Demand Planner

㍍; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Demand Planner to drive the S&OP process and enhance demand forecasting. The role involves engaging with stakeholders, managing inventory, and implementing best practices in supply chain planning. Ideal candidates will have an MBA and experience in demand planning, along with strong analytical skills.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience in supply/inventory planning or demand planning.
• APICS certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive S&OP process for demand-supply alignment.
• Manage product portfolio and optimize SKU portfolio.
• Engage with business leaders for demand forecast.

Skills

Supply Chain Planning

Statistical Business Modeling

Leadership

Advanced Excel

Data Management

Education

MBA in Operations/Systems

Master’s in Statistics

Tools

SAP

Access

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Job Description:

Demand Planner

Key Responsibilities:

1. Drive the S&OP process for Demand – Supply alignment with all stakeholders of assigned divisions.
2. Review statistical demand forecast, understand the internal & external drivers of sales of assigned commodities, and use that to improve the quality of demand forecasting.
3. Engage with business leaders to create positive overrides on the demand forecast and finalize the consensus marketing demand forecast (qualitative demand forecast).
4. Continuously engage with business teams to identify demand fluctuations early and ensure seamless information flow into the supply planning and fulfillment teams to help bridge demand-supply gaps.
5. Maintain continuous engagement with support teams for product availability.
6. Manage the product portfolio by assessing product lifecycle and ensuring SKU portfolio optimization.
7. Track actual sales during the month and analyze deviations from the final forecast to improve future statistical forecasts.
8. Reduce non-working and excess inventory through proactive demand adjustments, information sharing, and effective liquidation strategies with Sales & support functions.
9. Ensure data integrity in line with corporate guidelines and policies.
10. Drive process and capability improvements in the Demand Planning function locally and implement global best practices in collaboration with the international supply chain organization.
11. Review customer back orders and coordinate with relevant functions to reduce back orders.
12. Support productivity improvement projects and ERP implementation activities.

Key Metrics:

1. S&OP process adherence and timeliness.
2. Final forecast accuracy percentage, including bias reduction.
3. Ratio of good over-rides to bad over-rides.
4. Non-working inventory percentage.
5. Adherence to key program implementation timelines.
6. SKU rationalization: target versus actual.

Key Skills, Competencies & Experience:

1. MBA in Operations/Systems from a top-tier business school, preferably with an engineering degree, or a Master’s in statistics or a related field.
2. 3-6 years of professional experience in supply/inventory planning, demand planning, or sales analytics, with prior experience leading a small or medium team preferred.
3. Interest in evolving practices in supply chain planning and statistical business modeling.
4. APICS certification is preferred.
5. Strong skills in managing advanced/complex Excel, Access databases, and applications.
6. Knowledge of SAP is advantageous.

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