As a member of the Supply Chain Management Team, the Demand Planner works closely with sales and customer service to gather market intelligence in order to create and maintain a demand plan, which is a key driver in the S&OP process.

Job Duties:

• Develops and maintains detailed statistical forecast model
• Collaborates with sales and customer service, through a standardized process, to gather market intelligence to augment the statistical forecast model
• Facilitates and leads monthly demand consensus meetings to produce a demand plan
• Participates in monthly S&OP meetings as demand planning subject matter expert
• Develops and manages forecast and demand plan accuracy metrics
• Manages new product introductions from demand planning perspective and works with sales, logistics, production, and customer service to minimize stranded obsolete products
• Key user Microsoft Dynamics and SME for demand planning module
• Develops collaborative relationships with sales and customer service to maximize customer service while maintaining operational efficiency
• Development and maintenance of periodic and ad hoc supply chain reports
• Works closely with others to help to facilitate a smooth transition into and out of seasonal products
• Engages with Demand Planners from other international regions to understand and share best practices
• Organize and drill down demand forecast data into a functional supply chain plan to show impact on Purchasing, Production Planning, Inventory Management, etc.

Job Requirements:

• Extensive demand planning knowledge and experience 3-5 years
• Experience with, and knowledge of the S&OP processes including SAP IBP
• Able to foster relationships with stakeholders of all functions and levels
• Advanced Excel Skills (Power Query/Pivot or Power BI Knowledge Preferred)
• Ability to quickly consolidate massive amounts of data into meaningful and easy to understand reports
• High level of attention to detail and strong data analysis ability
• Experience with creating presentations and leading meetings
• Cross functional business relationship management, including departments, countries, and cultures