Demand Planning Manager

Job Overview

The Demand Planning Manager is responsible for overseeing, analyzing, and developing Aclara’s demand forecasts to support customer demand planning. The role works closely with product management, sales, engineering, and finance to ensure accuracy of customer demand data within the ERP system. As the Operations subject matter expert (SME) for the ERP, the manager collaborates with IT and finance and manages the Demand Planning department to achieve documented planning results.

Date: Feb 5, 2026

Location: Portsmouth, NH, 03801

Company: Hubbell Incorporated

• Manage, review, and analyze sales backlog and demand forecasts to ensure Operations can meet customer demand
• Use a combination of statistical forecasting and business input to maintain a twelve‑month rolling forecast and lead the business‑wide forecasting process
• Develop and manage the Demand Planning team, ensuring alignment between Operations, Marketing, Engineering, Sales, and Finance
• Manage order fulfillment between internal manufacturing and contract manufacturers
• Work directly with Sales and support teams to provide timely lead‑time estimates for new opportunities
• Act as liaison among product management, program management, commercial teams, order entry, and materials to expedite products, pull‑ins, and priority issues to meet customer needs
• Monitor and report on request‑kept, promise‑kept, overdue backlog, and other operations metrics
• Manage ERP requirements for the Operations department, working closely with IT
• Assist Purchasing with safety‑stock management to balance customer service levels and inventory targets
• Identify, drive, and support process‑improvement initiatives
• Manage demand‑loading files for all Aclara product lines for contract manufacturers

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or supply‑chain operations
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in supply‑chain/operations planning at a manager level
• Excellent understanding of MRP and inventory‑control systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to analyze large volumes of data to make sound decisions
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and facilitation skills
• Proven record of managing multiple priorities under tight deadlines while maintaining high attention to detail and accuracy
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite with advanced Excel skills (preferred)
• SAP or equivalent ERP experience
• APICS Operations/Supply‑Chain certification or equivalent

Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people, and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug into an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient, and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888, our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high‑quality electrical and utility solutions that enable customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.

The company operates in two segments:
Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES). HUS enables the grid to conduct, communicate, and control energy across utility applications, while HES manages power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to data centers, renewables, commercial buildings, industry, telecom, and transportation. Supporting both segments are our corporate and Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent processes, tools, and technologies.

Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enables the grid to conduct, communicate, and control energy across utility applications. HUS provides the critical components that allow the grid to reliably transmit and distribute energy, as well as the communications and controls technologies that make the grid smarter and more flexible.

Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EEOC‑certified employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected class.