Specialist II, Demand Planning
* Must have 7 years of Demand Planning and S&OP
POSITION PROFILE:
The Demand Planning Specialist II role consists of two major responsibilities, forecasting and inventory planning. The planner will develop the end-to-end forecast by identifying the key inputs and drivers, through collaboration with Marketing, Sales, Project Management, and other departments, that will impact the demand and supply plan.
This plan once developed will be the main driver of all facets of the inventory plan including fill rate analysis, inventory health, product transition, etc., which the planner will monitor and action on a daily basis.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Create a demand forecast based on historical usage factoring in inputs from sales, marketing, finance, exceptional demand analysis, and product life cycle analysis. Will also need to consider other factors such as recurring customer demand, outlier demand, seasonality, promotions, and other market conditions that affect the sales plan.
* Based on the demand plan and inventory planning parameters, create the supply forecast understanding key factors such as product transitions, demo room, and other non-warehouse inventory.
* Work directly with major account teams and assist in phased deployment plans, configuration requirements to meet and exceed customer expectations.
* Drive S&OP meetings locally in the monthly demand review and product management review and global Production Sales and Inventory and S&OP.
* Responsible for overall inventory levels at a national level and work with the deployment team to achieve location inventory targets.
* Run daily monitoring reports to ensure plan, forecast, inventory levels, fill rates, and requirements all meet expected targets and are correct. Execute root cause analysis and develop action plans to get misses back on track and develop check points/process changes as necessary.
* Work with manufacturing on developing the inventory recovery plan and lead the execution of the plan with the deployment planners.
* Review and create action plans for slow and non-moving items. Execute root cause analysis when applicable to understand unhealthy inventory and add check points or recommend process changes to avoid in the future.
* Work with Product Life Cycle Analyst to review transitioning/End Of Life/Obsolete items and lead the development of plans that achieve business goals.
* Provide input, such as expected monthly/daily cash spend, risk inventory, demand/supply plan as well as any ad hoc requests.
* Review daily/weekly/monthly processes and drive continuous improvements, leveraging process improvement, IT, or cross-functional support to achieve the desired goal.
* Provide guidance to the marketing team on various item issues, particularly focus/non-focus, configurations, and product knowledge.
QUALIFICATIONS (Education, Experience and Certifications)
Typically Required:
* Four-year college degree.
* Seven years of experience in demand planning using statistical forecasting tools.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
* Strong collaborator with the ability to influence and negotiate.
* Ability to adapt to changing business conditions and processes.
* Strong time management and prioritization skills.
* Advanced understanding of demand planning software applications.
* Knowledge of Kinaxis Rapid Response is a plus.
* Experience with Six Sigma and Lean principles.
* Strong problem-solving skills and action-oriented.
* Intermediate to advanced user in MS Excel and Access.
* Intermediate user in other MS Office Applications.
* Six Sigma, APICS certification is a plus.
* Oracle knowledge is a plus.
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