Analyst, Demand Forecasting - Control Tower

General Motors Company; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors Company in Warren, Michigan is seeking an experienced Demand Forecasting Analyst to support its Control Tower, focusing on centralized monitoring and rapid forecast decisions for critical service parts.

You will translate demand signals, supply challenges, and business risks into actionable forecast strategies, coordinating cross-functional actions with inventory planning, supplier management, logistics, and operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in demand forecasting, planning, or related supply chain roles.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage complex issues.
• Experience leading and influencing cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own forecasting decisions for critical service parts amid supply risks.
• Translate demand signals, inventory conditions, and risks into actionable forecasts.
• Monitor parts and emerging exceptions; prioritize urgent actions.
• Coordinate cross-functional recovery actions with planning, procurement, logistics, and operations.
• Communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders; escalate risks as needed.
• Serve as central forecast contact for disruptions and ensure alignment.
• Drive continuous improvement through innovative problem-solving.

Skills

5+ years demand forecasting experience

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Decision making

Independent work

Cross-functional collaboration

Experience leading teams

Python

SQL

Google Workspace

Power BI

Tableau

Spotfire

Maestro

Kinaxis

SAP IBP

Blue Yonder

ETL tools (KNIME)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Economics, Statistics, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Python

SQL

Google Workspace

Power BI

Tableau

Spotfire

Maestro

Kinaxis

SAP IBP

Blue Yonder

KNIME

Job description

Analyst, Demand Forecasting - Control Tower### Analyst, Demand Forecasting - Control TowerApply: Hybrid: Warren, Michigan, United States of America: Full time: Posted Today: JR-202622699**Job Description****The Role**General Motors Customer Care & Aftersales (CCA) is seeking an experienced and analytical Demand Forecasting Analyst to support its Control Tower operation, providing centralized monitoring, rapid assessment, and forecast decision-making for critical, high-visibility service parts. This role will identify emerging demand, supply, inventory, quality, and operational risks; prioritize issues based on business and customer impact; and coordinate timely cross-functional actions through resolution. This role serves as a key link between forecasting, inventory planning, supplier management, logistics, and operations. The successful candidate will translate customer demand signals, supply chain challenges, and business risks into actionable forecast decisions that support customer service, inventory health, and supply continuity.Success in this role requires strong business judgment, the ability to make decisions in ambiguous situations, and a sense of urgency when managing issues that require immediate action. The individual will serve as a forecasting advocate across the organization, communicating impacts, recommendations, and required actions while building alignment among cross-functional stakeholders.**What You’ll Do** * Own forecasting decisions for critical service parts and emerging issues impacted by supply chain risks, changing demand patterns, and operational challenges.* Translate customer demand signals, inventory conditions, supplier constraints, and business risks into actionable forecast strategies.* Monitor critical service parts and emerging exceptions, assess potential business and customer impact, and prioritize issues requiring immediate action.* Coordinate immediate cross-functional recovery actions, partnering with inventory planning, supplier management, logistics, purchasing, operations, engineering, and other business teams to develop effective solutions.* Communicate findings, business impacts, recommendations, and next steps to stakeholders and leadership; escalate unresolved risks; and follow up on issues through resolution.* Act as the central forecasting point of contact for critical part disruptions, maintaining visibility of forecast decisions, business impacts, required actions, accountable owners, and issue status through resolution.* Serve as the forecasting advocate in cross-functional meetings and business reviews.* Investigate forecast variances, demand shifts, and emerging trends to identify root causes and corrective actions.* Drive continuous improvement through innovative thinking, challenging existing processes, and developing tailored solutions for complex business problems. **Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)** * Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Economics, Statistics, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.* 5+ years of experience in demand forecasting, demand planning, supply planning, inventory planning, inventory management, materials management, production planning, operations planning, Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), purchasing, procurement, logistics, supplier management, supply chain analytics, business analytics, customer fulfillment, or similar analytical supply chain roles.* Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.* Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage complex business issues.* Experience leading and influencing teams while collaborating across multiple functions. **What Can Give You a Competitive Advantage (Preferred Qualifications)*** Experience working with large datasets and analytical tools (Python, SQL, Google Workspace, etc.).* Service-parts, aftermarket, inventory-risk, backorder, or supply-constraint experience.* Maestro, Kinaxis, SAP IBP, Blue Yonder, or similar forecasting/planning platforms* Power BI, Tableau, Spotfire business visualization tools creation / management* Tidal, KNIME, or equivalent Extract Transform Load (ETL) workflow automation tool.GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.