Senior Demand Planner

Supply Chain

Durham, NC;
Onsite/Not Remote

Humacyte Inc (Nasdaq: HUMA) is developing a disruptive biotechnology platform to deliver universally implantable bioengineered human tissues, advanced tissue constructs, and organ systems designed to improve the lives of patients and transform the practice of medicine. The Company develops and manufactures acellular tissues to treat a wide range of diseases, injuries, and chronic conditions. Humacyte’s initial opportunity, a portfolio of Acellular Tissue Engineered Vessel (ATEVs), is currently approved for use in vascular trauma repair and is in late-stage clinical trials targeting multiple other applications including AV access for hemodialysis and peripheral arterial disease.

Preclinical development is also underway in coronary artery bypass grafts, pediatric heart surgery, treatment of type 1 diabetes, and multiple novel cell and tissue applications. Humacyte’s 6mm ATEV for AV access in hemodialysis was the first product candidate to receive the FDA’s Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation and has also received FDA Fast Track designation. Humacyte’s 6mm ATEV for urgent arterial repair following extremity vascular trauma also received the RMAT designation.

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The Senior Demand Planner uses best practices, past and current demand cycles to evaluate future external as well as internal customer demand for raw materials and finished goods. This role is key to the organization as it uses analytical, clinical, internal and sales data to effectively estimate finished goods demand. The Senior Demand Planner determines the best measures to use to provide the most accurate representation of the inventory, capacity, and purchases forecast.

A key responsibility will be to communicate expectations, and priorities to external vendors in relation to their ability to meet with our forecast and contractual obligations. They will interact with Manufacturing and Product Development regarding materials usage, forecast or other topics to develop and maintain a good working relationship while meeting with company objectives.

• Creates statistical forecasts by data analysis and using input from internal and external customers, validates data, reviews statistical forecast models, and applies error analysis techniques to improve forecasting for both raw materials and finished goods.
• Develops finished goods and raw materials forecast in monthly/yearly buckets for the horizon needed to achieve company objectives.
• Measures forecast accuracy for key vendors and finds best forecasting method to achieve desired level of accuracy.
• Achieves consensus for operational demand forecasts by facilitating a collaborative planning process with all stakeholders (S&OP). Prepares relevant material to facilitate research and discussion.
• Independently prepares and communicates Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) to management. These KPIs include but not limited to capacity, purchases and inventory forecast.
• Work with supply chain operations and supply planning to forecast warehouse capacity and ensure gaps are addressed ahead of time to minimize over utilization of warehouse spaces.
• Drive monthly collaborative planning forecasting meetings with key suppliers to share Humacyte forecast and address any gaps as needed to prevent production interruptions due to material shortages.
• Drive monthly collaborative demand meetings with internal customers to drive discussions around future usage and new product introductions
• Continuously identify and develop areas for improvement related to the forecasting process.
• Collaborates in the development of Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning System…