Demand Planner, Fluid Connector Group North America - Parker Hannifin
Parker Hannifin is recruiting a Demand Planner for its Fluid Connector Group North America, Canada Division, in Milton, Ontario. The official Parker careers listing (job ID 69803), posted October 28, 2026, was verified open with an active Apply Now button on October 31, 2026. The planner owns the consensus demand plan and the rolling sales forecast in Logility, leads Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR) meetings with external customers, and acts as primary owner of the Sales and Operations Planning process: meeting preparation, consolidated information and messaging to drive decisions and actions. The role monitors forecast accuracy, forecast bias, inventory health and on-time delivery, and reports to the Demand Planning Manager. The employer states five years of progressive supply chain or demand planning experience, APICS CPIM or CSCP preferred, a stated salary of 90,000 to 100,000 Canadian dollars, and a stated rhythm of 4 days in person and 1 remote. Image disclosure: the illustration is a thematic Pexels stock aerial photograph of a distribution center (photo 14060483), free license verified on the source page on October 31, 2026.
This is a decision-ownership job description, not a data-entry one. The planner is named primary owner of the S&OP process, which means accountability for the quality of the demand signal every other function commits against. The tool is Logility, but the listing is explicit that the person facilitates CPFR with customers and frames the discussion that drives decisions: the model proposes, the planner defends assumptions. Dataleo's read: forecast accuracy and bias KPIs make the planner's judgment measurable, which is exactly what distinguishes an accountable planning seat from an algorithm supervisor. The counterpoint: owning the S&OP narrative also concentrates the risk of anchoring the room on one person's scenario.