Aerospace Demand Planning Lead | IBP Expert

Moog Inc; Buffalo (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

401(k) matching

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Accounts

Flexible PTO

Relocation assistance

Tuition assistance

Mentorship program

Leadership development

Job summary

Moog Inc. is seeking a Demand Planning Manager in Buffalo, NY, hybrid work arrangement supporting the Commercial Aircraft Group.

The role owns the unconstrained demand plan across OE, aftermarket, and MRO, driving IBP alignment and forecast accuracy through advanced planning and cross-functional collaboration. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in supply chain/demand planning, strong analytical skills, and experience with SAP/IBP and Kinaxis Maestro.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business, Industrial Engineering, Finance, or a related discipline required.
• Advanced degree and/or APICS (CPIM/CSCP), IBF CPF, or related certification preferred.
• 5+ years of supply chain, demand planning, forecasting, Integrated Business Planning (IBP), S&OP, or related planning experience.
• Experience developing and managing demand forecasts using statistical, rate-based, consumption-based, and business assumption-driven methodologies.
• Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to interpret complex data, identify trends, evaluate risks and opportunities, and translate findings into actionable business recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain a single unconstrained rolling demand plan across OE, aftermarket, and MRO product lines, ensuring assumptions, risks, and opportunities are clearly documented and communicated.
• Lead the monthly Demand Review process within the IBP framework, collaborating with Program Management, Commercial, Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, and Aftermarket teams to develop and validate demand assumptions.
• Develop and maintain forecasting models using customer demand signals, historical consumption, market intelligence, installed base analysis, reliability trends, and business assumptions to improve forecast accuracy and responsiveness.
• Monitor forecast accuracy and forecast bias metrics, identify root causes of forecast variances, and implement corrective actions to improve planning performance and demand signal stability.
• Represent demand planning within the IBP process by providing demand projections, business assumptions, and risk assessments that support supply planning, inventory planning, financial forecasting, and executive decision-making.
• Partner with Operations, Master Scheduling, Supply Chain, Programs, and Finance teams to evaluate changing customer requirements, assess operational impacts, and maintain alignment between customer demand and business capabilities.
• Support the reconciliation of operational demand plans to financial forecasts, budgets, and long-range plans, highlighting gaps, risks, opportunities, and performance trends for leadership review.
• Own demand planning business processes, demand master data governance, forecasting documentation, and user training while serving as the functional subject matter expert for demand planning activities.
• Support advanced planning system initiatives, including SAP S/4HANA, SAP IBP, Kinaxis Maestro, and related digital transformation efforts through process development, master data readiness, user adoption, and continuous improvement activities.
• Provide executive-level reporting, analytics, and insights that identify trends, performance risks, and opportunities affecting business performance, revenue forecasting, inventory planning, and customer support strategies.

Job description

Moog Inc. is seeking a Demand Planning Manager in Buffalo, NY, hybrid work arrangement supporting the Commercial Aircraft Group.

The role owns the unconstrained demand plan across OE, aftermarket, and MRO, driving IBP alignment and forecast accuracy through advanced planning and cross-functional collaboration. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in supply chain/demand planning, strong analytical skills, and experience with SAP/IBP and Kinaxis Maestro.