Materials Planner

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$70,000.00/yr - $80,000.00/yr

Nice North America, a subsidiary of Nice S.p.A., an Italian multinational leader in Home and Building Automation, is guided by the vision of creating a World Without Barriers.

We develop cutting‑edge solutions for smart home control, security, door and gate automation, access control, and more to simplify everyday movements.

Headquartered in Carlsbad, CA, we operate several R&D and manufacturing centers and offices across the region.

Our team thrives in an environment that fosters continuous learning and professional growth where you’ll collaborate with talented and dynamic individuals every day to create groundbreaking solutions.

As a global leader, we also offer award‑winning sales and marketing programs, technical support, and CEU training to the industry’s top partners.

We proudly support the Gary Sinise Foundation R.I.S.E. program, helping wounded veterans and their families through specially adapted smart homes—a philanthropic endeavor that truly embodies our corporate mission.

The Demand Planner (Materials Planner 3) is the primary subject matter expert regarding customer demand and a key member of the Supply Chain team that is responsible for ensuring we have the right products, at the right place, and at the right time to meet our customers’ needs.

• Develop, maintain and optimize a 12‑18 month rolling sales forecast at the item/customer level using the organization’s demand planning software
• Identify and act on visible trends within the various sales channels
• Provide insight to the sales, marketing, purchasing and product development teams
• Provide leadership and facilitate the monthly Demand Review (consensus) process that supports the larger SIOP process
• Compile forecast accuracy data and develop proactive action plans to address issues/gaps
• Compare forecasts to the financial budgets, providing senior leadership with a clear overview of variances, uncertainty and risk areas to the business
• Analyze market response to new products and use this to develop forecasts for new items not yet introduced
• Contribute to the inventory challenge process (excess and obsolescence), analyzing buying patterns of key customers and how they react to incentives, looking for alternatives to reduce such inventory on hand
• Plan demand cutover strategy when dealing with new technologies and how they affect the transitional demand plan
• Develop strong relationships with the sales, product management, marketing, finance and other cross‑functional groups to drive collaborative forecast planning
• Actively participate in the company’s continuous improvement initiatives
• Communicate effectively across all levels of the organization
• Understand, support and execute all work according to the established procedures of the organization
• Implement and maintain department policies and standards
• Support project‑based assignments as required or assigned

• Minimum of 3–5 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a master’s degree in Business, Statistics, Supply Chain or Materials/Operations Management; or equivalent work experience in a Demand Planning environment
• Experience analyzing large amounts of data and developing fact‑based conclusions
• Problem‑solving skills using various analytical tools, including root cause analysis
• Strong Excel proficiency required
• Knowledge of Net Suite, Agile, QAD, Dynasys, Just Enough or other ERP/MRP solutions is preferred
• Demonstrated sense of energy/urgency and ability to learn on the fly
• Ability to work cross‑functionally with all levels of the organization
• Proactive, organized and detail‑oriented, with the ability to work independently
• Strong overall understanding of the supply chain function and how internal customers utilize the demand planning information
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to multi‑task, set project priorities, establish department/discipline goals and objectives for self
• Computer literacy required; including advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word,…