Sales Operations Demand Planner

At HOEM, great customer experiences start long before an order is placed. As our Sales Operations Demand Planner, you’ll be at the center of the action-connecting Sales, Operations, and Purchasing to turn customer insights, market trends, and commercial strategy into smart, accurate demand plans. This is more than a forecasting role. You’ll be the person who knows the story behind the numbers, helping our commercial team spot opportunities, make confident decisions, and bring new products and programs to life. From analyzing trends and building forecasts to solving real-time planning challenges and influencing inventory and purchasing decisions, your work will have a direct impact on how we grow and how we serve our customers. We are looking for a motivated team member who is energized by data, thrives on collaboration, and enjoys turning complex information into clear business recommendations. If this is you, we’d love to meet with you! Hercules OEM is a profitable, stand-alone business unit with ~$80M revenue and 110 team members across a footprint of four locations within the US. Hercules OEM is a value-add distributor and technical solutions provider with superior engineering capabilities for global manufacturers. The company has an exceptionally strong value proposition, providing unmatched customer experience from product specification to order fulfillment. Position Summary The Sales Operations Demand Planner is an important role at HOEM to ensure the accuracy of sales forecasts and establish the production/purchasing plan by collecting commercial inputs. As the link between Sales and Fulfillment this position plays a key role to the SIOP process and achieving best-in-class customer experience. Duties And Responsibilities Adhere to all company safety policies and procedures, in addition to staying up to date with requirements to maintain exemplary standards of health and safety across all work areas.Leads sales forecast creation with input from customers and commercial team.Facilitate and resolve planning issues as integration point between Sales and Operations / PurchasingReview historical trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop models and evaluate forecast resultsProvide insights in driving key decisions related to sales, inventory, and purchasing. Present findings and business recommendationsKey partner to commercial team providing input to growth and knowing “the story” behind the numbersLeads quick-turn data requests from the commercial team (customer trends, product mix, competitive share shifts) to support opportunities and strategic decisionsUtilizes ERP and Power BI reporting to build account and territory-level data analysis (ex. volume trends, forecast vs. actual)Leads new item and program launch forecasting in partnership with commercial teamOther projects, as assigned Required Education, Skills, and Responsibilities Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience3-5 years of demand planning or sales operations work Excel experience – high level userExceptional communication and facilitation skillsDrive process implementation and improvementDemonstrate HOEM values – Courage, Ownership, Respect, Excellence This role is a hybrid role at our Burnsville, Minnesota site - 3 days in office, 2 days from home. Join a company where your work matters, your ideas are valued, and your career can grow alongside a strong and stable industry. Apply today and help keep industries moving — one seal at a time. Salary range: $75,000-$95,000/year