**Lead Analyst, Demand Planning**

The Lead Analyst, Demand Planning within the Global Demand Center of Excellence (COE) is responsible for developing, analyzing, and modeling business or market forecast trends, insights, gaps, KPIs, opportunities and risks in forecast projections to ensure a high-quality demand plan for the organization. The Lead Analyst will focus on enabling high quality, predictability, and reliability of the demand forecast for the assigned business unit(s) and/or regional markets. This role will serve as the primary liaison between the Demand Center of Excellence and the business demand planners and IBP analysts – building trust and credibility through transparent communication, proactive problem-solving, and consistently delivering results.

The Lead Analyst will be expected to collaborate with the in-country or region demand planning market experts to improve and optimize key brands and products as required. This role will also maximize syste...