Strategic Demand Leader, S&OP & Forecasting

Safran; Carson (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran Cabin is seeking a Demand Manager to own the end-to-end demand process for the Water & Waste business, including retrofit, spares and repair/MRO. You will consolidate, validate, and govern a single unconstrained Demand Plan over a 3–5 year horizon to feed S&OP, Supply Chain, and Finance.

The role requires cross-functional leadership, strong forecasting, and ERP/MRP experience within aerospace or complex industrial environments.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in Demand Management, S&OP, IBP, Supply Chain, or Business Planning.
• Experience in industrial and aftermarket environments, including Spares and/or MRO.
• Experience operating in a cross functional, matrix organization.
• Aerospace or complex industrial environment experience preferred.
• Experience with ERP driven demand planning (e.g., M3 or equivalent).
• Exposure to regulated or customer critical environments.
• International business experience.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate and manage all demand streams for the business: Retrofit, Spares.
• Build and maintain a single Demand Plan combining firm orders and forecasts.
• Ensure coherence between demand, revenue outlook, industrial assumptions, and financial targets.
• Design, deploy, and continuously improve the Demand Management process, aligned with Safran S&OP standards.
• Define demand rules, models, assumptions, and planning horizons.
• Establish formal Demand Review governance, cadence, and deliverables.
• Develop forecasting models using quantitative and qualitative inputs.
• Build and maintain Low / Medium / High demand scenarios.
• Analyze forecast accuracy, stability, and bias; implement corrective actions.
• Proactively challenge commercial and program assumptions to protect business robustness.
• Prepare and facilitate monthly Demand Reviews.
• Ensure formal validation and release of the Demand Plan as S&OP input.
• Support Supply Reviews and Executive S&OP discussions with clear analytics and scenarios.

Skills

Demand Management

S&OP

Forecasting

ERP / MRP

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Safran Cabin is seeking a Demand Manager to own the end-to-end demand process for the Water & Waste business, including retrofit, spares and repair/MRO. You will consolidate, validate, and govern a single unconstrained Demand Plan over a 3–5 year horizon to feed S&OP, Supply Chain, and Finance.

The role requires cross-functional leadership, strong forecasting, and ERP/MRP experience within aerospace or complex industrial environments.