Analyst, Demand Planning

Primary Responsibilities / Key Result Areas

• Collaborate with Regional Vice Presidents to create a single version of the truth for planned installation & upgrades demand schedules, and other sales activities to drive core business decisions through S&OP process.
• Lead cross-functional IPTs with accounts, program management and operational teams to provide program health for Airline Fleet specific parts based on product life cycle planning and engineering certification schedules. This includes identifying risks and opportunities for purchasing and LRU planning, as well as coordination of new purchases to ensure PO coverage is available for demand for 12 months.
• Collaborate with our OEM customers shipments to efficiently supply equipment to global assembly lines under strict regulations, as well as harmonizing essential spares planning in multiple locations.
• Cookordination with procurement & purchasing teams to ensure that timing of receipts meets the demand schedule and that receipts are adjusted where needed.
• Cookordination with our Inflight Entertainment and warehouse teams to manage high volume monthly forecasts and executing shipments for customers across the world.
• Provide continual improvement of the planning, reporting, and communication processes including publishing weekly Itasca and Amsterdam metrics for Forecast, Quality, RMAs and production.
• Continually reviews processes and systems to identify opportunities to minimize wasteful spending and optimize our resources.
• Work with accounting team to ensure completeness of the monthly financial statements and variance explanations.

Competencies

• Highly analytical with excellent problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, including Microsoft Excel, and experience in ERP / MRP demand-driven environment.
• Manages multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment without sacrificing accuracy, detail, and quality.
• Exceptional customer service and communication skills for high-expectation, high-visibility customers.
• Highly motivated; able to function independently and win as a team through collaboration.
• Strategic thinker, who is adaptable, to lead and problem solve in a highly constrained and dynamic supply chain.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain or related field (an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered)
• 2-5 years of experience in supply chain planning.
• Experience with SAP, Microsoft Navision, or comparable ERP/MRP applications with ability to teach others
• Experience with complex configuration management in a regulated environment