Remote Data Center Demand Planner & Transformation Lead

Accenture PLC; Redmond; Remote; AUD 131,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture seeks a Supply Chain Operations / Data Center Demand Planning Specialist to lead end-to-end demand forecasting, supply planning, and inventory strategies for data-center deployments and related infrastructure.

You will partner with procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and regional teams, using Kinaxis RapidResponse, SAP S/4HANA, and analytics with SQL, Power BI, and Excel to deliver data-driven recommendations and continuous improvements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in supply chain operations, demand planning, supply planning, and/or inventory management.
• Experience with ERP/SCM systems (SAP, Oracle, Ariba) and data analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize demand forecasts, supply plans, inventory strategies, and service-level performance.
• Analyze historical demand, market trends, capacity, lead times, stocking models, safety stock, and inventory risk.
• Collaborate with procurement, manufacturing, logistics, sales, and regional stakeholders to align demand and supply; support planning and execution.
• Align procurement plans with deployment schedules for servers, racks, networking equipment, power systems, cooling infrastructure, and other critical components.
• Balance inventory availability, safety stock, and working capital while minimizing shortages, excess inventory, and obsolescence.

Skills

Demand planning

Supply planning

Inventory management

SQL

Power BI

Excel

Lean Six Sigma

CPIM/CSCP

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain or related

Tools

Kinaxis RapidResponse

Maestro

SAP S/4HANA

SAP

Oracle

Ariba

Job description

Accenture seeks a Supply Chain Operations / Data Center Demand Planning Specialist to lead end-to-end demand forecasting, supply planning, and inventory strategies for data-center deployments and related infrastructure.

You will partner with procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and regional teams, using Kinaxis RapidResponse, SAP S/4HANA, and analytics with SQL, Power BI, and Excel to deliver data-driven recommendations and continuous improvements.