Supply Chain Specialist Demand Planning - Southfield, MI

Job Description

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Eaton’s IS VEH VGNA division is currently seeking a Supply Chain Specialist Demand Planning.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $113,000 - $130,000 a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

• Candidate must currently be residing in Southfield, MI;
  Atlanta, GA, or Houston, TX within a local 50-mile proximity geographical location.

Job Summary:

The Demand Planner owns the creation and refinement of the demand plan across different levels of granularity — product, customer, and region — over short to long-term horizons. This role consolidates data inputs from statistical models, commercial teams, and market intelligence to drive a reliable demand signal for planning and decision‑making.

• Own the Demand Signal:
  Consolidate all sources of demand (statistical forecast, EDI, customer discussions, market intelligence) into a single, validated plan.
• Monthly Sales Data Preparation:
  Gather and structure data for forecasting purposes.
• Historical Data Analysis & Statistical Forecasting:
  Cleanse historical sales data and generate baseline statistical forecasts.
• Forecast Adjustments Coordination:
  Work with PLMs/BUDs for NPI/EOL and Sales for special events; validate and clarify inconsistencies.
  
  Consensus Demand Creation:
  Collect, challenge, and consolidate commercial inputs to build a robust consensus demand plan.
• Facilitate Demand Review Meetings:
  Engage Sales, Product, and Finance to validate assumptions and adjust forecasts.
• Visualization & Reporting:
  Present demand planning results at country and sales area level.
• Cross-Functional Alignment:
  Coordinate closely with Supply Planning and S&OE teams to ensure short-term execution aligns with long-term projections.
• KPI Management:
  Define, monitor, and report demand planning KPIs, with a strong focus on forecast accuracy.
• Ensure supported site material plans and min/max levels are aligned to the site demand and production plans.
• Lead communications during Executive SIOP with detailed inputs to the demand plan drivers for variances. Measure and report actual vs. planned performance overall by market segment (product line), customer locations, product family, model mix, etc.

• Time Horizons:
  Manage both S&OE (0–3 months) and SIOP (3–18+ months) planning horizons.
• Decision-Making:
  Make trade‑off decisions on forecast adjustments to continuously improve forecast accuracy.

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 5 years in Manufacturing Supply Chain (Materials Management, Inventory management, demand planning, supply planning, procurement, SIOP).
• Deep functional understanding of supply chain processes: procurement, SIOP, Materials Management, demand planning and forecasting, end-to-end planning, master production scheduling, capacity analysis, inventory management.
• Working experience with MRP software systems (SAP, etc.).
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now or in the future. Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
• Must currently reside in Southfield MI, Atlanta GA, Houston TX.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business, or Business Analytics.
• Previous experience in Automotive sector.
  
  CPIM certification.
• Ability to adapt and get results in a complex environment.
• Influential and collaborative, able to challenge the status quo to solve complex challenges.
• Must be able to build strong relationships at all levels.
• Ability to use data to generate scenarios, and drive decision‑making.

• Ability to think strategically.
• Strong analytical/problem solving.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Define and communicate program vision.
• Effective people/interpersonal, negotiation, communication, and customer‑care skills, including the ability to navigate in a matrix organization.

• City:
  Southfield
• State:
  Michigan
• Affiliate Sponsor:
  Eaton
• Job Code:
  Manufacturing Manufacturing
• Salary Range: >$100,000