Commercial Demand Planner

Lenovo; Markham; Hybrid; CAD 67,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Lenovo is seeking a Commercial Demand Planner in North America to manage demand plans for assigned PC products and collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve planning accuracy. The role is hybrid at Markham, ON, onsite 3 days per week with quarterly travel.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in Supply Chain or Operations, strong Excel, Pivot Tables, and BI tool experience. Global exposure and strong communication skills are a plus for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Operations or relevant field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in Supply Chain or Operations.
• 7+ years of experience in supply planning, demand planning, forecasting, inventory management or manufacturing operations for commercial electronics.
• Global experience a plus.
• Experience creating Pivot Tables and Skilled in MS Excel, database and statistical tools.
• Experience utilizing BI tools: PowerBI or Tableau.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong presentation skills and comfort presenting to a variety of audiences.
• Ability to build relationships and work collaboratively on cross functional teams.
• Strong time management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities with competing demands.
• Strong quantitative, analytical and problem solving skills.
• Master’s degree or advanced degree a plus.

Responsibilities

• Generate monthly and quarterly demand plans for assigned PC products that meet Lenovo’s financial objectives.
• Lead SBB & Attach Rate Planning for assigned PC products,
• Collaborate with Product and Business Management team on product mix assumptions and growth rates by segment.
• Drive seamless product transitions while minimizing product gaps outs and obsolete inventory.
• Consider distribution inventory and sell through projections in the forecast.
• Plan and implement contingency plans to mitigate supply challenges or unforcasted demand upside.
• Identify improvement opportunities in reducing and managing parts liability.
• Perform ad-hoc reporting and identify new ways of utilizing data and statistical methods to improve forecast accuracy.

Skills

Pivot Tables

MS Excel

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain or relevant field

Master’s degree or advanced degree a plus

Tools

PowerBI

Tableau

Job description

We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers.

Lenovo is a US$83 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #153 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY).

This transformation together with Lenovo’s world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com , and read about the latest news via our StoryHub .

Description and Requirements

About the Position

As the Commercial Demand Planner in Lenovo North America Demand Management and Collaborative Planning Organization, this individual contributor role will be responsible for managing demand plan of assigned commercial PC products and interface with cross functional teams including Product Management, Business Management, WW Supply Planning, Global Supply Chain and Finance in order to achieve planning accuracy goals and quarterly targets.

This position is hybrid at our Markham, ON location and is onsite 3 days per week with once quarterly travel.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate monthly and quarterly demand plans for assigned PC products that meet Lenovo’s financial objectives.
• Lead SBB & Attach Rate Planning for assigned PC products,
• Collaborate with Product and Business Management team on product mix assumptions and growth rates by segment.
• Drive seamless product transitions while minimizing product gaps outs and obsolete inventory.
• Consider distribution inventory and sell through projections in the forecast.
• Plan and implement contingency plans to mitigate supply challenges or unforcasted demand upside.
• Identify improvement opportunities in reducing and managing parts liability.
• Perform ad-hoc reporting and identify new ways of utilizing data and statistical methods to improve forecast accuracy.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain or relevant field
• 5+ years of professional experience in Supply Chain or Operations.

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of Experience in supply planning, demand planning, forecasting, inventory management or manufacturing operations for commercial electronics. Global experience a plus.
• Experience creating Pivot Tables and Skilled in MS Excel, database and statistical tools.
• Experience utilizing BI tools: PowerBI or Tableau.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong presentation skills and comfort presenting to a variety of audiences.
• Ability to build relationships and work collaboratively on cross functional teams.
• Strong time management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities with competing demands.
• Strong quantitative, analytical and problem solving skills.
• Master’s degree or advanced degree a plus.

Additional Locations

* Canada - Ontario - Markham

PAY TRANSPARENCY

The anticipated annual compensation range for this position is67,400-103,270 CAD. Final compensation will be based on relevant experience, skills, and business considerations. Individuals may also be considered for bonuses and/or commissions. Lenovo’s various benefits can be found at www.lenovobenefits.com

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