Demand Planner

• Base Pay $ / Year
• Employee Type Full Time

• Name Arnice Wheaton
• Phone
• Email arnice.w

Location

This position will be primarily based out of our Mesa I facility located at 4712 S Ellsworth Rd, Mesa, AZ 85212. Though pending business needs could slide to other AZ sites.

The Demand Planner is responsible for developing, managing and continuously improving the demand planning process to generate forecasts and ensure accuracy that supports production, procurement, inventory, financial planning and strategic business objectives. This role will leverage historical data, sales forecasts, and market data to drive accuracy while using our ERP system to support planning execution. The Demand Planner works in a team environment and is expected to collaborate with Sales/Engineering, Design, Manufacturing Engineering, Procurement, and Production team.

The ideal candidate is data driven with strong ERP expertise and extensive experience in the manufacturing environment. This position plays a critical role in sales and operations planning. This is a high visibility position that has a direct impact on growing the business. This position reports to the Senior Planning Manager.

The present scope of operations at the Arizona division covers approximately $135 million per year in shipments of custom heat exchangers, 415,000 sqft feet of manufacturing space and ~300 production workers. Our product mix is all work-center based manufacturing with a small, finished goods inventory. Product mix is mostly batch style production. The products fall into commercial and industrial sectors. Product size can vary from 10 to 10,000 pounds with quantities varying typically from 1 to 3,000.

We are a growing organization that is committed to controlled and sustainable growth.

Super Radiator Coils is a growing organization, and we are committed to managing through industry best practices. The Demand Planner is a new role for our organization. We have recently adopted our new ERP system, setup new warehousing spaces, setting up new production spaces, preparing to keep finished goods on-hand, mobilized our first materials handling team and much more – all while growing the business.

This is a fast-paced environment where contributors are empowered to make decisions and expected to navigate the trade-offs in value, effectiveness, and cost implications. Here at SRC, there is a steady variety of projects that keeps the work interesting and provides new opportunities to learn and solve problems.

We are looking for people comfortable and excited to work in a mid-sized organization where hierarchies are limited, gap-filling is routine, and responsibilities come to those that take initiative and support the collective effort. The individual that will succeed in this role is a person that is motivated by big challenges, feels comfortable in trying new things, is confident in their ability to apply sound judgment, and feels rewarded by helping others to be the best version of themselves.

• Utilize forecasting tools to generate and adjust baseline forecasts
• Develop and maintain statistical and collaborative forecasts
• Drive enhancements in forecast accuracy and reporting
• Collaborate with planning analyst to ensure capacity alignment, consumption logic and MRP settings are properly aligned
• Coordinate with procurement to anticipate material availability and requirements
• Supply and Demand balancing reviews
• Identify root causes for forecasting variances and implement corrective actions
• Seek opportunities for continuous improvement
• Connect with the Planning Sr. Manager and manufacturing stakeholders, to ensure manufacturing priorities are being met through achievable production plans
• Identify ways to best utilize our new ERP system
• Make decisions that represent the best interest of the organization
• Present and lead through company values
• Support a safety culture by following all PPE and safety rules while on the production floor

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Supply Chain Management, Business Operations, or similar field of study
• 8+ years of professional work experience…