
  • Contributes to the cross-functional planning activities according to best practices and ensures necessary preparation and follow up actions for the Monthly Business Planning meetings are completed in due time.
  • Makes recommendations on the baseline forecast for the business unit and defends the appropriate changes to the Consensus Demand Plan (CDP).
  • Captures, prioritizes and analyses forecast assumptions used in the consensus demand plan, such as Marketing and Sales events, customer, consumer and competitor information, product launches and related cannibalization with impact to the demand plan.
  • Analyses actual sales to Customers and sell-out (e.g. POS, if available) data to identify exceptional and un-forecasted activities, challenging the appropriate groups to help explain deviations to forecast. Use findings to drive timely and appropriate actions to minimize the impact of deviations from the Demand Plan.
  • Presents outcomes for the Monthly Business Planning process to leadership and get buy-in from the relevant stakeholders.
  • Through systematic reporting, ensures the latest Demand Plan is readily available to internal business partners as required.
  • Holds meetings with Sales to review past performance of key distributors and identify gaps/changes to their actual sales in vs their trace sales out.
  • Facilitate meetings with Sales to review upcoming contract wins/losses, identifying phasing, timing, run rate, quantity, etc and validating with Business Operations that actuals are coming in as planned. Clearly review what’s in the CDP with the broader commercial team for alignment and agreement, and work with Finance to identify which initiatives should be included in the DF.
  • Actively participates in Demand Planning functional meetings with other business units to share experiences and best practices.
  • Cascades knowledge of Demand Planning Best Practices and tools to other Demand planners, new hires and cross-functional teams.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • High School Diploma Required, Bachelor’s Degree in related field is strongly preferred.
  • At least 4 years of experience in one of the functions is strongly preferred: Demand & Supply Planning; Supply Chain Development; Procurement; Physical Logistics; Costumer Service; Sales & Marketing; Finance.
  • Planning experience in the area of demand planning.

SKILLS:
  • Proven ability to influence others.
  • Demand Planning and statistical forecasting techniques.
  • Experience of implementing processes and systems to improve organization and working methods.
  • Strong analytical aptitude with a proven ability to analyze/interpret data and build quantitative models of business problems.
  • Excellent oral and written skills, organizational and time-management abilities, effective inter-personal skills, and the ability to work with personnel at all organizational levels.
  • Flexibility and adaptability to the demands and requirements of a fast-paced environment with multiple demands and priorities.
  • Creative thinking skills with emphasis on developing innovative solutions to complex problems.

#LI-EF1


Salary: $90,003.00 to $120,935.00 per year


Bonus Eligibility: Yes


The pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at top of range.


Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at


It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.

To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.


The Nestlé Companies are equal employment opportunity employers. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at accommodations@nestle.com or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467.


This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.


Review our applicant privacy notice before applying at


Job Requisition: 417636

Back to blog

Other Jobs To Apply

SAP MDG Enterprise Asset Management Functional Consultant Remote / Telecommute Jobs

ServiceNow Functional Lead 102420 Remote / Telecommute Jobs

Virtual Performance Integration Manager - GM Defense

REMOTE: Insurance Sales Representative

Virtual Health Technician II

English Screener

Clinical Application Specialist - Digital Implementation Services

Incident Response Consultant (Remote)

Staff Embedded Software Engineer, Virtualization

Field Medical Advisor, Oncology

Manager, Training Delivery (Remote)

Director, Creator & Affiliate Marketing

Senior AI Solutions Architect (RapidScale) (Remote)

Security Consulting Engineer(Remote)

Supervisor Employee Services Contact Center - REMOTE

Bilingual Spanish Part Time Retail Sales Consultant

Lead Strategist Project Based

Account Executive, SMB Team Sales - Miami, FL

[Remote] Senior Data Product Manager, CMC Digital

US Director of Medical Affairs (US DMA) – Infectious Diseases and Vaccines (Respiratory), Remote

Senior Product Service Specialist - Water Heaters (Remote - US Only - Must Reside in the Central ...

Lead Graphic Designer, Accessories (Remote)

Boeing Virtual Information Session - Fall 2026 [Remote]

Remote Operator (Spring, TX)

Marcus by Goldman Sachs, Complaints Specialist, Richardson, TX/Draper, UT

Staff Software Engineer at Block, Inc.: 100% Remote (New York, NY)

Community College Veterans Information Session with Bank of America

Principal Technical Writer - Customer Onboarding

CONFIGURATION SPECIALIST(MONDAY.COM)

Azure and GitHub Consultant

Finance Manager, Marketing

Amex Work From Home Jobs

Work From Home Jobs At Walmart $24/Hour

The Walt Disney Company is hiring: Remote Spanish Sports Video Content Creator i

Junior/Mid AI Video Artist (Full Remote - Worldwide)

Data Entry Clerk Work From Home - Part-Time Focus Group Participants (Up To $750/Week)

Online Typing Jobs (Remote Position)

SE Region for CDL A Drivers. Top 50% Avg. $81,172

Accounting Assistant 2- Invoice Processing Specialist (Remote)

Remote Out of Office Position / Data Entry (Hiring Immediately)

English Tutor (Private) | TeachMe.To

Call Center Service Advocate I - Remote - Full-time

Call Center Representative Agent Work From Home - Part-Time Focus Group Panelist

Warehouse/Inventory Specialist

Caregiver for 18yr old (1F0186G)

Sr. Director of Content Intelligence & Tech PM (Remote)

-Hiring Entry-Level Remote Job| Flexible Schedule | Apply Today

Remote Video Editor: Social-first Storytelling Pro

Manager - Healthcare Quality - Project Management (IC)

Remote Presentation Designer — Brand Storyteller Job at NIKE, Inc. in New York

Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

This is what this question poses: When do you focus and start working seriously? What are the hours you work optimally? Are you a night owl? A morning bird? Remote teams can be made up of people working on different shifts and around the world, so you won't necessarily be stuck in the 9-5 schedule if it's not for you...

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

When you're working on a remote team, there's no way to chat in the hallway between meetings or catch up on the latest project during an office carpool. Therefore, virtual communication will be absolutely essential to get your work done...

3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

Many people want to work remotely because of the flexibility it allows. You can work anywhere and at any time of the day...

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

With this question, companies are looking to see what equipment they may need to provide you with and to verify how aware you are of what remote working could mean for you physically and logistically...

5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

Several years ago, I was working in a team to plan a big event. My supervisor made us all work as a team before the big day. One of our activities has been to find out how each of us processes information...

6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

Or you may receive even more specific questions, such as: What's on your calendar? Do you plan blocks of time to do certain types of work? Do you have an open calendar that everyone can see?...

7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

Just like your schedule, how you track files and other information is very important. After all, everything is digital!...

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

The day I watched Marie Forleo's film separating the important from the urgent, my life changed. Not all remote jobs start fast, but most of them are...

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

Just as communication is essential when working remotely, so is organization. Because you won't have those opportunities in the elevator or a casual conversation in the lunchroom, you should take advantage of the little time you have in a video or phone conference...

10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?

This is a great question because it shows your comfort level with technology, which is very important for a remote worker because you will be working with technology over time...