Demand​/Forecast Planner III

Demand/Forecast Planner III

Location:

Sunnyvale, CA Type:
Contract Compensation: $60 - $68.50 Work Model:
Onsite – onsite Responsibilities

Lead/participate in cross-functional team meetings/ SIOP process to develop best in class demand plan and optimum supply plan

Facilitate and drive collaboration with Marketing, Sales Operations, Finance team members to develop monthly/quarterly forecasts over mid-term and long-term.

Partner with NPI/ Engineering/ Marketing teams to understand product lifecycle/ buffer strategy, develop robust plans to enable new product launch and product end of life (EOL) planning.

Review and make improvements to statistical forecasting models, to drive best- in-class demand forecast accuracy

Analyze data output, historical shipments/ consumption for any modifications required based on product segmentation.

Understand/ manage safety stock/ inventory targets for various regions/ plants

Partner with manufacturing, planning, regulatory and facilities teams to understand and drive buffer strategies to enable building moves and plan for regulatory restrictions.

Understanding of Capacity Models (lines/shifts, line efficiencies, head count and material lead times/constraints)

Develop capacity and material constrained build plan through cross functional collaboration with various partners (Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain)

Scenario planning for different Demand and Supply scenarios, understand & articulate the different options and impact

Represent their product families and present relevant data/ charts in the cross-functional SIOP meetings

Load plan to enable Manufacturing and Supply Chain execution

Monitor performance to plan, e.g. forecast versus actuals, and drive corrective actions/ mitigation plans

Support other planning activities such as Long-Range Forecast Creation, Excess & Obsolete reduction etc.

Drive improvements to Key Performance Indicators such as Forecast accuracy, on time in full (OTIF), Backorder, Finished Goods Inventory Attainment through root-cause analysis and cross-functional collaboration

Subject matter experience to participate and lead projects to improve operational efficiency & profitability goals

Troubleshoot and help resolve MPS/MRP issues for demand propagation;
Participate in key projects, testing and go-live.

Travel: 10 - 25% Domestic/ International.

Work Location:

Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Requirements

MS/MBA with minimum 6+ yrs relevant experience;
Degree in Engineering, Math/Finance, Operations Research, Supply Chain highly preferred.

BS with minimum 8+ yrs relevant experience;
Degree in Supply Chain, Operations Research, Finance, IE, Engineering highly preferred.

Analytical rigor / Data/ problem solving skills

Supply Chain/ Planning Domain experience

Product Life-cycle Management (New product introduction, End of Sale)

Expert in MS Office applications – Excel and.ppt

Familiarity and/or ability to work with Advanced Planning applications Like IBP, Oracle, O9 etc. and SAP ERP to create scalable processes

Leadership, communication and executive presentation skills to share insights/ gain consensus