Demand Planning Analyst

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The Demand Planning Analyst plays a critical role in enabling a high‑quality demand signal that drives superior customer service, optimized inventory, and informed strategic decision‑making across the business. The analyst focuses on producing accurate, unbiased forecasts at the customer‑item‑location level while engaging cross‑functional partners to continuously improve forecast quality, data integrity, and assumptions. They support the region's transition toward a standardized, financially integrated IBP process by generating insights, partnering with Sales, Marketing, and Supply, and contributing to the maturity of our demand planning capabilities.

The role requires a hybrid schedule with a minimum of 3 days in office and reports to the Director, Demand Planning.

• Develop, manage, and continuously improve statistical forecasts using enterprise forecasting systems and analytical tools.
• Conduct detailed analysis of demand trends, seasonality, customer behaviors, promotions, and macroeconomic indicators to refine forecast accuracy.
• Maintain proper forecasting parameters and master data to ensure quality system outputs.
• Monitor forecast accuracy (e.g., MAPE, WMAPE, Bias, FVA) and perform root‑cause analysis to understand variance drivers.
• Create and automate recurring reports, dashboards, KPIs, and analytics that inform business decisions across the SBU.

• Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, and Product Management to incorporate market intelligence, customer insights, and planned business activities into the forecast.
• Facilitate regular demand discussions with business partners to reconcile system‑generated forecasts with human insights.
• Support S&OP/IBP demand steps by preparing pre‑reads, insights, risks/opportunities, and scenario considerations.
• Serve as the “first line of insight” on demand issues (e.g., volume shifts, abnormal consumption, promotions, customer changes) and communicate proactively to stakeholders.

• Contribute to the evolution of the global IBP process by standardizing forecasting approaches, improving data structures, and enhancing maturity of demand planning tools and analytics.
• Support the integration between volume and value forecasts to enable financially driven decision‑making.
• Participate in cross‑functional initiatives to improve supply chain visibility, inventory health, and alignment to long‑range planning assumptions.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve forecast accuracy, and increase planning efficiency through analytics, automation, or policy refinement.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Statistics, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 4–6 years of experience in forecasting, demand planning, analytics, or related supply chain roles.
• APICS/ASCM certification is a preference; commitment to certification required if not already held.
• Demonstrated experience with forecasting systems, ERP platforms, and analytical tools (e.g., SAP APO/IBP, O9, Tableau, Power BI, Python/R).
• Strong analytical skills are needed to interpret complex data, identify trends, and communicate insights clearly.
• Proven ability to work cross‑functionally and influence in a global environment.
• This is a hybrid position – work location may be any PPG location listed. Travel will be minimal, up to 10%.

Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) matching, PTO, paid holidays, and annual bonus plan.

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