Demand Manager

Eaton Group; Havant; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive package

Challenging projects

Internal promotion

Learning & development

Wellbeing & safety

Job summary

Eaton Group is seeking a Demand Manager to lead strategy, processes and tools for the division’s forecasting activities. You will represent the demand planning function in cross-functional strategy sessions and drive topline forecasts, risks, and opportunities to support profitability and volume growth.

The role requires shaping the annual and 24-month rolling forecasts, coordinating market intelligence and customer inputs, and delivering actionable insights to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA preferred.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in demand planning, SIOP, or Integrated Business Planning.

Responsibilities

• Drive the monthly consensus demand planning process across the division.
• Coordinate market intelligence, customer forecasts, and inputs from Sales, Marketing, and Product teams.
• Document forecast assumptions using market data, dynamics, trends and demand patterns.
• Lead and develop the demand planning team and promote best practices.
• Monitor key drivers and translate analyses into actionable business insights.
• Define accountability and performance measures for the demand planning process.
• Participate in detailed supply analysis and cross-functional reviews to address issues.
• Own SIOP KPIs and drive cross-functional accountability for maturity.
• Contribute to monthly SIOP, annual profit planning and 5-year strategic cycles.

Skills

Forecasting

SIOP

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Decision making

Communication

MS Office

BI / Analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

Tools

Demantra

ERP/MRP

Power BI

Excel

Job description

The Demand Manager leads the development of strategy, processes, and tools for the company’s key forecasting activities within the division. This position will represent the division demand planning department in key cross- and long-term strategy discussions, product initiatives, strategic business planning, and systems integration. In this role, you will lead the aggregation and analysis of topline demand forecasts and highlights the risks and opportunities pertaining to market and economic factors, enabling senior leadership the support analysis needed to drive improved profitability, volume growth, and achieve channel objectives.

The Bedhampton plant is based 35 mins away from Titchfield and hosts 140 headcount of all functions. The core business is; assembly and test of hydraulic parts for motors and pumps on aeroplanes, main customers are Airbus, Collins, Leonardo, Moog and Boeing.

What you’ll do:

The Demand Manager leads the development of strategy, processes, and tools for the company’s key forecasting activities within the division. This position will represent the division demand planning department in key cross- and long-term strategy discussions, product initiatives, strategic business planning, and systems integration. Leads the aggregation and analysis of topline demand forecasts and highlights the risks and opportunities pertaining to market and economic factors, enabling senior leadership the support analysis needed to drive improved profitability, volume growth, and achieve channel objectives.

• Drive the monthly consensus demand planning process, including reporting aggregate plans to senior management on forecasts, assumptions, risks and opportunities.
• Lead the coordination of market intelligence, customer forecasts and demand inputs from Customer Service, Sales & Marketing, New Product and Program management teams.
• Document and challenge forecast assumptions based on the analysis of market data, industry dynamics, statistics, business trends, and demand patterns.
• Provides leadership, drives organizational capability, and sets objectives for the assigned sites, leading to continuous improvement of the forecast process and the adoption of best practices.
• Monitor changes in the key business drivers, perform analysis, and possess the ability to shape the analytical findings into a meaningful business story to drive decision making.
• Develop accountability for demand management through performance measures and provide feedback to the participants in the process.
• Participate in detailed supply analysis and review meetings; work with business to collect key planning issues, clarify business implications, outline countermeasures, plan and monitor progress
• Owns SIOP KPI’s and drives accountability through cross-functional teams to drive maturity.
• Key contributor to the monthly SIOP, annual profit planning and 5-year strategic planning cycles. Drives building a consensus forecast during current year and a rolling 24-months

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA preferred
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in demand planning, SIOP, or Integrated Business Planning

Skills:

• Demonstrated proficiency in statistics, forecasting, and forecasting methods with an understanding of financial and operational impacts
• Demonstrated success in team development and driving results through others
• Strong analytical, financial, and strategic thinking skills
• Proactive, self-directed and action-oriented with strong decision making skills
• Strong leadership and coaching skills
• Must be detail oriented and possess excellent prioritization skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Power BI)
• Strong communication and presentation skills. Must be able to interact with all levels of mgt
• Understanding of best practices in demand analysis, production, and inventory planning
• Experience with Demantra or other statistical software packages
• ERP/MRP functionality expertise
• Ability to lead team towards metrics based objectives
• APICS/CPIM or S&OP Certification a plus

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
• We make your aspirations matter – Eaton encourages internal promotion, whenever possible
• We make your growth matter - We invest in our employees for the long term – not just with salary and benefits, but with ongoing learning and development opportunities made available through Eaton University
• We make your contributions matter - reliability, safety, efficiency, and sustainability are at the core of our dedication to improving people’s lives and the environment through power management technologies.
• We make your wellbeing matter – We put your health and safety first. Wellness at Eaton is more than a program, it’s about changing the environment by offering the right tools to help empower employees to make that happen

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