Sr. Demand Architect

Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions Inc. does not sponsor U.S. work authorizations for this job position, including U.S. immigration filings for initial and/or change of employer paperwork for H‑1, H‑1B1, E‑3, O‑1, and TN visas. Ericsson also does not hire F‑1 students working on CPT or EAD for this position.

• Job Location s:
  Plano, TX or Boise,

Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions is a team of authentic, hard‑working, and innovative people driven by a shared vision to connect beyond the limits of wired networks. We help customers — big and small, across industries and around the world — utilize LTE and 5G cellular technology to connect people, places, and things, anywhere.

The Sr. Demand Architect is responsible for creating an accurate and achievable collaborative consensus plan in close partnership with Sales, Product Management, and Finance. This key position must facilitate and drive results in a fast‑paced and demanding growth environment, leveraging strong interpersonal and leadership skills. The Demand Planner plays a critical role in the monthly S&OP process and will be the key resource for all demand‑related issues.

• Manage demand planning and forecasting for purchasing to ensure an uninterrupted supply of products for global customers
• Partner with Sales and Marketing to understand historical sales, market trends, seasonality, product mix, sales events, marketing promotions, and other factors influencing the forecast
• Communicate realistic and accurate demand plans based on statistical modeling
• Drive consensus between cross‑functional groups and leaders
• Identify demand patterns, changes in trend, and drivers of product demand
• Develop and drive continuous improvements to forecasting models and techniques through root‑cause analysis
• Identify risks and opportunities in the demand plan, escalating and communicating appropriately
• Work with Supply Planning and Sales stakeholders to shape demand and optimize business performance
• Provide quantitative analysis to drive forecast and volatility improvements across the business
• Facilitate regular reviews of forecast accuracy results across the business
• Adapt communication of data, insights, statistical modeling, and market trends to various audiences
• Utilize best practices in technology and processes to enable an effective demand planning function

• Manage the global S&OP demand process for all products in collaboration with Sales, Finance & Supply Chain
• Collaborate across the organization to ensure that appropriate data is available and accurate for S&OP process meetings
• Prepare all data and metrics for demand‑related S&OP meetings and reviews; identify gaps and scenarios to be presented; guide final decision‑making on open items, trade‑offs, and risk mitigation proposals
• Provide ad‑hoc analysis to support decision‑making by Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Sales, Marketing, and Executive leadership

• SKU level demand planning to incorporate weekly and monthly reporting of key performance indicators for product transitions by collaborating with Product Management, Engineering, and Supply Planning leadership
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams and monitor progress of product milestones for on‑time completion; drive continuous improvement in processes
• Develop internal tools to make SKU transition demand planning models sustainable and scalable
• Manage analysis of hardware lifecycle information to create a hardware ramp‑up/ramp‑down plan to optimize inventory and fulfill customer requirements
• Support analysis for excess & obsolete inventory, root causes, and process improvements

• Identify, implement, and integrate systems, solutions, and processes to improve business and operational processes, reduce costs, enhance key performance indicators, and achieve organizational targets
• Proficient at creating and analyzing business information and defining key business results/metrics with a proficiency in data tools such as Excel, SFDC, and Tableau
• Document and share best practice methods, processes, and ideas across the business's supply‑chain operations to drive continuous…