Demand Planning Analyst

Description

• Participate in cross-functional initiatives to improve supply chain visibility, inventory health, and alignment to long-range planning assumptions.
• Serve as the “first line of insight” on demand issues (e.g., volume shifts, abnormal consumption, promotions, customer changes) and communicate proactively to stakeholders.
• Support the integration between volume and value forecasts to enable financially driven decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve forecast accuracy, and increase planning efficiency through analytics, automation, or policy refinement.
• Facilitate regular demand discussions with business partners to reconcile system-generated forecasts with human insights.
• Maintain proper forecasting parameters and master data to ensure quality system outputs.
• Develop, manage, and continuously improve statistical forecasts using enterprise forecasting systems and analytical tools.
• Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, and Product Management to incorporate market intelligence, customer insights, and planned business activities into the forecast.
• Contribute to the evolution of the global IBP process by standardizing forecasting approaches, improving data structures, and enhancing maturity of demand planning tools and analytics.
• Conduct detailed analysis of demand trends, seasonality, customer behaviors, promotions, and macroeconomic indicators to refine forecast accuracy.
• Monitor forecast accuracy (e.g., MAPE, WMAPE, Bias, FVA) and perform root-cause analysis to understand variance drivers.
• Create and automate recurring reports. dashboards, KPIs, and analytics that inform business decisions across the SBU.
• Support S&OP/IBP demand steps by preparing pre-reads, insights, risks/opportunities, and scenario considerations.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience with forecasting systems, ERP platforms, and analytical tools (e.g., SAP APO/IBP, O9, Tableau, Power BI, Python/R).
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Statistics, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• APICS/ASCM certification is a preference; commitment to certification required if not already held.
• Strong analytical skills are needed to interpret complex data, identify trends, and communicate insights clearly.
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally and influence in a global environment.
• 4–6 years of experience in forecasting, demand planning, analytics, or related supply chain roles.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance