Demand and Supply Planning Manager

Overview

What we will achieve together : As the Demand and Supply Planning Manager, you will oversee the integrated planning process to ensure alignment between demand forecasts and supply chain capabilities. You will lead a team responsible for developing accurate demand forecasts, optimizing inventory levels, and coordinating with production to meet customer demands efficiently while minimizing costs and risks. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and strategic suppliers will be essential to drive operational excellence and enhance overall supply chain performance.

Base Salary Range: $90,000 - $120,000 annual salary, plus annual bonus.

• Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of 2 demand & supply planners, providing guidance, coaching, and support to achieve departmental goals and objectives. Foster a collaborative and high-performance work culture.
• Demand Forecasting & strategic planning: Oversee and contribute to the generation of demand forecasts using statistical models, historical data, input from sales, product development and other relevant stakeholders. Ensure accuracy and reliability of forecasts to support production planning and inventory management decisions.
• Develop and implement demand & supply planning strategies aligned with business objectives, sales targets, and product lifecycle stages. Identify opportunities to optimize inventory levels, reduce stockouts, decrease logistic cost and improve service levels.
• Supply Planning: Coordinate with production, customer solutions, and logistics teams to develop supply plans that align with customer priorities, demand forecasts, production capacities, and inventory targets. Monitor production schedules, lead times, and supplier performance to ensure timely availability of spare parts and finished goods.
• Manage escalations concerning stock availability and provide insights about impact of supply constraints to the rest of the organization.
• Inventory Optimization: Develop inventory replenishment strategies, safety stock policies, and order parameters to balance inventory levels with demand variability and minimize costs while maintaining service level commitments. Implement inventory optimization techniques and system enhancements to improve inventory turns and reduce SLOBs.
• Performance Monitoring: Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor demand and supply planning performance, inventory levels, SLOBs, service levels, inbound freight cost and other relevant metrics. Analyze performance data to identify trends, root causes, and opportunities for improvement.
• Process Optimization: In collaboration with SEB Professional Global, factories, key suppliers and other departments of SEB Professional North America continuously evaluate and enhance demand and supply planning processes, methodologies, and tools to increase efficiency, accuracy, and agility. Implement best practices and leverage technology solutions to streamline workflows and automate routine tasks.
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks and opportunities related to demand changes, supply chain disruptions, or priority shifts. Develop contingency plans and scenario analyses to mitigate risks, minimize cost and capitalize on opportunities proactively.
• S&OP process - Stakeholder Communication: Lead the local S&OP process to communicate demand and supply plans, assumptions, and insights effectively to internal stakeholders, including executives, to support strategic decision-making processes and drive alignment across the organization. Collaborate with factories and strategic suppliers to share demand forecasts and coordinate supply chain activities.
• Additional Duties and Responsibilities as Assigned: The above is intended to describe the general content of and the requirements for the performance of this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.

• Experience: Proven experience (minimum 10 years) in demand planning, supply planning, or related roles within a leadership or managerial capacity, preferably in a fast-paced manufacturing, spare parts/equipment environment with international presence in a multisite network.
• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or a related field. Advanced degree or professional certification (e.g., APICS CPIM, CSCP) is a plus.
• Certification: Advanced degree or professional certification (e.g., APICS CPIM, CSCP) is a plus.
• Key Skills and
  
  Qualifications:
  
  Working Collaboratively in a Global Team Environment, Knowledge of labor law/social management/legal matters, Ability to anticipate and be agile, Strong organization and follow through.
• Core Competencies: Ethics, Problem Solving, Culture and Wellbeing, Interpersonal Skills, Action Orientation, Data Driven, Business Acumen

• Type of Employment: Full time - Exempt
• Workplace Schedule Type: Hybrid
• Position Location: Irvine, CA

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