Hybrid Demand Planning Analyst: Forecasting & Inventory

Opella; Chattanooga (TN); Hybrid; USD 51.000 - 74.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Opella is seeking a Demand Planning Analyst to join our team in a hybrid role based in Chattanooga, TN or Morristown, NJ. You will support demand forecasting, inventory management, KPI reporting, and Kinaxis forecasting for the IBP process, partnering with Marketing, Sales, Finance, and Supply Chain to improve forecast accuracy.

The role requires 5+ years in demand planning or analytics, with Kinaxis and/or SAP experience preferred, and strong Excel/PowerPoint skills.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree and/or 5+ years of experience in demand planning, manufacturing, inventory control, or analytics.
• Experience with Kinaxis and/or SAP preferred; other ERP system experience is a plus.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and investigative skills with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.

Aufgaben

• Manage key activities within Kinaxis, including NPIs, SKU forecast disaggregation, and pricing maintenance.
• Drive forecast accuracy and bias improvements through reporting, statistical models, business insights, and marketing strategies.
• Prepare monthly consumption and shipment reports/models across all brands.
• Support inventory reduction and customer service goals while aligning with long-term business strategy.
• Provide timely and accurate item-level forecasts to production planners.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and other teams to integrate business strategies into the demand plan.
• Analyze forecast accuracy, POS trends, inventory, and shipment forecasts, identify issues, recommend solutions, and support continuous improvement.

Kenntnisse

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Kinaxis

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Jobbeschreibung

Opella is seeking a Demand Planning Analyst to join our team in a hybrid role based in Chattanooga, TN or Morristown, NJ. You will support demand forecasting, inventory management, KPI reporting, and Kinaxis forecasting for the IBP process, partnering with Marketing, Sales, Finance, and Supply Chain to improve forecast accuracy.

The role requires 5+ years in demand planning or analytics, with Kinaxis and/or SAP experience preferred, and strong Excel/PowerPoint skills.