Senior Demand Analyst - Planning & Scheduling

Qnity Laird is seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Demand Planner to support accurate forecasting, inventory optimization, and cross-functional supply chain alignment in a fast growing, fast paced dynamic organization. This role is responsible for developing demand forecasts, analyzing sales and market trends, supporting S&OP processes, and partnering with Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Customer Service teams to ensure product availability while minimizing excess inventory.

Roles Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and improve short- and long-range demand forecasts using historical sales data, customer input, market trends, seasonality, promotions, and business intelligence.

• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, Production Planning, Procurement, and Finance to build a consensus demand plan that supports business objectives.

• Monitor forecast accuracy, forecast bias, inventory performance, service levels, and demand variability; identify root causes of gaps and recommend corrective actions.

• Support monthly S&OP and demand review processes by preparing forecast reports, presenting key assumptions, and highlighting risks, opportunities, and changes in demand.

• Collaborate with supply planning and operations teams to align demand requirements with production capacity, material availability, and inventory targets.

• Maintain planning master data, demand planning parameters, and forecast inputs within ERP, MRP, or advanced planning systems.

• Identify potential stockout, excess inventory, and slow-moving inventory risks and work cross-functionally to develop mitigation plans.

• Prepare recurring dashboards, reports, and executive summaries related to forecast performance, inventory health, and demand plan changes.

• Drive continuous improvement in demand planning processes, tools, reporting, and cross-functional communication.

Skills

• 2 years of experience in demand planning, supply planning, inventory planning, production planning, sales forecasting, or a related supply chain function.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret large data sets, identify trends, and translate insights into actionable plans.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, data analysis, and reporting.

• Experience working with ERP, MRP, demand planning, or advanced planning systems.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across functions and present planning recommendations clearly.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

• High attention to detail and a continuous improvement mindset.

• Experience in manufacturing, distribution, industrial products, consumer goods, or other complex supply chain environments (Preferred).

• Working knowledge of S&OP, inventory management, production planning, material planning, and customer service processes (Preferred).

• Experience with planning tools such as SAP, Oracle, and QAD (highly desirable).

• Experience using Power BI or other reporting and analytics tools.

• Understanding of statistical forecasting methods, forecast accuracy metrics, safety stock, reorder points, and inventory optimization concepts.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Statistics, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.