Job Summary
This position drives the monthly demand planning process (including statistical and consensus / collaborative forecasting approaches). This individual will maintain recurring updates of a finished goods forecast. This person is responsible for collaborating with the interaction and alignment of the crossfunctional S&OP team including sales marketing supply chain planning customer service distribution and manufacturing.
Principle Responsibilities
- Key participant in monthly collaborative demand review as part of the S&OP process.
- Develop and maintain a monthly demand forecast for all finished goods parts using order and shipment history customer point of sale data market intelligence and industry trends to inform the projected demand.
- Influence and collaborate with key partners in sales supply planning marketing and finance to understand and interpret the potential impact demand drivers can have on demand and adjust the statistical forecast to reflect those impacts.
- Analyze and develop insights on data from customer point of sales data systems and internal order management systems.
- Lead continuous improvement efforts to advance the demand planning and forecasting process capabilities.
- Maintain forecast vs. actual history data by customer product family channel geography and SKU.
- Develop and maintain monthly forecast accuracy and forecast bias metrics.
Qualifications :
Competencies
- Knowledge or experience with enterprise planning software is a plus (e.g. SAP JDA Oracle etc.)
- Experience using and interacting with MRP systems is a plus.
- Detailoriented and can organize work activities in highly ambiguous situations.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into highlevel analysis and demand planning
- Strong MS Office skills (i.e. Excel and Access).
- Ability to work within highperforming teams and is highly collaborative
- Excellent interpersonal verbal and written communication including delivering presentations to the Executive Level Team
Education/Experience:
- Undergraduate degree in business supply chain or engineering required.
- 12 years of supply chain planning experience in S&OP demand and/or supply planning.
- Knowledge of forecasting processes in sales marketing finance and manufacturing and understanding of basic statistical modeling methods and strategies
Additional Information :
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime