Senior Demand Planner & ERP Systems Expert

comfortsystemsusa; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TAS, a Houston-headquartered unit of Comfort Systems USA, is seeking a Sr. Demand Planner to ensure on-time product delivery by proactively managing production schedules, material availability, and MRP-driven demand.

The role requires ERP proficiency, data-driven insight, and mentoring more junior planners. Responsibilities include leading SOP development, improving demand governance, and driving MRP accuracy across multiple sites while collaborating with planning, scheduling, production, and

Qualifications

• Four-year technical degree or six years of equivalent work experience.
• Equivalent combination of education and relevant industry experience (minimum seven years).
• Held a similar position within the industry.

Responsibilities

• Support SOP development, automation initiatives, and companywide planning standardization.
• Reinforce standard demand governance, data discipline, and system accountability.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to demand planning, MRP accuracy, and inventory optimization.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for demand planning logic, MRP behavior, and ERP transactions.
• Monitor demand trends and proactively communicate risks impacting inventory, lead times, and customer commitments.
• Challenge and correct demand driving transactions that create excess inventory, shortages, or false urgency.
• Review and verify the validity, accuracy, and necessity of purchase orders prior to approval within one hour of notification.
• Partner with Planning, Scheduling, Production, Engineering, Purchasing, warehousing, and Project Management to align demand signals with execution reality.
• Develop, automate, maintain, and govern standardized MRP and demand integrity reports used enterprise wide.
• Identify root causes of invalid demand signals and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Analyze MRP outputs to identify demand distortion, material risk, and procurement misalignment.
• Identify, validate, and correct true versus false demand drivers including duplicate demand, incorrect pegging, timing errors, and process breakdowns.
• Own and govern demand integrity within the ERP system across multiple manufacturing sites.
• All other duties as assigned by TAS

Skills

Demand planning

MRP

ERP

ISO 9000

APICS CPIM

Data analysis

Excel

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Four-year degree

Supply chain experience

Industry experience

Tools

Infor LN

MS Project

Excel

Job description

TAS, a Houston-headquartered unit of Comfort Systems USA, is seeking a Sr. Demand Planner to ensure on-time product delivery by proactively managing production schedules, material availability, and MRP-driven demand.

The role requires ERP proficiency, data-driven insight, and mentoring more junior planners. Responsibilities include leading SOP development, improving demand governance, and driving MRP accuracy across multiple sites while collaborating with planning, scheduling, production, and