Demand Planner

Job Overview

• Take ownership of the monthly demand planning execution drumbeat, which includes enhancing statistical forecast and facilitating monthly demand review calls with the marketing team for project-driven demand.
• Adjust and validate the forecasts based on the collaborative information from key stakeholders and hold a handshake meeting with the commercial office to ensure market and finance alignment.
• Review final output with supply planning before forecast upload in preparation for any ramp-up and ramp-down activities to enhance supply readiness and inventory management.
• Be up to date with NPI (New Product Introduction) offers and activities to align market expectations and timelines with forecasts in the system.
• Coordinate product life cycle changes such as obsolescence, replacements, new offers, projects, or business promotions across both commercial and supply chain teams.
• Measure and analyze forecast accuracy at multiple levels (material, product line, business) and work with the necessary stakeholders to drive improvement.
• Participate in S&OP activities to monitor demand planning performance and highlight critical produce lines or projects that will need support from the supply chain team.
• Act as the mediator between supply chain and commercial office on pushing forecast realization, as well as, ensuring supply availability for critical orders/projects.
• Take ownership of the demand planning function and drive actions that are aligned with business goals and KPIs.

What your background should look like:

• Degree /Diploma in Business, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering or equivalent
• SAP (or other ERP software) – 1-2 years
• SAP Integrated Business Planning software (or other demand planning software) – 1-2 years
• Understanding of MRP – 1-2 years
• Planning and experience in Demand Forecasting – 1-2 years

Competencies