Senior Demand Planner

As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings, you'll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. The Sr Demand Planner will be responsible for the end-to-end monthly Consensus Demand Planning process, including driving collaboration globally across multiple functions within the organization and with external partners. Using KPI metrics, statistical models, and market analysis, the Senior Demand Planner will evaluate submitted forecasts and assess how proposed demand events may impact sales volume.

Responsibilities

Construct the multi-tiered Demand Planning process and work cross-functionally within Business Unit and Sales Geography structures; Develop and maintain a rolling 24-month baseline demand forecast using statistical analysis and cross-functional inputs; Document and create scenario planning for future initiatives (NPI) and state of the business, including opportunity/risk assumptions, E&O, and cannibalization; Achieve consensus demand plan between sales, marketing, finance, and supply through a monthly demand planning review; Collaborate with Demand-side stakeholders on intuitive, streamlined inputs; Manage Commercial, Sales and Financial stakeholders and coach BU Leaders, Sales, Marketing (Product Management) and key Customers (Distributors) in Demand Planning and Demand Control/Execution processes; Lead Demand Planning discussions at monthly Consensus Meetings and the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Demand Review; Own the formal handoff of the approved consensus demand plan to Supply Planning; Proactively identify and manage Excess & Obsolete inventory risk; Keep detailed records, generate reports, and develop presentations to support evaluation of Demand Plan performance and Demand shaping initiatives; Own and manage KPIs, including eliminating Demand Plan bias, reducing error, smoothing Demand volatility, and comparing forecast to financial budgets

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply and Logistics or related field, or 8 years of combined Demand Planning experience in a manufacturing environment with increasing responsibilities, or equivalent combination of education and experience; Experience within a monthly Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)/Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process; Experience in regulated industry manufacturing; Proven proficiency working with data from ERPs; Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint), Forecast Models, and Inventory Strategies; Ability to work independently and manage complex problems and projects; Ability to collaborate on business intelligence and data solutions; Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Strong time management skills to multi-task in a fast-paced environment; Ability to read and speak English sufficiently to read, understand and complete all paperwork; Strong analytical, organizational, decision making, and presentation skills, including statistics, forecasting and forecasting methods with an understanding of financial and operational implications

Nice to have

APICS/ASCM/IBF certification; Operations/Industrial Management education/certification; Experience in medical device manufacturing (preferred); Demand planning software experience such as SAP IBP, Kinaxis, Logility, or O9 (preferred); Business intelligence tools such as PowerBI, Tableau, Qlikview, or SAP Analytics Cloud (preferred)