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As a market leader in decorative surfaces and building products, we're committed to innovation, operational excellence and delivering outstanding customer experiences. We're looking for an experienced Senior Demand Planner to join our Supply Chain team and play a critical role in our Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process. You'll connect customer and market insights with commercial priorities to build a trusted demand plan for our national business. If you're passionate about forecasting, cross-functional collaboration and influencing business decisions through data-driven insights, we'd love to hear from you.\nAbout the Role\nReporting to the National Demand Manager, you'll lead demand planning across a diverse product portfolio, partnering with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Planning and Operations to build consensus on an unconstrained demand plan supported by clear assumptions. 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