Demand Planning Manager

Duties

• Develop, maintain, and improve statistical and collaborative demand forecasts at multiple levels of aggregation (SKU, product family, location and channel).
• Analyze historical sales, market trends, seasonality, promotions, new product introductions, and customer demand signals to generate accurate forecasts.
• Monitor forecast performance and implement corrective actions to improve forecast accuracy and reduce forecast bias.
• Lead monthly demand review and S&OP meetings and facilitate consensus forecasting across cross-functional teams.
• Identify demand risks and opportunities and communicate impacts to stakeholders.
• Lead the demand planning component of the S&OP process.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Operations, and Supply Planning teams to align demand forecasts with business objectives.
• Collaborate with Supply Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Logistics teams to balance inventory investment with customer service requirements.
• Develop and maintain demand planning KPIs, dashboards, and reporting tools.
• Drive process improvements and demand planning best practices.
• Leverage current forecasting software (IFS & IFS Demand Planning Server) to improve planning capabilities and act as an IFS Demand Planning Server subject matter expert.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Business/Supply Chain/Finance or related major
• 5+ years in Supply Chain/Demand Planning roles
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Experience with ERP systems such as IFS (preferred), SAP, Oracle, JDE, IFS, or similar platform
• Experience with forecasting and planning tools such as IFS Demand Planning Server (preferred)

Pay

$110,000 - $125,000, Bonus Potential 10%

Schedule

N/A