Demand/Forecast Planner III

Location: Sunnyvale, CA • Contract • Onsite

Responsibilities

• Lead/participate in cross-functional team meetings/SIOP process to develop best-in-class demand plan and optimum supply plan.
• Facilitate and drive collaboration with Marketing, Sales Operations, and Finance team members to develop monthly/quarterly forecasts over mid-term and long-term.
• Partner with NPI/Engineering/Marketing teams to understand product lifecycle/buffer strategy, develop robust plans to enable new product launch and product end-of-life (EOL) planning.
• Review and make improvements to statistical forecasting models to drive best-in-class demand forecast accuracy.
• Analyze data output and historical shipments/consumption for any modifications required based on product segmentation.
• Understand/manage safety stock/inventory targets for various regions/plants.
• Partner with manufacturing, planning, regulatory, and facilities teams to understand and drive buffer strategies to enable building moves and plan for regulatory restrictions.
• Understand Capacity Models (lines/shifts, line efficiencies, headcount, and material lead times/constraints).
• Develop capacity and material-constrained build plans through cross-functional collaboration with various partners (Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain).
• Scenario planning for different demand and supply scenarios; understand and articulate the different options and impact.
• Represent product families and present relevant data/charts in cross-functional SIOP meetings.
• Load plan to enable Manufacturing and Supply Chain execution.
• Monitor performance to plan (e.g., forecast versus actuals) and drive corrective actions/mitigation plans.
• Support other planning activities such as Long-Range Forecast Creation, Excess & Obsolete reduction, etc.
• Drive improvements to Key Performance Indicators such as Forecast accuracy, on-time in full (OTIF), Backorder, Finished Goods Inventory Attainment through root-cause analysis and cross-functional collaboration.
• Provide subject matter expertise to participate in and lead projects to improve operational efficiency and profitability goals.
• Troubleshoot and help resolve MPS/MRP issues for demand propagation; participate in key projects, testing, and go-live.
• Travel: 10–25% domestic/international.

Requirements

• MS/MBA with minimum 6+ years of relevant experience; degree in Engineering, Math/Finance, Operations Research, or Supply Chain highly preferred.
• BS with minimum 8+ years of relevant experience; degree in Supply Chain, Operations Research, Finance, Industrial Engineering, or Engineering highly preferred.
• Analytical rigor, data, and problem-solving skills.
• Supply Chain/Planning domain experience.
• Product Life-cycle Management (New Product Introduction, End of Sale).
• Expert in MS Office applications—Excel and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity and/or ability to work with Advanced Planning applications like IBP, Oracle, O9, etc., and SAP ERP to create scalable processes.
• Leadership, communication, and executive presentation skills to share insights and gain consensus.

Pay

$60 – $68.50 per hour

Benefits

• Health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, and vision.
• Spending accounts.
• Life insurance and voluntary plans.
• Participation in a 401(k) plan.