Demand Planner II

Job Responsibilities: Create baseline demand plan converting sales plans to unit production requirements and benchmarking against demand plan. Facilitate regional demand planning meetings with direct interaction and input from sales and marketing. Provide pro-active professional gap analysis of demand, financial, supply plans. Document major assumptions in the demand plan, including the coordination of new products, projects, promotions, events and/or customer planning activities. Validate and align of baseline forecasts to meet the Regions sales goals with regional sales leaders. Adjust baseline forecasts to include demand forecast exceptions provided by sales team Provide root cause analysis and corrective actions to continually improve demand plan quality. Provide relentless, professional 3-step feedback loop on monthly basis (demand plan vs. incoming order rates vs. plant shipments.) Lead corrective action on behalf of regional Sales Inventory & Operations Planning team for demand plan accuracy, sales forecast accuracy. Partner with SIOP process team and supply planners to facilitate maximum customer satisfaction, stakeholder satisfaction and financial performance. Basic Qualifications: High School degree or equivalent. 4-7 years of experience in operations planning/scheduling, materials management or Sales Inventory & Operations Planning related functional area. Desirable Qualifications: Bachelor s Degree in Business Administration, accounting, operations management, marketing or supply chain management. Experience with SAP ERP systems Experience with a Demand Planning tool (e.g. RapidResponse, SAP APO module, Forecast Pro). APICS, CPIM, CPSM, or CPF certification preferred Proficient in Microsoft applications. Excellent interpersonal skills with strong verbal & written communication skills. Strong organizational skills and ability to efficiently multi-task, prioritize, and delegate. Ability to collaborate with both internal and external customers. Job Responsibilities: Create baseline demand plan converting sales plans to unit production requirements and benchmarking against demand plan. Facilitate regional demand planning meetings with direct interaction and input from sales and marketing. Provide pro-active professional gap analysis of demand, financial, supply plans. Document major assumptions in the demand plan, including the coordination of new products, projects, promotions, events and/or customer planning activities. Validate and align of baseline forecasts to meet the Regions sales goals with regional sales leaders. Adjust baseline forecasts to include demand forecast exceptions provided by sales team Provide root cause analysis and corrective actions to continually improve demand plan quality. Provide relentless, professional 3-step feedback loop on monthly basis (demand plan vs. incoming order rates vs. plant shipments.) Lead corrective action on behalf of regional Sales Inventory & Operations Planning team for demand plan accuracy, sales forecast accuracy. Partner with SIOP process team and supply planners to facilitate maximum customer satisfaction, stakeholder satisfaction and financial performance.