Senior Supply Chain Planning Analyst

Senior Supply Chain Planning Analyst (Irvine, CA)
Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the demand forecast for the assigned U.S. & Canada product portfolio across short-, medium-, and long-term planning horizons.
• Develop statistically and commercially informed forecasts using historical demand, sales trends, market intelligence, customer dynamics, promotions, and new product/lifecycle inputs.
• Lead the monthly demand planning cycle; document and communicate assumptions, risks, opportunities, and forecast changes.
• Analyze forecast performance (MAPE, forecast accuracy, forecast bias, value-add) and perform root-cause analysis of forecast error.
• Identify demand trends, customer behavior changes, unusual consumption patterns, and emerging risks/opportunities; adjust forecasts as needed.
• Facilitate cross-functional demand reviews (Commercial, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, etc.).
• Reconcile/explain differences between demand, operational, and financial plans.
• Develop demand scenarios and sensitivity analyses; communicate upside/downside risks.
• Support inventory strategies; monitor inventory (inventory dollars, Days of Supply, safety stock, excess, SLOB, inventory at risk) and recommend targets/parameters.
• Support safety stock levels/policies; identify excess/slow/obsolete inventory risks and drive mitigation.
• Play a key role in U.S. & Canada Demand IBP/S&OP: prepare analyses/recommendations and support alignment across plans.
• Support new product introductions and lifecycle transitions (phase-outs/discontinuations), including forecast/inventory adjustments and transition strategies.
• Use advanced analytics and automation to improve forecasting, inventory optimization, and IBP processes.

• Bachelor’s degree required;
  Master’s/MBA/APICS/IBF preferred.
• 4+ years in supply chain planning/demand planning/forecasting/inventory planning/S&OP/IBP or related.
• Strong hands-on demand planning/forecasting; ability to develop and improve forecasts for complex portfolios.
• Strong understanding of forecast accuracy (MAPE, forecast bias).
• Inventory experience (Days of Supply, safety stock, excess, SLOB).
• Scenario analysis experience.
• Strong understanding of IBP/S&OP and end-to-end supply chain interdependencies.
• Knowledge of planning systems/parameters and integration (MRP, APS, ERP, and/or demand planning systems).
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required.

• SAP, JDE, SQL, Anaplan, Blue Yonder, Power BI (or similar).
• Experience in medical device/healthcare/life sciences or regulated industry.
• New product introductions and lifecycle transition experience; APICS/IBF.
• Advanced/statistical forecasting methodologies.

• Vacation: 120 hours/year
• Sick time: 40 hours/year (or state-specific amounts in CO/WA)
• Holiday pay (incl. Floating Holidays): 13 days/year
• Work, Personal and Family Time: up to 40 hours/year
• Parental Leave: 480 hours within one year of birth/adoption/foster care
• Bereavement Leave: 240 hours (immediate family) / 40 hours (extended family)
• Caregiver Leave: 80 hours in 52-week rolling period
• Volunteer Leave: 32 hours/year
• Military Spouse Time-Off: 80 hours/year