Demand Planner - Integrated Business Planner; Hybrid

Demand Planner - Integrated Business Planner (Hybrid)

Location:

US-CA-Anaheim | US-NY-Farmingdale

# Positions: 1 | Category:
Purchasing

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Demand Planner to join the Data, Power, and Control Division in Anaheim, CA OR Farmingdale, NY.

This position is responsible for leading and managing demand planning functions and developing an S&OP strategy that supports business needs while designing overall inventory strategies that support business growth, increase working capital, and reduce E&O. Using ERP (SAP), Demand Planning (Anaplan), and CRM () systems, this position will also maintain effective levels of inventory (finished or component), monitor production commitments, maintain commitment dates and guard each to ensure customer commitments are met.

• S&OP:
  • Drive a robust global S&OP process across the business
  • Lead standardization of and incorporate inventory positions into the overall S&OP process to help facilitate supply decisions.
• Demand Forecasting:
  • Develop, refine, and maintain accurate demand forecasts for products, incorporating historical data, market trends, and input from sales teams.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather relevant information and insights to improve forecast accuracy.
• Inventory Management:
  • Optimize inventory levels globally to ensure product availability while minimizing carrying costs.
  • Monitor and manage inventory turnover rates, identifying slow-moving or obsolete items and proposing solutions.
• Supply Planning:
  • Work closely with the procurement and production teams to align supply plans with demand forecasts.
  • Ensure that production schedules and procurement activities meet demand requirements.
• Data Analysis:
  • Utilize advanced analytical tools and techniques to assess historical data, identify patterns, and generate forecasts.
  • Regularly analyze sales data, market trends, and other relevant information to adjust forecasts as necessary.
  • Develop tools/aids to provide visibility on commitment status.
• Collaboration and Communication:
  • Foster strong relationships and open communication channels with sales, production, and procurement teams
  • Support functional leads and manufacturing leads to plan optimization of the supply chain footprint to address cost and service targets.
  • Facilitate cross-functional meetings to align on demand and supply plans.
  • Driving adherence to service metrics: on-time performance, lead time, and voice of the customer.

$95,000 - $105,000 per year

LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company's incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network.

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management or a related field, or equivalent experience, is required
• APICS Basic Certification or in the process of obtaining APICS Basic Certification is preferred.

4 or more years of relevant experience in the supply chain function, preferably in planning/scheduling in a manufacturing environment, is required.

• Understanding supply chain management, including material planning in an ERP/CRM environment, inventory management, and demand planning within ERP systems, is required.
• Knowledge of the end-to-end supply chain and the ability to run end-to-end S&OP processes are required.
• Must be able to drive successful inventory/working capital strategies, lead time responsiveness, and customer service levels
• Ability to independently extract, clean, and manipulate data from multiple sources to generate actionable insights is required
• Strong systems/process orientation with proven analytical thinking and problem-solving skills is required to sustain results through systems.
• Ability to think and lead strategically, understand the details of the process and data to build sound business cases, and drive root cause analysis and corrective…