Lead, Production Planning (SIOP Demand Planner)

About the role

We are seeking a Lead, SIOP Demand Planner to support Demand Planning and Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) activities within the business.

Responsibilities

• Lead demand forecasting and planning activities by developing and maintaining short-, mid-, and long-range demand plans using historical trends, bookings, backlog, customer signals, market intelligence, and cross-functional business assumptions.
• Translate demand inputs into actionable planning outputs that support the SIOP process and operational decision-making.
• Support and facilitate the monthly SIOP cycle by preparing demand review inputs, coordinating cross-functional alignment, documenting assumptions, and helping reconcile demand plans with supply, inventory, capacity, and financial objectives.
• Identify and communicate risks, gaps, and opportunities requiring management attention.
• Partner with Sales, Program Management, Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Finance to develop consensus forecasts and delivery assumptions.
• Ensure demand inputs align with business strategy, contractual commitments, and operational capabilities.
• Support onboarding of new programs, products, or demand streams into planning systems and processes.
• Identify risks and opportunities, and support balanced decisions related to capacity, inventory, and customer commitments.
• Analyze forecast performance, support scenario planning, and facilitate actions needed to improve forecast accuracy and execution alignment, including loading and maintaining forecasted demand within the ERP system.
• Perform root-cause analysis on forecast variances and recommend corrective actions to improve planning effectiveness.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to demand planning methods, tools, data quality, business processes, and system utilization.
• Contribute to scenario planning, recovery planning, process documentation, and other ad-hoc projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, or a related field. A graduate degree and a minimum of 7 years of related experience is acceptable. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience is required.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems (Oracle preferred) and demand planning tools.
• Experience supporting SIOP/S&OP processes in a manufacturing environment.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel.
• Experience with Power BI or other analytics/reporting tools.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Experience or interest in Operations, Procurement, Scheduling, and Engineering value streams.
• Willingness to learn MRP, MES, Delmia, ASCP, Oracle EBS, and Microsoft Office tools.
• Ability to operate effectively within a fast-paced team setting.

Qualifications

• Must be able to obtain a security clearance.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

Skills

• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to operate effectively within a fast-paced team setting.
• Willingness to learn MRP, MES, Delmia, ASCP, Oracle EBS, and Microsoft Office tools.

Benefits

Commensurate with experience.

Pay

TBD

Schedule

9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off