Consultant, Demand Planning

Dell Inc.; Texas; On-site; USD 147,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Dell Technologies in Austin, Texas, seeks a Consultant in Demand Planning to balance demand, supply, and constraints using advanced statistical models. You will develop accurate forecasts, assess risk, and align plans with sales, finance, and operations to drive profitability and customer satisfaction.

The role requires extensive experience in demand forecasting for enterprise hardware, strong business analysis, and collaboration across a global factory network.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in related professional experience with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Expertise in statistical demand forecasting for hardware portfolios.
• Strong connections between forecast assumptions and revenue, margin, inventory.
• Advanced supply-chain optimization across a global factory network.
• Strong stakeholder engagement with sales, finance, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop accurate demand forecasts using diverse insights.
• Assess risk and improve forecast accuracy with data analytics.
• Apply advanced statistical modeling to align forecasts with demand.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to balance plans during imbalances.
• Translate requirements into actionable demand plans and commitments.

Skills

Statistical demand forecasting

Business analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Supply chain optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP IBP

Kinaxis

o9

Job description

Consultant, Demand Planning

What gives Dell Technologies our competitive advantage? It’s our ability to achieve cost savings as we operate at the cutting edge of technology. Working in an environment that’s as complex as it is critical, our Materials and Procurement team manages a group of indirect categories, such as real estate, marketing material, supplies or software. We use our in-depth knowledge and experience to develop strategic relationships with external suppliers as well as with key stakeholders. Our role also includes leading contract negotiations, managing risk, driving cost-saving initiatives, and implementing strategic sourcing best practices.

Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Consultant on our Demand Planning team in Austin, Texas.

What you’ll achieve:

As a Consultant in Demand Planning, you will balance customer demand, supply availability and operational constraints to drive profitability and customer satisfaction, using advanced statistical models to keep Dell Technologies' forecasts sharp and its commitments reliable.

You will:

• Drive business strategy and sales objectives by developing accurate demand forecasts using demand, supply, capacity, market, commodity, product, and platform insights
• Leverage data analytics, market intelligence, and forecast performance metrics to assess risk, refine assumptions, and improve forecast accuracy
• Apply advanced statistical modeling techniques to generate demand forecasts aligned with actual customer demand patterns
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to align business assumptions, shape demand plans, and mitigate supply chain constraints during periods of imbalance
• Translate customer requirements, financial objectives, and product transition strategies into actionable demand plans and forecast commitments

Take the first step towards your dream career

Every Dell Technologies team member brings something unique to the table. Here's what we are looking for with this role:

Essential Requirements:

• 12+ years of related professional experience with a Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated expertise in statistical demand forecasting for enterprise and client hardware portfolios, translating sales and channel signals into SKU-level forecasts
• Strong business-analysis and commercial-acumen skills, connecting forecast assumptions to revenue, margin, and inventory targets reviewed in monthly S&OP cycles
• Advanced supply-chain-optimization skills, balancing demand signals against component allocation and manufacturing capacity across a global factory network
• Strong stakeholder-engagement skills for aligning sales, finance, and operations partners around forecast assumptions for product transitions and end-of-life plans

Desirable Requirements:

• 12+ years of related experience in a professional role with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8+ years with a Master’s degree; or 5+ years with a PhD; or equivalent experience
• Experience with advanced demand-planning or statistical forecasting software such as SAP IBP, Kinaxis, or o9

Compensation

Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this position is $147,050 - $190,300.

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