Demand Planning Intern

Bel, makers of iconic brands including Babybel, The Laughing Cow, Boursin, and GoGo Squeez, and more, is a growing global company that values your contributions, strives to create a sense of belonging for everyone and offers career growth and development opportunities, as well as competitive total compensation and meaningful well-being benefits from day one. For All, For Good, our company signature, reflects Bel’s commitment to sustainability and healthier and responsible food for all. Bel Brands USA has been named Chicago's "101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" for 10 years in a row. The company has headquartes in Chicago for our Bel Cheese business and in New York City for GoGo Squeez. Bel operates five manufacturing plants in Little Chute, WI, Leitchfield, KY, and Brookings, SD, Nampa, ID, and Traverse City, MI.

Job Summary:

Since 2008, GoGo squeeZ has been making quality goodness for happier and healthier families. We’ve worked hard to spread our goodness across the country so busy families can enjoy GoGo anytime, anywhere. This is an exciting time to join Materne – GoGo squeeZ! Our business has seen a tremendous amount of growth and success in the last few years. We are looking for a highly motivated, passionate student who can blend his/her studies with hands on experience to add value to the supply chain team.

The Demand Planning Intern for Materne North America will be an integral part of the S&OP process. This individual will gain experience on core demand forecasting, data analysis and problem solving. They will observe first-hand how a strong demand plan can make an impact on factory operations, purchasing, downstream supply chain, and overall business growth. This role will help the individual sharpen their analytical and critical thinking capabilities while exposing them to the intricacies of supply chains, market dynamics and customer behavior. This individual will not only have daily responsibilities of a demand planner but will assist in any new reporting and process improvement needs.
This individual will get exponential opportunities within a fast-faced and growing company to kick start their experience and career.

Job Responsibilities & Tasks can include:

• Develop accurate demand forecasts based on historical data, market trends, and input from sales and marketing teams and maintain statistical modelling for key retailers
• Analyze and adjust forecasts regularly to reflect changes in market conditions and business strategies.
• Build strong relationships with business teams (Marketing, Sales, Finance) to gather insights that will help build accurate forecasts
• Analysis on shipment data and scan data for retailers that will drive forecast and volume decisions
• Any ad hoc reporting needs to support the demand planning team.

Position Requirements:

EDUCATION

• Student majoring in supply chain, engineering or business related programs
• Student has completed 2-3 years of undergraduate program

EXPERIENCE

• Prior internship in related field preferred
• Prior work experience preferred

SKILLS

• Strong analytical skills
• Strong excel skills
• Strong communication skills
• Experience working with teams
• Experience problem solving issues and leading formal solution recommendations
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to communicate and present to senior stakeholders

Compensation

$22/hour

Time Commitment

up to 30 hours/week; up to 3 or 6 months, ideally starting April or May 2025

Work schedule

2 days/week, 9:00am-5:00pm

Hybrid work schedule in NYC office

Bel Brands is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Bel Brands also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also Bel Brand’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

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