Strategic Demand Planner: Forecasts & Inventory Health

IP Corporation; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Generous PTO

401(k) with company match

Job summary

IP Corporation, headquartered in Minnesota, is seeking a Demand Planner in St. Paul to forecast and manage demand with close collaboration across Commercial, Supply Chain, Operations, Customer Service and IT teams.

This high-visibility role shapes the monthly S&OP process and inventory strategy. The ideal candidate will develop forecasts from historical data, coordinate with sales on new product introductions, and manage MRP parameters while monitoring inventory health and KPIs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, finance, economics or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience as a Demand Planner, or 4+ years as a Supply Planner or MRP Analyst.
• 5+ years of experience working with cross-functional teams, communicating with all levels of management and taking part in continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate weekly, monthly and quarterly demand forecasts over a rolling 12-month horizon.
• Partner with Commercial teams to layer customer forecasts, sales projections, new product introductions and market insights onto the statistical forecast to build an aligned demand plan.
• Lead the demand planning inputs to the monthly S&OP process, giving clear visibility to changes in demand, key assumptions, risks and opportunities, and help prepare executive summaries.
• Analyze forecast accuracy and bias at a LAG 2 interval, cleanse sales history for exceptions and outliers, and drive continuous improvement in forecasting.
• Coordinate phase-in and phase-out items and advise supply planning, commercialization, customer service and operations on inventory strategies for existing, new and end-of-life products.
• Manage MRP parameters, including lead times, minimum order quantities, order multiples and safety stock, so settings support service and inventory goals.
• Monitor inventory health, report on KPIs such as inventory turns, out-of-stocks, DIO, weeks of supply and OTIF, and identify excess, dead and expiring stock.
• Partner with IT and Supply Chain to build reports and dashboards, lead root-cause analysis of material shortages, and maintain standard work for demand planning and MRP.

Job description

IP Corporation, headquartered in Minnesota, is seeking a Demand Planner in St. Paul to forecast and manage demand with close collaboration across Commercial, Supply Chain, Operations, Customer Service and IT teams.

This high-visibility role shapes the monthly S&OP process and inventory strategy. The ideal candidate will develop forecasts from historical data, coordinate with sales on new product introductions, and manage MRP parameters while monitoring inventory health and KPIs.