Manager, Global Demand Planning (M/F/D)

TE Connectivity Corporation; Kraków; On-site; PLN 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Employee referral bonus

Performance-based bonus plans

Extensive training and career growth

Job summary

TE Connectivity Corporation in Kraków seeks a Manager, Global Demand Planning to own the end-to-end demand planning framework and forecasting capability. You will drive IBP maturity, quarterly demand summaries for executive leadership, and ensure a single, aligned demand signal across SVs, Finance, Sales and Supply.

You will lead the SAP IBP strategy, roadmap, and reporting; collaborate with IT to deliver enhancements and build capability through training and performance management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Statistics, Economics, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 8–12+ years in demand planning / IBP
• Proven ownership of global planning processes
• Experience operating in matrix / hybrid BU–regional models

Responsibilities

• Own the global demand planning process, standards, governance, and calendar across all SVs.
• Lead the demand workstream within the SIOP cycle, ensuring alignment between demand, supply, and financial plans.
• Drive executive visibility, decision-making, and gap-to-plan actions, including SLT escalations when required.
• Own the SAP IBP demand planning strategy, roadmap, forecasting models, automation, and reporting capabilities.
• Partner with IT/Digital to prioritize and deliver demand planning enhancements.
• Build demand planning capability through performance management, training, and best-practice standards.

Skills

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Excel

Statistical modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Statistics/Economics

Master’s preferred

Tools

SAP IBP

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Job Title: Manager, Global Demand Planning (M/F/D)

Posting Start Date: 7/28/26

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Why you should join:

The Manager, Global Demand Planning is the global process owner and capability leader for demand planning across the Business Unit. This role governs the end-to-end demand planning framework, owns the statistical forecasting capability, drives IBP maturity and develops the quarterly demand summaries for executive leadership in alignment with BU financial planning.

The role ensures a single, aligned demand signal across SVs, Finance, Sales and Supply, leveraging advanced planning tools such as SAP IBP and embedding standardized processes, data governance, and performance management.

Your main tasks:

• Own the global demand planning process, standards, governance, and calendar across all SVs.
• Lead the demand workstream within the SIOP cycle, ensuring alignment between demand, supply, and financial plans.
• Drive executive visibility, decision-making, and gap-to-plan actions, including SLT escalations when required.
• Own the SAP IBP demand planning strategy, roadmap, forecasting models, automation, and reporting capabilities.
• Partner with IT/Digital to prioritize and deliver demand planning enhancements.
• Build demand planning capability through performance management, training, and best-practice standards.

Success Measures

• Forecast Accuracy (WAPE/MAPE)
• Forecast Bias
• Revenue Plan Attainment
• Inventory Performance (DoH)
• Service Performance (OTD) through improved demand quality

Your ideal background:

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Statistics, Economics, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 8–12+ years in demand planning / IBP
• Proven ownership of global planning processes
• Experience operating in matrix / hybrid BU–regional models

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills; proficiency with Excel, statistical modeling, and BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to manage complexity, prioritize tasks, and drive alignment in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of supply chain principles, forecasting techniques, and inventory optimization.

NICE TO HAVES:

• APICS CPIM, CSCP, or Demand Planning certification.
• Lean Six Sigma exposure is a plus.
• Advanced forecasting (statistical + causal)
• Deep experience with SAP IBP
• Strong data/analytics capability (Power BI, Excel, SQL; Python a plus)

Competencies

SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)

ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY

TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.

Our Commitment to Transparent Hiring: We are pleased to offer you an exciting total package that can also be flexibly adapted to your changing life situation - the well-being of our employees is our top priority!

• Collaborative and friendly work environment
• Extensive training and career growth opportunities
• Life insurance
• Employee referral bonus
• Performance-based bonus plans

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Our job postings are gender‑neutral, inclusive, and never ask for your past salary. We disclose the full salary range and all pay elements, including how they are calculated, upfront - before any employment decisions are made.
At TE, we believe transparency isn’t a checkbox – it’s part of your experience with us.