Demand Planning Manager

At the Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, we know that every career matters. Which is why you should conduct yours on a grand scale. Headquartered in the northwest Chicago suburb of Mount Prospect, we are a division of Bosch, a multinational engineering and electronics organization and the largest privately held employer in the world.

Guided by the principles of founder Robert Bosch, we offer a setting where social and environmental responsibility are part of our corporate DNA. Always mindful of our impact on the future, we are committed to sustainability, paying it forward, giving back, and lifelong learning. These are but a few of the reasons why our parent company has more than 400,000 associates and a legacy of success spanning 135+ years.

On a daily basis, our global teams are developing new products and using innovation to enhance existing ones.

Offering such industry-leading brands as Bosch®, Dremel®, and Roto Zip®, our Mount Prospect location features unparalleled opportunities to promote our corded and cordless power tools, rotary tools, and accessories throughout existing and emerging markets. Collaborating with our engineering team, you’ll have the chance to pitch innovative new product lines and features, marketing channels, media plans, and strategies.

This is your chance to Go big. Go bold. And shape tomorrow’s world today, with the Robert Bosch Tool Corporation!

GO BOSCH, AND EXPERIENCE BIG REWARDS.

Robert Bosch Tool Corporation offers the competitive compensation, career-development resources, and benefits you would expect of a world leader, including

• health, medical, and financial plans;
• work/life balance;
• and flexible work options.

GO BIG. GO BOLD. GO BOSCH.

This role is hybrid remote with 60% monthly in‑office presence in Mount Prospect, Illinois. (3 days in office per week).

This role assumes end-to-end strategic and operational accountability for the regional demand planning architecture, governance, and consensus forecasting processes across all Business Units. Operating as the primary orchestrator between Commercial Teams, Supply Planning, and Finance, the Demand Planning Manager is directly accountable for maximizing forecast value, reducing forecast bias, optimizing regional inventory health, and ensuring high on‑shelf customer availability across diverse networks.

Primary Responsibilities:

S&OP & Consensus Demand Planning: Lead the monthly regional Demand Review process within the S&OP cadence across all product lines and channels. Drive alignment between statistical forecasts and cross‑functional business inputs, resolve forecast variances, and ensure the agreed‑upon demand plan is accurately reflected in the operational plan.

Performance Governance & KPI Implementation: Own and govern primary operational KPIs, including Forecast Accuracy, Forecast Bias, Supplier OTIF, and inventory levels. Drive post‑cycle analyses to evaluate and streamline processes, and lead monthly Cross‑Functional Corrective Action Boards to formulate and enforce targeted implementation plans when KPIs breach operating thresholds.

AI Integration & Digitized Operations: Embed artificial intelligence and machine learning into daily planning rituals to shift the organization toward exception‑based predictive planning. Supervise automated baseline generation, configure demand sensing tools, and leverage Generative AI for rapid scenario modeling and automated root‑cause analysis to maximize touchless forecasting.

Strategic Problem Solving & Inventory Optimization: Apply structured problem‑solving methodologies to resolve systemic supply and demand imbalances and distribution bottlenecks. Partner with Supply Planning and Logistics to align safety stocks and replenishment…