WestRock
The Opportunity:
The Demand Planning Senior Analyst is responsible for producing an unconstrained demand plan for a defined customer portfolio and geographic region(s) within the Smurfit Westrock Corrugated Packaging division. This role combines advanced analytics, cross-functional collaboration, and strategic insight to support integrated business planning and long-term growth. The Demand Planning Sr. Analyst directly impacts supply plans, inventory optimization, customer service levels, and working capital performance by ensuring accurate and actionable demand forecasts.
The Demand Planning Senior Analyst reports directly to the Senior Director of Supply Chain and collaborates closely with the Demand Planning Center of Excellence (CoE).
Responsibilities:
Develop and align monthly demand forecasts for a 1-24-month horizon, ensuring accuracy and alignment with key stakeholders.
Work closely with Demand Planning and Supply Chain Leadership to validate inputs, run scenario models, and recommend improvements to forecast accuracy and bias.
Facilitate monthly demand review meetings with cross-functional stakeholders, presenting forecast insights, key performance indicators, and strategic recommendations to senior business leaders to support data-driven decision-making.
Deliver actionable insights through data analysis and KPI reporting to support business decisions and continuous improvement.
Analyze historical sales trends, market dynamics, and customer behavior to inform statistical forecast models and improve demand signal accuracy.
Contribute to the continuous improvement and refinement of IBP processes, ensuring alignment between demand, supply, and financial planning.
Support the implementation of unified planning tools and processes aligned with the enterprise strategy.
Required Experience:
Bachelor\u2019s degree in supply chain, Business Analytics, Statistics, or related field.
5+ years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, or supply chain analytics; manufacturing or industrial environment preferred.
Proficiency in advanced planning systems (e.g., o9, Blue Yonder, Kinaxis) and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI).
Strong analytical skills with experience in statistical forecasting and scenario modeling.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Experience with S&OP or Integrated Business Planning processes.
Analytical and able to logically process information to produce insights in a consumable format; aggregates, cleanses, and disseminates data in structured formats to support better business decisions and improved performance.
Ability to prioritize, multitask, and manage multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
What We Offer:
Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.
Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.
An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.
A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety, and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of daily work.
Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity, and respect, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.
The Demand Planning Senior Analyst is responsible for producing an unconstrained demand plan for a defined customer portfolio and geographic region(s) within the Smurfit Westrock Corrugated Packaging division. This role combines advanced analytics, cross-functional collaboration, and strategic insight to support integrated business planning and long-term growth. The Demand Planning Sr. Analyst directly impacts supply plans, inventory optimization, customer service levels, and working capital performance by ensuring accurate and actionable demand forecasts.
The Demand Planning Senior Analyst reports directly to the Senior Director of Supply Chain and collaborates closely with the Demand Planning Center of Excellence (CoE).
Responsibilities:
Develop and align monthly demand forecasts for a 1-24-month horizon, ensuring accuracy and alignment with key stakeholders.
Work closely with Demand Planning and Supply Chain Leadership to validate inputs, run scenario models, and recommend improvements to forecast accuracy and bias.
Facilitate monthly demand review meetings with cross-functional stakeholders, presenting forecast insights, key performance indicators, and strategic recommendations to senior business leaders to support data-driven decision-making.
Deliver actionable insights through data analysis and KPI reporting to support business decisions and continuous improvement.
Analyze historical sales trends, market dynamics, and customer behavior to inform statistical forecast models and improve demand signal accuracy.
Contribute to the continuous improvement and refinement of IBP processes, ensuring alignment between demand, supply, and financial planning.
Support the implementation of unified planning tools and processes aligned with the enterprise strategy.
Required Experience:
Bachelor\u2019s degree in supply chain, Business Analytics, Statistics, or related field.
5+ years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, or supply chain analytics; manufacturing or industrial environment preferred.
Proficiency in advanced planning systems (e.g., o9, Blue Yonder, Kinaxis) and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI).
Strong analytical skills with experience in statistical forecasting and scenario modeling.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Experience with S&OP or Integrated Business Planning processes.
Analytical and able to logically process information to produce insights in a consumable format; aggregates, cleanses, and disseminates data in structured formats to support better business decisions and improved performance.
Ability to prioritize, multitask, and manage multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
What We Offer:
Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.
Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.
An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.
A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety, and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of daily work.
Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity, and respect, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.