Demand Planner

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Demand Planning professional to own demand planning for a product category and develop 18-month plans across North America. You will translate strategy into actionable plans and collaborate with marketing, finance, sales, and operations.

The role requires strong analytical capabilities, experience in AI-enabled forecasting, and leadership to drive continuous improvement and S&OP participation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, Supply Chain, Data Science or related field.
• 4–7 years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, or supply chain analytics.
• Strong analytical capabilities and exposure to advanced analytics techniques.
• Experience with AI-enabled forecasting, demand sensing or analytics tools is preferred.
• Experience participating in S&OP processes.

Responsibilities

• Own demand planning for an assigned product category.
• Manage demand forecasts at Sell-In and Sell-Thru levels.
• Create product-level demand plans for up to 18 months across North America.
• Translate category supply chain strategy into demand and supply planning activities.
• Collaborate with marketing, finance, sales, supply chain, and partners.
• Present demand plans, scenario analyses, and inventory status.
• Highlight risks/opportunities and recommend actions.
• Maintain SKU-level demand plans using analytics and BI tools.
• Monitor inventory and take corrective actions.

Skills

Demand Planning

Forecasting

Advanced Analytics

S&OP

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Operations/SC/Data Science

Tools

Tableau

SQL

VBA

MS Excel

Planning Systems

AI-Enabled Planning

Demand Sensing Tools

Data Visualization

Optimization Techniques

SKU-Level Planning

Job description

• Own demand planning for an assigned product category
• Manage demand forecasts at Sell-In and Sell-Thru levels
• Gather and analyze demand trends, channel data, demand signals, and replenishment triggers
• Create product-level demand plans for up to 18 months across North America
• Translate category supply chain strategy into demand and supply planning activities
• Collaborate with marketing, finance, sales, supply chain, and business partners
• Present demand plans, scenario analyses, actual performance, and inventory status
• Highlight risks and opportunities and recommend appropriate actions
• Maintain SKU-level demand plans using analytical, statistical, business intelligence, and AI-enabled planning tools
• Monitor inventory and take corrective and preventive actions to avoid shortages and excess or aging stock
• Provide performance summaries and fact-based root cause analyses
• Manage weekly, monthly, and quarterly demand planning activities
• Support demand planning inputs into the S&OP process
• Manage product lifecycle transitions from NPI through EOL
• Develop and implement demand planning and forecasting processes and tools
• Support continuous improvement and next-generation planning capabilities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Operations, Supply Chain, Data Science, or a related field
• 4–7 years of relevant experience in demand planning, forecasting, or supply chain analytics
• Experience in consumer electronics, FMCG, or CPG is preferred
• Strong analytical capabilities
• Advanced analytics and optimization techniques, particularly in MS Excel, VBA, SQL, Tableau, or similar data visualization tools
• Experience with planning systems is an advantage
• Experience with AI-enabled forecasting, demand sensing, planning, or analytics tools is preferred
• Experience participating in S&OP processes
• Ability to make decisions with uncertain or incomplete information
• Excellent communication, influencing, and facilitation skills
• Demonstrated leadership capability and strong ownership
• Self-motivated and goal-oriented, with a proactive attitude and high initiative

Core Competencies

Expertise in demand planning and forecasting, utilizing advanced analytics and optimization techniques to drive effective supply chain strategies. Proficient in managing product lifecycle transitions and collaborating across departments to enhance planning processes and tools.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Demand Planning
• Forecasting
• Advanced Analytics
• S&OP Participation
• Leadership Capability

Hard Skills

• Demand Forecasting
• Statistical Analysis
• Business Intelligence
• Data Visualization
• SQL
• VBA
• MS Excel
• AI-Enabled Planning
• Optimization Techniques
• SKU-Level Planning

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication
• Influencing Skills
• Facilitation Skills
• Self-Motivated
• Goal-Oriented

Industry Keywords

• Consumer Electronics
• FMCG
• CPG
• Supply Chain
• Operations

Tools & Technologies

• Tableau
• Planning Systems
• Demand Sensing Tools
• Analytics Tools