What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr Demand Planner position at Medline?
Job Summary
Under minimal supervision, manage, determine and communicate SKU level forecasting for Inventory Management. Lead demand planning related projects and analytics. Responsible for mentoring and training the Demand Planning team.
Responsibilities
Job Description
The Anticipated Salary Range For This Position
$92,000.00 - $138,000.00 Annual
The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s location, education, experience, skills, and abilities. This role is bonus and/or incentive eligible. Medline will not pay less than the applicable minimum wage or salary threshold.
Our benefit package includes health insurance, life and disability, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, etc., for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average. For a more comprehensive list of our benefits please click here. For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups and the Employee Service Corp.
We’re dedicated to creating a Medline where everyone feels they belong and can grow their career. We strive to do this by seeking diversity in all forms, acting inclusively, and ensuring that people have tools and resources to perform at their best. Explore our Belonging page here.
Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, neurodivergence, protected veteran status, marital or family status, caregiver responsibilities, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Under minimal supervision, manage, determine and communicate SKU level forecasting for Inventory Management. Lead demand planning related projects and analytics. Responsible for mentoring and training the Demand Planning team.
Responsibilities
Job Description
- Assess the impact of market changes or significant variances in the forecast, and recommend appropriate revisions and tactics
- Manage statistical forecast exceptions by utilizing demand-planning exception reports to identify and fix potential issues
- Collaborate with various departments to adjust and calibrate demand forecasts based on external and internal factors such as market trends, demand drivers, bias, and volatility.
- Make recommendations to enhance business processes and identify opportunities to improve operational efficiencies.
- Lead the process of creating and modifying a demand plan.
- Assist in development of annual plans and reconcile them with monetized demand plans.
- Ensure the demand forecast is shared in the format required by customers and supply chain partners. Identify demand signals, and translate into forecast inputs.
- Lead the assessment of promotions and events on demand and provide recommendations.
- Determine methods to address and correct any demand-planning group behaviors that adversely affect S&OP KPIs.
- Collaborate with various cross-functional teams on projects such as new product launches, line extensions, product discontinuations, promotions and events.
- Lead and improve team skills and capabilities through peer mentoring, project management, and other indirect leadership opportunities.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Mathematics, Applied Statistics, or related field.
- At least 4 years of experience in operations and/or supply chain.
- Experience with modeling, forecasting, analysis and simulation tools.
- APICS certification.
- Experience analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.
- Experience forecasting in sales, marketing operations, finance and manufacturing.
- Experience interpreting and communicating results of analysis to various audiences.
- Experience taking the steps to ensure the assignment/ project is accomplished within tight timeframes.
- Experience processing all relevant details, understanding and prioritizing their importance and drawing clear and concise conclusions.
- Experience controlling and coordinating concurrent projects, competing priorities and critical deadlines.
- Experience communicating with internal and external business partners and cross functional teams at various levels.
The Anticipated Salary Range For This Position
$92,000.00 - $138,000.00 Annual
The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s location, education, experience, skills, and abilities. This role is bonus and/or incentive eligible. Medline will not pay less than the applicable minimum wage or salary threshold.
Our benefit package includes health insurance, life and disability, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, etc., for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average. For a more comprehensive list of our benefits please click here. For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups and the Employee Service Corp.
We’re dedicated to creating a Medline where everyone feels they belong and can grow their career. We strive to do this by seeking diversity in all forms, acting inclusively, and ensuring that people have tools and resources to perform at their best. Explore our Belonging page here.
Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, neurodivergence, protected veteran status, marital or family status, caregiver responsibilities, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Salary : $92,000 - $138,000