Demand Planner

At Autocar Parts, we fight for the customers’ needs. We invest in and grow businesses that disrupt their industries by putting the customers’ needs first. From big data to industrial manufacturing, we deliver tools that transform the work of the people that use them.
We are privately owned and expect our team members to act with an owner mindset:
Relentless about creating value for the customer. Dogged about finding efficiencies and eliminating waste. Standing arm in arm with the rest of the team until the job is done—and ready to do it again the next day, with a smile.
It is not easy to do things differently. But we do it—because we are passionate about improving our business and the lives of the people who use our tools.

The Demand Planner is responsible for developing and maintaining accurate demand forecasts for assigned products and customers within Autocar Parts. This role combines historical demand, statistical forecasting, customer and market intelligence, and cross-functional input to create an accurate and unbiased consensus demand plan.

The Demand Planner partners with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Product Management, Supply Planning, and Purchasing to identify demand changes, communicate risks and opportunities, and provide a reliable demand signal supporting business and supply chain decisions.

Achieving, improving and exceeding targeted forecast accuracy and goals, managing forecasts and new item introductions. Coordinating and leading S&OP process with internal stakeholders.

• Develop and maintain forecasts for assigned products, customers, and business segments using historical demand, statistical models, and business intelligence.
• Monitor forecast accuracy and bias, investigate significant variances, and implement actions to improve forecast performance.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Product Management to evaluate customer, market, and business inputs and incorporate appropriate changes into the consensus forecast.
• Prepare for and participate in monthly Demand-EPM and SIOP meetings, communicating forecast changes, assumptions, risks, and opportunities.
• Manage demand forecasts for new-product introductions, promotions, supersessions, phase-ins/phase-outs, and other lifecycle events.
• Monitor significant customer orders and unusual demand patterns and assess their impact on the forecast.
• Maintain accurate forecasts and planning data within Demand-EPM and applicable planning/ERP systems.
• Use exception-based planning to prioritize items requiring analysis and intervention.
• Support excess and obsolete inventory reviews by providing demand outlook and future consumption assumptions.
• Identify opportunities to improve forecasting methods, systems, reporting, data quality, and Demand Planning processes.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Demand Planning experience, long lead time procurement and kit planning helpful.
• Strong analytical, planning and organizational skills including statistical analysis
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills (oral & written)
• Working knowledge of S&OP, inventory planning, Supply Planning, and MRP.
• Fully competent MRP skills
• Demand Planning experience as well as understanding of Supply Chain Planning, Inventory Planning and Distribution Requirements Planning
• Self-starter with ability to work independently under pressure and react quickly to changing priorities
• Bachelor’s Degree Required;…