Demand Planner III

Pinnacle Group; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinnacle Group in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Demand Planner to forecast service parts and components, develop long-term LTB strategy, and collaborate with procurement, engineering, and materials planning teams to ensure availability for Client customers.

The role requires strong analytical capabilities, Excel, Tableau, and SQL skills, with experience in operations planning and cross-functional collaboration. Hybrid schedule with onsite days.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree plus 4 years of experience required.
• Strong analytical skills and Excel data manipulation.Experience in operations planning.
• Strong communication skills.
• Experience building Tableau reports; SQL fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Generate accurate long-term forecast for service parts and components.
• Develop LTB strategy aligned with AppleCare service strategy.
• Analyze demand and inventory; drive corrective actions with cross-functional teams.
• Identify opportunities to reduce LTB spend via cost-benefit analysis.
• Lead LTB review meetings with senior leadership.

Skills

Forecasting

Excel data manipulation

Tableau

SQL

Communication

Education

BA/BS degree

4 years experience

Tools

Tableau

SQL

Job description

Job Description:
Title: Demand Planner
Duration: 12 months
Location: Sunnyvale, CA

The essential duties of this position include:

• Generate an accurate long-term forecast for service parts and components
• Develop LTB strategy and recommendations that are aligned with AppleCare service strategy
• Perform detailed demand and inventory analysis to explain the key drivers of the excess inventory, and drive corrective actions with cross-functional teams
• Identify opportunities to reduce LTB spend using cost benefit analysis
• Lead LTB review meetings on a regular basis with senior leadership
• Perform repair yield and component failure analysis by using historical data and trends
• Monitor actual consumption against the forecast, and escalade excess or shortage issues to the leadership
• Conceptualize and implement systems solutions to automate, standardize, and improve overall planning process
• Operate within the complex business environment requiring an ability to deal with multiple internal and external business groups

Job Summary

• Experienced AppleCare Last Time Buy (LTB) Planner responsible for the long-term forecasting and planning of components and service parts.
• Manage the LTB planning function within the demand planning organization to ensure that the service parts are available in the right quantity for Client customers.
• Collaborate with procurement, engineering, and materials planning teams to build the consensus on the LTB proposal.
• A successful candidate needs to be a results-driven individual with strong analytical capabilities, business acumen, and ability to collaborate cross-functionally with partner teams to resolve supply chain issues.

Minimum Qualification

• Education BA/BS degree plus 4 years
• Strong analytical skills and experience in Excel data manipulation and model development
• Experience in operations planning
• Strong communication skills
• Experience in building Tableau reports, good understanding of Database fundamentals/SQL skills

Preferred Qualification

• Education MA/MS/MBA plus 2 years of experience
• Experience in operations planning in same or similar industry, and understanding of reverse supply chain planning concepts in a service organization
• Experience with the long-term demand planning and scenario-based planning
• Team player who can collaborate, and build strong relationships across functional/regional teams in a matrix organization
• Detailed and Execution oriented.
• Ability to innovate down to the details
• Must have strong business acumen and the ability to use good judgment in ambiguous situations
• Must be able to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent presentation skills and experience interacting at the Director/VP level

Schedule Notes

• Hybrid: Onsite Tuesday, wednesday, Thursday

Pay Range: $50 - $55 per hou

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The specific compensation for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our fulltime consultants have access to benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401K contributions as well as any other PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by appliable state or localities where you reside or work.