Demand Planning Manager

Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23,000 employees operating in over 150 countries, Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the world's most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team, dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions.

Demand Planning Responsible to consolidate an 18-month rolling Demand & margin/mix plan for the Analytics segment in Americas and Europe Represent the Demand Planning function in the M&CS SIOP process. Lead monthly Pre-DRM and DRMCoordinates the demand planning process, critiques & analyses, and provides integrated understanding

Partner with commercial and finance teams across segment divisions to gain consensus on demand plan and alignment between SIOP and financial planning processes

Maintain list of assumptions, collected via the multiple stakeholders in the process

Facilitates strategic decisions on issue resolution & gap closing

Provide summary of sensitivities, vulnerabilities, opportunities to relevant KPIsContinuous improvement of Demand Planning process, actively searching for opportunities to streamline existing processes

Facilitates data collection and reporting

Ensures consistency with Xylem process standards for Demand Planning across the segment

Strategy

Coordinate M&CS  Demand Planning strategic reviews including systems and related processes

Benchmark Xylem against competitors on Operational KPIsResearch market conditions and customer segmentation to support business case development

Project Management & Other functions

Lead supply chain projects in sales, manufacturing or distribution as assigned

Crosstrain, Backup and temporarily replace members of the SIOP group as required POSITION FACTORSIMPACTOperating Income:
Responsibility for sites with annual COGS of ~483M USDCOMMUNICATIONEffectively communicate with commercial teams, manufacturing sites, sourcing, sales, distribution centers and finance functions at all staff levels to ensure goal fulfillment for Xylem.

Can lead and direct a change process and be eager to make a  a professional way represent Xylem to external suppliers / customers.

INNOVATION/ KNOWLEDGE Actively search for new or more optimal processes to improve forecast accuracy, reduce logistic cost, optimize service and inventory.

Understand the supply chain planning industry trends and effectively communicate to drive change, input to strategy.

RISK Actively search information about potential planning and market issues.  DECISION MAKING AUTHORITIES As per DoA.KEY RELATIONSHIPS Internal:
Product Management, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Finance,  Procurement, Executive External:
Suppliers, Customers, Peer Companies, Consultants REQUIRED SKILLS / EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS Has bachelors degree  (e.g. supply chain, finance)
Minimum 5+ years relevant supply chain experience for a Global international company

Oliver Wight / APICS Certification (or comparable)
Demonstrated Leadership & Strategic development

Excellent English skills and other languages is a plus Knowledge and experience of lean manufacturing, CI, and/or six sigma tools & concepts

Excellent analytical and presentation skills

Highly proficient in Excel and ERP planning systems

Ability to translate business and financial goals into action plans

Ability to communicate effectively at all levels from manufacturing floor to Executive Ability to multi-task, prioritize and work in a rapidly changing stressful environment

Change agent and ability to think creatively and look forward KEY COMPETENCIES Represent Xylem in a professional manner and maintain high personal integrity

Comply with the Xylem Code of Conduct Ability to work independently and to travel (up to 10%)Ability to focus, prioritize and deliver results quickly

Advanced analytical skills and ability to present results in a clear and simple manner

Can think out of the box and challenge a traditional mind-set Capable of working with multiple projects simultaneously

Capable of working in a team environment involving multiple cultures

Strong knowledge of Supply Chain concepts and their contribution to overall company targets

Keeps updated on world current events (general, customer, competitors)
Willing and flexible to accept new challenges

Xylem does not provide visa sponsorship for this position.

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