What are the responsibilities and job description for the Demand Planning Manager position at MacLean Power Systems?
Job Summary
Utilizes sales and marketing data to provide effective demand forecasts aimed at optimizing production plans.
Job Duties
Utilizes sales and marketing data to provide effective demand forecasts aimed at optimizing production plans.
Job Duties
- Execute inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs per 80/20 strategies.
- Assemble and analyze all data pertinent to creating the sales forecast (historical sales, market trends, seasonality, and inventory levels).
- Maintain and report metrics to be used in managing company’s service level commitments (2, 4, MTO, inventory turns, forecast accuracy, etc.)
- Contribute to sales planning process (rolling 18-month orders plan), report on accuracy of plan (monthly orders waterfall update) and participate in the
- Use statistical analysis and applicable models to establish stocking levels.
- Monitor SKU levels and recommend SKU rationalization initiatives in the future
- Develop and distribute reports to be used in inventory and demand meetings with Marketing Managers, reviewing recommended sales forecasts and inventory goals.
- Interact with sales, marketing, and finance to understand demand forecast drivers and gather business intelligence.
- Make recommended adjustments to forecast and inventory targets based on changes in demand and market trends.
- Ad hoc reporting/analysis as needed.
- Follow all Safety, Environmental and Quality policies and procedures.
- Market Lead time maintenance.
- Updating Promised ship dates based on production/purchasing updates
- Adhere to 5S standards (e.g., maintain cleanliness of work area, etc.)
- Follow all Safety, Environmental and Quality policies and procedures.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor’s Degree preferable in math or statistics
- 2 years minimum planning, purchasing, or inventory management experience.
- Strong Microsoft excel and math skills (pivot tables, formulas)
- Data analytics knowledge
- Power BI preferred
- APICS certification a plus
- JD Edwards experience a plus
- Intermediate verbal and written communication skills
- Research skills
- Analytical thinking skills
- Creativity
- Ability to identify and seek needed information
- Conceptual thinking skills
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