Demand Planning Manager

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** Job Title**:

Demand Planning Manager
** Reporting To:
** Manager, Process
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* Work Schedule:

** Onsite – Buffalo, NYThe Demand Planning Manager plays a critical role in ensuring the alignment of customer requirements, production capabilities, and supply chain readiness across defense programs. This role integrates long-range planning with tactical execution to support mission-critical deliverables, compliance with government contracts, and program milestones.
** Why This Role Matters
** In defense, every plan has a purpose, and every delivery supports the mission. As our Master Planner & Demand Manager, you will translate complex program requirements into executable schedules, align demand with supply, and ensure materials, capacity, and teams are ready to deliver on-time, every time. Your work directly supports program milestones, warfighter readiness, and customer trust.
** As a Demand Planning Manager, you will:
**** Demand Management
*** Develop and maintain demand forecasts for defense programs, incorporating contract requirements, customer forecasts, and program schedules.
* Collaborate with Program Management, Business Development, and Finance to align demand plans with strategic objectives and funding profiles.
* Lead demand planning activities within the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) framework.
* Monitor forecast accuracy and drive corrective actions to improve performance.
** Master Planning
*** Create and manage the master schedule to support program deliverables, contract timelines, and inventory targets.
* Coordinate with Procurement, Manufacturing, and Engineering to ensure material and capacity availability.
* Analyze constraints and risks across the supply chain and develop mitigation plans.
* Maintain planning parameters and BOM accuracy in ERP systems.
** What You will Own:
**** Plan the Mission
*** Build, validate, and continuously improve
** demand forecasts
** aligned to customer orders, funding profiles, and program schedules.
* Lead monthly
** S&OP
** reviews to align Sales, Program Management, Operations, and Finance.
** Schedule for Certainty
*** Create and manage the
** master schedule
** to meet contract deliverables and inventory targets.
* Translate forecasts into
** MRP actions**; synchronize materials, capacity, and engineering changes.
** Execute with Discipline
*** Identify supply–demand gaps and drive mitigation expedite, alt-sourcing, lot sizing, and capacity plans.
* Support production, development cycle, and end of life transitions with structured planning and clear cutovers.
** Partner Across Programs
*** Serve as the connective fabric between
** Product Line Managers, Program Management, Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality, and Engineering**.
* Participate in
** program teams**; support
** EVM
* * with credible schedule/material status and risks.
** Operate Compliantly
*** Ensure planning and data integrity comply with
** FAR/DFARS**,
** ITAR/EAR**, and internal quality standards.
* Maintain planning parameters, routings, and BOM accuracy in ERP.
** Tools You will Use.
*** ERP/MRP: MBS/SAP (or equivalent)
* Forecasting/Analytics:
Kinaxis, Power BI/Excel
* Program Practices: S&OP, EVM support, IPT collaboration.
** What Success Looks Like**
* ** 100% on-time delivery
** to program need dates.
* ** Improved forecast accuracy
** and bias reduction across portfolios
* ** Stable, realistic master schedule
** with clear constraints and recovery paths
* ** Actionable risk registers
** for supply, capacity, and engineering changes
* ** Audit-ready data integrity
** in ERP and planning tools.
** To be considered for the Demand Planning Manager role, here’s what you’ll need to bring with you:
*** Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Business, or related field.
* 5+ years of relevant experience in planning and demand management.
* Strong understanding of…