Demand Analyst [C]

Novanta Inc.•North Syracuse, NY

23h

About The Position

The Demand Analyst supports the planning team by maintaining recurring reports, shortage analyses, and data uploads that help align demand, supply, and customer commitments. The role owns the orders application, tracks key performance metrics, and supports communication with customers when delivery commitments change. It turns ERP and planning data into accurate, actionable analysis and communicates relevant conclusions to planners, buyers, and leadership. The position suits a detail-oriented candidate with advanced Excel skills who can manage recurring daily and weekly deliverables and is interested in developing a career in planning. It is a temporary position in the Operations & Demand Planning department, based in Syracuse, New York, and reports to the Director of Operations & Demand Planning.

Requirements

Advanced proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables, lookups such as XLOOKUP or INDEX-MATCH, complex formulas, data cleanup, and handling large datasets; macro/VBA experience is an asset.
Strong critical-thinking skills, including the ability to identify the narrative in a dataset, work backward from a desired outcome, and determine which data to extract.
Strong attention to detail and accuracy in recurring, deadline-driven work.
Clear written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple recurring tasks.

Nice To Haves

Experience in planning, demand planning, or supply chain.
Familiarity with an ERP/MRP system.
Experience with KPI tracking or reporting.
Exposure to Power Query, Power BI, SQL, or comparable analytics tools.
Understanding of shortages, recommits, and work order processes.
Experience in a manufacturing environment.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in supply chain, business, or a related field.
APICS/ASCM certification or interest in pursuing certification.

Responsibilities

Prepare, run, and distribute daily planning and order files, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
Execute weekly shortage analyses and related files, communicate findings to planners and stakeholders, and escalate critical shortages.
Upload and maintain forecast data in the planning system.
Log, track, and report departmental KPIs.
Assist with updating recommit dates and communicating them to customers.
Own and administer the orders application, including troubleshooting, maintaining data integrity, and supporting users.
Perform ad hoc data analysis for supply chain and demand planning, including extracting, reconciling, and analyzing large datasets.
Determine what data is needed to answer business questions and develop analyses that support well-founded recommendations.
Perform general administrative tasks for the planning team.
As business needs require, assist with work order maintenance, such as updating dates and quantities and closing or adjusting orders.