Position Title: Senior Demand PlannerDepartment: Procurement and Planning, Supply ChainReporting Manager: Director, Procurement and Planning Why Wakefield Canada? Lead. Grow. Make an impact. Join a purpose-driven, Canadian-owned company - The exclusive manufacturer and distributor of Castrol branded lubricants in Canada, one of the world's most recognized brands. Step into a high-impact leadership role where innovation, integrity, and people come first. We're growing fast—and so will you. Join an empowered high-performance team where our greatest asset is our people and ability to move fast. Competitive compensation, benefits, and rewards. Real influence. Let's build something great - together About Wakefield Canada Wakefield Canada is the exclusive distributor of Wakefield and Castrol premium lubricants in Canada. A trusted industry leader, we deliver innovative, high-performance solutions across automotive, heavy-duty, and industrial sectors. Our commitment to excellence, customer satisfaction, and a robust performance-driven culture has made Wakefield a top-tier workplace and partner of choice nationwide. Position Overview The Senior Demand Planner is responsible for the analysis of market and sales data across the organization and based on historical data points plus stakeholder input provides an accurate demand and supply forecast across various lines of business.



This role is critical in ensuring effective planning for inventory management across the Canadian distribution/warehousing network to ensure full on-time service for Wakefield customers. In addition the Senior Demand Planner will focus on the development and reporting of Key Performance Indicators (KPI's), leading/standardizing/enhancing Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes and optimizing forecasting tools including robust documentation. The incumbent will work closely with the Planning, Distribution, Finance and Sales teams. Lead the development and publication of key performance indicators (KPI's), as it relates to demand planning and financial forecasting; Detect variations in forecasted performance vs. actual and trending variations, seek resolutions with respective stakeholders; Establish andmanage standardized reporting and dashboards; Provide analytical insight for further process improvement opportunities; Lead monthly cycle of S&OP and CPFR meetings, gathering market insights from various internal groups (Retail Sales, NCD Sales, RSM's, Marketing and key accounts); Engage cross functional partners to ensure alignment on S&OP and CPFR process changes; Lead S&OP andCPFR current state/future state mapping sessions; Maintain and fine tune Forecasting Models to ensure models fit with market trends, judgment events and sales input; Responsible for supporting new product launches, product or

📌 Senior Demand Planner (Toronto)
🏢 Wakefield Canada
📍 Toronto