Demand Planner

Kelly; Northbrook (IL); On-site; USD 43,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement savings plan

Holiday pay plan

Transit spending account

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Kelly is seeking a Demand Planner for a contract-to-hire assignment in Northbrook, Illinois. The role focuses on developing, maintaining, and improving demand forecasts to support production planning, inventory management, and customer service objectives across dental product lines.

The ideal candidate will translate trends and historical data into actionable forecasts, collaborating with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Customer Service, and Procurement to optimize inventory and minimize stockouts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field required.
• 3–5 years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, inventory planning, or related analytical roles.
• Experience with ERP and forecasting systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop monthly, quarterly, and annual demand forecasts for key product categories.
• Analyze historical sales, trends, seasonality, promotions to improve accuracy.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, and Product Management.
• Lead or support S&OP by providing demand insights.
• Monitor forecast performance, bias, inventory turns, fill rates.
• Identify risks and communicate supply constraints proactively.
• Align supply plans with forecast with Production Planning and Procurement.
• Develop reports and dashboards for decision-making.

Skills

Demand forecasting

Inventory management

Excel

ERP systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Power BI/Tableau

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

Northbrook, IL | $31–$37 per hour | Contract-to-Hire

Schedule

Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Expected assignment

Approximately 3–6 months (contract to hire)

Position Overview

Kelly is recruiting a Demand Planner for a contract-to-hire opportunity in Northbrook, Illinois. The assignment is expected to last approximately 3–6 months, with the possibility of permanent hire sooner based on attendance, work quality, schedule compatibility, performance, and business needs.

The Demand Planner develops, maintains, and improves demand forecasts that support production planning, inventory management, and customer service objectives. The role partners with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Customer Service, Manufacturing, and Procurement to build accurate projections and optimize inventory across a diverse portfolio of dental products.

The ideal candidate is analytical and detail-oriented, able to translate business trends, customer insights, and historical data into actionable forecasts that support growth while minimizing excess inventory and stockouts.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain monthly, quarterly, and annual demand forecasts for finished goods and key product categories.
• Analyze historical sales, market trends, seasonality, promotions, new product launches, and customer demand patterns to improve forecast accuracy.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, and Product Management to gather market intelligence and incorporate business assumptions into demand plans.
• Lead or support the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process by providing demand insights and recommendations.
• Monitor forecast performance and key metrics, including forecast accuracy, bias, inventory turns, fill rates, and service levels.
• Identify demand risks and opportunities; proactively communicate potential supply constraints or excess inventory situations.
• Partner with Production Planning, Procurement, and Manufacturing to align supply plans with forecasted demand.
• Support inventory optimization initiatives that balance customer service requirements with inventory investment goals.
• Analyze product lifecycle changes, including new product introductions, product transitions, and product discontinuations.
• Develop reports, dashboards, and analytics to support decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Participate in cross-functional projects related to supply chain optimization, ERP enhancements, and process improvements.
• Ensure data integrity within ERP, forecasting, and planning systems.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Finance, Statistics, or a related field required.

Experience

• 3–5 years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, inventory planning, supply chain, or related analytical roles.
• Manufacturing environment experience preferred.

Medical Devices, Dental, Healthcare, Or Regulated Manufacturing Experience Preferred.

• Experience with ERP and forecasting systems required.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Strong understanding of demand planning, inventory management, and supply chain principles.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including pivot tables, lookups, and data analysis tools.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar platforms.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and statistical forecasting skills; ability to interpret large datasets and identify trends and business impacts.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; strong organization and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and influence decision-making.
• Power BI, Tableau, or similar business intelligence tool experience preferred.

Benefits

• including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability.
• As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account.
• In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life-just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

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