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We are seeking a strategic and results-driven Global Demand Planning Manager to oversee and optimize our global demand forecasting process. The goal of this role is to ensure a fully vetted, reconciled, and accurate demand forecast feeds into the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process. This position requires close collaboration with sales, finance, and production teams across five core regions: North America, LATAM, Europe, India/Middle East, and APAC. The Global Demand Planning Manager is also responsible for implementing and maintaining a streamlined process where all forecast data is consultable in a centralized space for decision-making. The Global Demand Planning Manager keeps a helicopter view at all time on the global product demand. You will play a key role in the global roll-out of the S&OP process.

What you’ll do as a Global Demand Planning Manager:

+ Demand Forecasting:

+ Lead the global demand planning process to develop accurate, consensus-based demand forecasts across all regions and product lines.

+ Collaborate with regional demand, sales, finance, and production teams to gather and consolidate forecast inputs.

+ Ensure that demand forecasts are fully vetted, reconciled, and ready for input into the S&OP process.

+ Review and adjust demand plans based on market trends, historical data, sales targets, and inventory levels.

+ S&OP Process Integration:

+ Serve as the key demand planning input for the global S&OP process, working closely with the Global S&OP Manager to ensure alignment.

+ Communicate demand forecasts to key stakeholders, including sales, production, and finance teams, to ensure synchronized planning.

+ Ensure that any discrepancies or forecast adjustments are addressed promptly and integrated into the S&OP cycle.

+ Centralized Forecast Management Platform:

+ Establish and maintain a centralized platform where all regional demand forecasts are stored and consultable in real-time.

+ Implement and continuously improve demand planning tools and systems to ensure data integrity and accessibility.

+ Ensure that demand forecast data is consistently available and up to date for decision-making across the organization.

+ Process Implementation and Continuous Improvement:

+ Design and implement a standardized global demand planning process, ensuring consistency across all regions.

+ Regularly review the effectiveness of the demand planning process and identify areas for improvement.

+ Develop key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure forecast accuracy, and lead initiatives to improve forecast reliability and efficiency.

+ Collaboration and Stakeholder Management:

+ Work closely with regional demand, sales and finance teams to ensure alignment on demand planning assumptions and inputs.

+ Collaborate with production teams to ensure that demand forecasts align with production capacities and inventory strategies.

+ Ensure effective communication between all stakeholders to support an integrated and balanced approach to demand forecasting.

+ Software selection

+ We are in the process of selecting a global software tool for demand planning.

+ The Demand Planning Manager is responsible to lead this effort and to ensure it covers all demand planning needs for the globe.

+ Travel Requirements:

+ Regular travel (10%) in the first year, followed by occasional travel (up to 5%) to regional offices to facilitate demand planning meetings and ensure alignment with regional teams.

We’re looking for a Global Demand Planning Manager with:

+ Education:

+ Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.

+ Experience:

+ 7-10 years of experience in demand planning, supply chain management, or a related field, preferably within a multinational company.

+ Experience working with cross-functional teams and in a global, matrixed environment is highly desirable.

+ Skills:

+ Expertise in demand planning, forecasting methodologies, and supply chain management.

+ Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.

+ Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams.

+ Proficiency in demand planning and forecasting tools, including ERP systems (e.g., SAP) and advanced Power BI and Excel skills.

+ Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus.

+ Personal Attributes:

+ Highly detail-oriented, with a focus on data accuracy and consistency.

+ Strategic thinker with the ability to see the big picture while managing the finer details of the demand planning process.

+ Proactive problem-solver with a strong drive for continuous improvement.

+ Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Benefits You Can Expect from Cartamundi:

+ Great pay

+ Bonuses, including referral

+ 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6%

+ Health, dental, and vision insurance starting day one

+ HSA (Health Savings Account) with company contribution and FSA (Flexible Spending Account)

+ Company paid Life insurance amount of 1x your annual salary

+ Company paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

+ Paid time off

+ Paid holidays

+ Tuition reimbursement

+ Monthly engagement activities and giveaways

+ Employee discounts on daycare, gym memberships, travel, and much more!

Working conditions:

+ The role primarily involves working in an office environment, with occasional travel to regional hubs for demand planning meetings and alignment sessions.

+ The position offers the opportunity to play a critical role in shaping the global demand planning process and ensuring the success of the company’s S&OP initiatives.

+ This is a hybrid position is based in our Erlanger, KY facility. May be fully remote if candidate has exceptional qualifications.

Apply today and discover the magic of making a difference at Cartamundi!

Cartamundi does not discriminate based on race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities. This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that your employer has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact DHS dhs.gov/e-verify (file:///C%3A/Users/Christina.Matias/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/5VRH590W/dhs.gov/e-verify) .

Candidates must be 18 years old to work for Cartamundi. No agencies please. No sponsorship available.

About Cartamundi:

At Cartamundi, we're all united by our common belief that world is better with play. Play is what keeps us going, and it always has been our greatest motivation. That's why we live different and play different. To us, it is not just an activity. It is a guiding mindset that reminds us to have fun, to be fair, to connect with people – across cultures and generations – and to embrace shared experiences.

We are a worldwide leader in playing cards and in “play” solutions.

Our owned brand portfolio includes a suite of heritage brands which go back as far as 1848, including global brands like Bicycle®, HRO®, Bee®, Copag®, Shuffle® and many locally loved brands. These brands combine craftsmanship with innovation as the basis for their continued relevance and positive contribution to the local communities that love and use these brands.

At Cartamundi, we have significant expertise in printing; our presses have been running since 1765. Today, our company has become the largest playing cards and board game manufacturer in the world and the trusted partner of leading toy companies. We make well-known brands such as Monopoly®, Uno®, Magic: The Gathering®, Guess Who ®, Pokémon®, Trivial Pursuit® every day.

As we look into the future and how entertainment evolves, we are bringing the digital world to the physical world and vice versa. We have a dedicated team of experts that is looking into future technologies, products, applications that can get our consumers and communities to truly live different and play different.

We are still a family-owned company with headquarters in Belgium and have a global network of 16 manufacturing facilities, 6 design centers, 1 digital studio and 1 global R&D center.