Responsibilities:

- Lead the implementation, optimization and enhancement of state-of-the-art statistical forecasting models, in conjunction with the vendors, to enable predictive planning and trade promotion management using mathematics, statistical tools and processes.

- Serve as the Subject Matter Expert on the optimization of volume and trade modeling for the Demand Planning process.

Collaborate with the business unit, supply chain, and customer requirements while ensuring alignment with business and functional initiatives.

- Lead, develop and clearly communicate Key Performance Indicators for modeling and related software tools or processes.

- Effectively communicate and influence Demand Planning team members, Sales Planning, field teams and IT teams as needed.

- Conduct in field support to train and validate optimization of system usage & output on periodic or as requested basis.

- Enhance the position by thoroughly reviewing all activities performed to improve the quality and productivity of services provided.

- Keep informed of industry initiatives/trends, new technologies and process enhancements through benchmarking and best practices research that can be leveraged to support team objectives.

- Support the shaping and sustaining of effective, motivated teams that deliver desired results by providing vision and direction; building trust; leveraging individual abilities; and ensuring best practices are utilized.

- Communicate effectively with leaders, subordinates and others who have a need to know thereby influencing and building trusting relationships.

- Communicate in a way that is timely, prompt, complete, concise; candid, accurate, clear, and responsive.

Additional Requirements:

- Adjust to meet requirements of changing conditions/situations.

- Maintain effectiveness of varying environments with different tasks, responsibilities, and people.

- Render judgments and make timely decisions in alignment with business objectives.

- Set priorities and proactively identify issues, underlying problems, and potential solutions to develop plan of action.

- Evaluate cause and effect relationships.

- Keep team leader informed on status of plans and programs, changing conditions, requirements of marketplace, competitive activity, issues, and accomplishments that may affect sales results.

- Ability to orally communicate clearly and precisely and in writing to individuals and groups.

- Ability to adapt and support the organization through times of change.

- Ability to build strong, ongoing personal and business relationships Cross functionally at various levels.

- Ability to travel on an as needed basis across all KCC regions/BUs (expected to be about 30%).

Qualifications:.

- Minimum of bachelor's degree preferably in either mathematics, economics, statistics, engineering, computer software or a related field.

- 5+ years of business experience with a history of demonstrated business success in statistically oriented demand planning and demand sensing environments, using commercially available systems.

- Experience in large-scale DP process/system/tool deployment is preferred.

- Business experience as described in the Essential Functions outlined above.

- Excellent math, statistics, and analytical skills with knowledge of business customers and customer issues, system optimization, training and influencing.

- Cross-functional knowledge/direct experience including marketplace analytics, statistical modeling within demand planning systems for the purpose of improving demand forecasts.

- Possess excellent troubleshooting skill for business system to deliver resolutions to issues in a manner that is understood by customer.

- The successful candidate will be customer focused, collaborative, proactive and an excellent communicator and influencer.

- The role requires the development of strong working relationships across the organization; the ability to adapt to and help influence the organization through times of change.