SIOP & Demand Planning Leader — Forecasting Excellence

Hampton-Products

Lake Forest (CA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 140,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Hampton Products is seeking a full-time SIOP and Demand Planning Manager to lead the demand planning process and coordinate the Sales cycle to ensure alignment of customer demand, inventory, supply capabilities, and business objectives. This role collaborates with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Product teams to develop accurate forecasts and drive execution.

The candidate will translate market intelligence into an actionable demand plan, facilitate consensus across

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or related field with 5+ years of progressive experience.
APICS/ASCM CPIM or CSCP certification preferred.
Experience in manufacturing or distribution for consumer goods or industrial products.
Proven ability to facilitate cross-functional planning processes.
Experience managing planners or analysts.
Advanced Excel and Power BI skills.
CPFR knowledge and experience preferred.
Experience with ERP and planning software solutions.
Strong quantitative, analytical capabilities and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

Lead the monthly demand planning process and maintain a rolling forecast across product lines/categories, channels, and customers.
Develop/evaluate system generated statistical forecast and consensus forecasts using historical demand, market trends, customer insights, and business intelligence.
Partner with Sales, Marketing, Product Management, and Customer Service teams to gather market input and improve forecast quality.
Monitor forecast accuracy, bias metrics, service levels and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Support new product introductions, promotional activities, and product lifecycle forecasting.
Implement and facilitate a monthly SIOP process, including Demand Review, Supply Review, Inventory Review, and Executive SIOP meetings.
Lead the consolidation of demand, supply, inventory, and financial inputs into a unified business plan.
Identify gaps between demand and supply and coordinate mitigation plans with stakeholders.
Prepare executive-level reporting materials and recommendations highlighting risks, opportunities, assumptions, and recommended actions.
Develop, maintain and deliver demand planning KPIs, dashboards, and performance metrics.
Analyze business trends, customer demand shifts, and forecast performance to provide go-forward recommendations/ plans of action.
Provide actionable insights to leadership regarding demand and inventory risks.
Drive enhancements in forecasting methodologies, planning tools, and business processes.
Support implementation and optimization of ERP and planning software solutions, as well as inventory efforts.
Promote best practices in demand planning and SIOP across the organization.
Lead process improvement initiatives to increase planning efficiency and effectiveness.