NAM Demand Planning Analyst: S&OP & Forecasting

Coates Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 105,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus program

Flexible work options

Wellness days

Give Back Day

Job summary

Coates Group seeks a Demand Planning Analyst to develop and maintain demand forecasts across North America, enabling accurate demand and supply planning, inventory optimization, and revenue predictability in a project-based hardware deployment environment.

Reporting to NAM S&OP leadership, you will translate sales signals and historical trends into actionable plans, collaborate with Sales, Finance, Supply Chain and Customer Success, and drive forecast accuracy improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field; master's preferred.
• 3–6+ years in demand planning, forecasting or analytics.
• Experience with HW, SaaS, or hybrid models encouraged.
• Familiarity with S&OP/IBP processes.
• Experience with forecasting tools (Adaptive Planning, SAP IBP, Anaplan, Oracle).

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and improve demand forecasts for NAM.
• Support monthly S&OP cycle and cross-functional alignment.
• Enhance forecasting tools, data quality and methodologies.
• Analyze forecast performance and provide actionable insights.
• Build dashboards and reports to improve visibility and decisions.

Skills

Forecasting & analytics

Excel

SQL

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Adaptive Planning

SAP IBP

Anaplan

Oracle

Tableau/Power BI

Job description

Coates Group seeks a Demand Planning Analyst to develop and maintain demand forecasts across North America, enabling accurate demand and supply planning, inventory optimization, and revenue predictability in a project-based hardware deployment environment.

Reporting to NAM S&OP leadership, you will translate sales signals and historical trends into actionable plans, collaborate with Sales, Finance, Supply Chain and Customer Success, and drive forecast accuracy improvements.