Senior Demand Planner

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Develop and sustain a rolling 12-month forecast at the item level for the entire product portfolio.

• Evaluate historical sales data, orders, customer forecasts, market insights, promotional activities, pricing changes, product lifecycle adjustments, and other demand influencers.

• Integrate, cleanse, validate, and reconcile incomplete, inconsistent, or differently formatted data sets from internal sources and customers.

• Record assumptions and pinpoint significant data deficiencies.

• Track forecast accuracy and bias, analyze discrepancies, determine underlying causes, and implement corrective measures.

• Prepare for and facilitate the Sales and Operations Planning meeting, which includes data preparation, creation of presentation materials, decision tracking, and follow-up tasks.

• Maintain forecasting parameters, product hierarchies, customer mappings, and forecast inputs.

• Enhance data quality and planning processes.

• Assist in inventory and supply planning decisions by providing timely, accurate, and documented demand assumptions.

• Communicate forecast modifications, assumptions, performance metrics, risks, and suggested actions.

• Foster effective communication with key internal stakeholders.

• Identify process issues and data quality challenges, and implement improvements and solutions.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least five years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, supply chain analytics, business analytics, or a related role.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, Economics, Operations Research, Supply Chain, or a comparable field.

• Advanced Excel skills.

• Proficient in relevant business systems and Microsoft applications.

• Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.

• Capability to draw valid conclusions from incomplete or imperfect data.

• Proficiency in combining, cleansing, validating, and interpreting data from various internal and customer sources.

• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team.

• Exceptional interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills.

• Experience with demand planning, ERP, business intelligence, or statistical forecasting systems.

• Familiarity with time-series forecasting, seasonality, trend analysis, forecast value added, segmentation, and exception-based planning.

• Experience utilizing customer-provided forecasts, point-of-sale data, order history, or other external demand indicators.

• Understanding of inventory management, supply planning, service-level trade-offs, and Sales and Operations Planning or integrated business planning processes.

• Background in a manufacturing or distribution setting.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.

• 401(k) plan.

• Pension scheme.

• Life insurance coverage.

• Paid time off program that includes paid holidays.

• A variety of wellness initiatives.