Demand Planner
Demand Planner
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Job Description
HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
- Works with Key Account Managers to prepare long-range forecast (18 months) by sku for each customer
- Analyzes order history and prepares demand forecasts in order to maintain order fill rates and inventory turns to the Business Units goals
- Evaluates the effectiveness of Continentals current forecast by analyzing how well it predicted the prior months order volumes
- Reports forecast accuracy and steps taken to achieve desired target. Coordinates shared stock keeping units (sku) to ensure forecasts are in line with all known customer demands
- Maintains the forecast assigned customers and coordinates the sharing of information
- Maintains APO (Advanced Planning Optimizer) Continentals SAP forecast module within its ERP software suite tool for feeding information into the supply chain functions of Continental
- Leads collaboration process with key customers
- Interface with customers and sales teams to obtain information needed to make accurate forecasting decisions
- Coordinates with Product Planning to ensure smooth transitions when skus are dropped and/or added to assigned product lines to minimize excess or obsolete inventory and out of stocks.
- Works with Continentals product development team and Launch Manager to create a smooth transition in and out of product introductions and removals to ensure good product coverage and fill rates for new tires and low inventory and reduced discounting and scrapping of discontinued tires.
- Builds Tableau Reports that helps the department to analyze their customer requirements seamlessly and forecast accuracy
- Monitors Continentals Winter Tire program. Tracks orders and matches forecast to orders and limits the possibility of over producing unneeded product resulting in large discounts or even scrapping of tires
- Perform and coordinate demand planning software trainings
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Qualifications :
WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE
- Bachelors degree in Business Administration Supply Chain Management or related
- 5 five years of professional experience in forecasting including: analyzing sales and order history for a business unit and generating forecasts of future demand used in the planning of production and or the utilization of resources and capital
- 5 years experience: using Microsoft Office Suites Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Excel products to create presentations and spreadsheets utilizing pivot tables graphs and advanced formulas
- 5 years of inventory planning experience; establishing inventory targets and managing phase in and phase out of new products
- Experience in leading collaboration meetings with direct and indirect customers
- Prior experience working with Demand planning software tools
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. Continental is only able to offer visa support for internals individuals who currently hold an existing valid employment visa
- Can offer relocation if needed
ADDITIONAL WAYS TO STAND OUT
- Institute of Business Forecasting and Planning (IBF) certification CPF/ACPF
- 7 years of related Demand Planning experience
Additional Information :
THE PERKS
- Immediate Benefits
- Robust Total Rewards Package
- Paid Time Off
- Volunteer Time Off
- Tuition Assistance
- Employee Discounts including tire discounts
- Competitive Bonus Programs
- Employee 401k Match
- Diverse & Inclusive Work Environment with 20 Employee Resource groups.
- Hybrid Work
- Employee Assistance Program
- Future Growth Opportunities including personal and professional
- And many more benefits that come with working for a global industry leader!
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
EEO-Statement:
EEO / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer. Continental offers equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to unlawful consideration to race color sex sexual orientation gender identity age religion national origin disability veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law. In addition as a federal contractor Continental complies with government regulations including affirmative action responsibilities for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans where they apply. To be considered you must apply for a specific position for which Continental has a current posted job opening. Qualifying applications will be considered only for the specific opening(s) to which you apply. If you would like to be considered for additional or future job openings we encourage you to reapply for other opportunities as they become available. Further Continental provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance in the application process please reply to or contact US Recruiting at 248.393.5566. This telephone line and email address are reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes such as following up on an application or non-disability related technical issues will not receive a call back.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
