Sr Demand and Supply Planner

Intuitive; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive seeks analysts with strong analytical skills and manufacturing/supply chain experience to lead the SIOP planning process. You will drive demand and supply plans, partner with Marketing, Sales Operations, and Finance to create accurate forecasts, and support lifecycle planning for new products and obsolescence.

You will influence capacity modeling, inventory targets, and collaboration with Manufacturing, Planning, Regulatory, and Facilities teams to balance buffers and supply, while

Qualifications

• Strong analytical capability with experience in manufacturing or supply chain planning.
• Proven involvement in SIOP processes and cross-functional alignment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in cross-functional SIOP meetings to develop demand and supply plans.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Sales Ops, Finance to forecast monthly/quarterly requirements.
• Partner with NPI/Engineering/Marketing to plan launches and EOL activities.
• Review and improve forecasting models to boost accuracy.
• Analyze historical shipments and consumption for segmentation-based adjustments.
• Manage safety stock and regional inventory targets.

Skills

Analytical skills

SIOP experience

Demand forecasting

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Job Description

We are looking for team members with very strong analytical skill sets, manufacturing/supply chain experience, to participate and lead in the SIOP planning process.The SIOP planning function is an excellent way to broaden your experience, skills and network of colleagues, while leveraging knowledge on large data sets to compute demand and supply plans to meet customer demand and maintain inventory targets. We measure this through various metrics such as Forecast accuracy, Inventory health, Sales Plan v Actuals, Build Plan vs Actuals, First Pass Fill Rates etc.

Key Responsibilities include (not limited to):

• Lead/participate in cross-functional team meetings/ SIOP process to develop best in class demand plan and optimum supply plan


• Facilitate and drive collaboration with Marketing, Sales Operations, Finance team members to develop monthly/quarterly forecasts over mid-term and long-term.


• Partner with NPI/ Engineering/ Marketing teams to understand product lifecycle/ buffer strategy, develop robust plans to enable new product launch and product end of life (EOL) planning.


• Review and make improvements to statistical forecasting models, to drive best- in-class demand forecast accuracy


• Analyze data output, historical shipments/ consumption for any modifications required based on product segmentation.


• Understand/ manage safety stock/ inventory targets for various regions/ plants


• Partner with manufacturing, planning, regulatory and facilities teams to understand and drive buffer strategies to enable building moves and plan for regulatory restrictions.


• Understanding of Capacity Models (lines/shifts, line efficiencies, head count and material lead times/constraints)


• Develop capacity and material constrained build plan through cross functional collaboration with various partners (Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain)


• Scenario planning for different Demand and Supply scenarios, understand & articulate the different options and impact


• Represent their product families and present relevant data/ charts in the cross-functional SIOP meetings


• Load plan to enable Manufacturing and Supply Chain execution


• Monitor performance to plan, e.g. forecast versus actuals, and drive corrective actions/ mitigation plans


• Support other planning activities such as Long-Range Forecast Creation, Excess & Obsolete reduction etc.


• Drive improvements to Key Performance Indicators such as Forecast accuracy, on time in full (OTIF), Backorder, Finished Goods Inventory Attainment through root-cause analysis and cross-functional collaboration


• Subject matter experience to participate and lead projects to improve operational efficiency & profitability goals


• Troubleshoot and help resolve MPS/MRP issues for demand propagation; Participate in key projects, testing and go-live.


• Travel: 10 - 25% Domestic/ International.


• Work Location: Sunnyvale, CA, USA