Business Planning Lead

Since 1869, we've connected people through food they love. We’re proud to be stewards of amazing brands that people trust. Our portfolio includes the iconic Campbell’s brand, as well as Cape Cod, Chunky, Goldfish, Kettle Brand, Lance, Late July, Pacific Foods, Pepperidge Farm, Prego, Pace, Rao’s Homemade, Snack Factory, Snyder’s of Hanover. Swanson, and V8.  Here, you will make a difference every day. You will be supported to build a rewarding career with opportunities to grow, innovate and inspire. Make history with us. Why Campbell’s… Benefits begin on day one and include medical, dental, short and long-term disability, AD&D, and life insurance (for individual, families, and domestic partners). Employees are eligible for our matching 401(k) plan and can enroll on the first day of employment with immediate vesting. Campbell’s offers unlimited sick time along with paid time off and holiday pay. If in WHQ – free access to the fitness center. Access to on-site day care (operated by Bright Horizons) and company store. Giving back to the communities where our employees work and live is very important to Campbell’s.   Our “Campbell’s Cares” program matches employee donations and/or volunteer activity up to $1,500 annually. Campbell’s has a variety of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to support employees. How you will make history here... The Business Planning Lead provides executive leadership for all aspects of demand management, including leading the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Demand Review step, to support the delivery of the Annual Operating Planning and Strategic Plan for the business category they serve. This position will play a critical role in working cross-functionally to refine a rolling 24+-month volume (consumption, billings, shipment) and financial business projections, surfacing any gaps and working with business partners to develop effective counter measures to mitigate Risks and maximize Opportunities. This position gathers intelligence on marketplace factors, commercial investments including A&C, promotions, pricing, distribution, and innovation, to fully integrate them into the demand plan - turning strategic intent into credible volume, revenue, and margin impact. Operating at the intersection of Commercial Strategy, Finance, and IBP, this leader enables the organization to move from spend-based planning to outcome-based business leadership, strengthening forecast credibility, decision quality, and return on investment driving controllable actions to continuously improve. As a business expert, this leader translates commercial strategy into actionable demand plans that support service, inventory, and revenue objectives in support of the category team. What you will do... 1. Owner of Demand for Category Leaders • Serve as the demand lead within the IBP Demand Review step, representing rolling projections of demand (Consumption, Billings, Shipments) and investment intent, that serve as the basis for AOP, Strategic Planning, and for tracking projections vs Plan in year • Surface risks and opportunities, including gaps vs. financial commitments, and recommendations to close • Use knowledge of past performance and trends to improve forecasts and guide future planning decisions • Enable fact-based tradeoff discussions across demand, supply, and finance • Ensure IBP decisions reflect where the business is choosing to invest to grow 2. Own the Integration of Commercial Investments into Category Commercial Demand Plans • Own the integration of commercial investments (marketing spend, trade, pricing, innovation, assortment) into category commercial plans • Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Growth Management to ensure investment assumptions are explicit, modeled, and tracked • Ensure new initiatives and reinvestments are reflected as incremental demand, not embedded bias • Enable a shift from "did we spend?" to "did it drive demand?" 3.