Demand & Supply Plan Manager

Demand & Supply Plan Manager

We are looking for an experienced Demand & Supply Plan Manager to work at our Reynoldsburg, OH location. This Demand & Supply Planning position is responsible for forecasting activities associated with customers and products. The Demand & Supply Plan Manager creates and maintains forecast models for their customers, incorporating business intelligence and forecast information gathered from sales, marketing, finance, retailer replenishment analysts, and other sources.

Responsibilities:

• Develop demand forecasts (operational forecasts) at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part of a demand planning function.
• Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results.
• Coordinate cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances and refine the forecast model to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions.
• Interact with sales, marketing, and customer finance to understand demand forecast drivers.
• Utilize a collaborative and consensus approach by working with Sales, Marketing, and Customer Finance to obtain and ensure that current and accurate information is used for demand forecasts.
• Provide input to the Supply Planning organization in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs.
• Closely coordinate and communicate customer action plans with purchasing, operations, management
• Assessing the financial structure and inventory storage capabilities of the business.
• Counting and tracking inventory across multiple locations.
• Anticipating stock demands based on current and future business functions.
• Analyzing and anticipating market trends for the best time to purchase inventory.
• Ensuring the business has a steady flow of stock without overcapitalizing on materials.
• Suggesting changes to inventory warehousing to meet increased or reduced demand.

Job Functions:

• Create statistical forecasts:
• - Gather, analyze and validate data
• - Execute statistical modeling software
• - Review resulting statistical forecast model
• - Apply error analysis techniques to improve forecasting
• - Summarize/aggregate statistical forecasts
• Review sales plans, customer finance Budget Updates, or Latest Estimates and demand drivers:
• - Present, solicit and assess feedback on the various forecasts from sales, and finance
• - Recommend adjustments for operational forecasts
• - Review promotional plans with sales
• Achieve consensus for operational demand forecasts by facilitating a collaborative planning process with sales, marketing, and finance personnel:
• - Prepare relevant material to facilitate research and discussion
• Provide input to volume planning ( Latest Estimates / annual process)
• - Facilitate and manage demand planning/customer meetings
• - Achieve consensus with the business side and the demand chain
• Maintain demand planning system and software
• - Enter and modify data and ensure the correctness of product hierarchy
• - Monitor trends in forecast error
• - Identify relevant market-related data and competitive intelligence
• Prepare and maintain relevant reports pertaining to the demand planning process
• Experience with MRP, purchasing, and inventory.

Previous Experience:

A minimum of five years of experience in inventory, logistics, supply chain management, or a manufacturing environment.

Education/Training:

Bachelor's degree in Operations Management, Logistics, or related field.

Benefits:

• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, life, accident, critical care, and short-term & long term disability insurances
• 401K retirement program with employer match
• Paid holidays, sick and vacation time
• Employee purchase pricing on auto, power sport, and bicycle tires