Demand Planner III

PTR Global; Sunnyvale (CA); Híbrido; USD 69.000 - 76.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

PTR Global in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Demand Planner to lead long-term forecasting for service parts and components. The role collaborates with procurement, engineering, and materials planning to align LTB proposals with corporate strategy.

The ideal candidate will have strong analytical abilities, experience in operations planning, and demonstrated proficiency in Tableau and SQL. This is a hybrid, full-time position.

Formación

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

Responsabilidades

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

Conocimientos

Analytical skills

Excel data manipulation

SQL fundamentals

Tableau reports

Operations planning

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Educación

BA/BS degree + 4 years

MA/MS/MBA + 2 years

Herramientas

Excel

SQL

Tableau

Descripción del empleo

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 accelerate 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 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 accelerate 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

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 full-time 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.