Demand and Supply Planner
About The Position
Demand and Supply Planner For more than 125 years, Miele has been a family-owned, family-run company. Based on this tradition, a healthy balance between the demands and the appreciation of our employees is very important to us. Besides following our objective of becoming “forever better” which our employees represent with their specialist knowledge, their ambition and with thinking ahead, we want to ensure that everyone can experience and profit from our good working environment here at Miele. Living and passing on our Miele values, as well as working in teams to further develop our innovative products, are important parts of our Miele culture at each of our 50 locations. What does it take for a family-run company to become world market leader in the premium domestic appliance segment? It takes more than offering average products, run-of-the-mill service or short-sighted actions. It also requires the aspiration to do it forever better and to be forever better. This stance accounts for a good working environment at Miele and the success of our products. Our colleagues can rest assured that those who live up to our standards of quality and professionalism grow personally and professionally. No matter if they are apprentices or managers. Make our claim your challenge - whether in Gütersloh, Melbourne or Singapore! Become one of more than 23,000 Miele employees in 50 countries around the world who are committed to making our products even better every day - and help us to expand our innovation leadership.
Requirements
- B.S. or M.S. in business-related or quantitative field (Supply Chain Management, Economics, Finance, Math, Engineering, or similar discipline)
- 2+ years of experience in demand forecasting
- 2+ years of experience in business strategy, finance, analytics or sales planning experience with Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience with SAP APO forecasting tools is an asset
- Experience in problem solving individually and, in a group
- Experience with statistical forecasting methods and forecast accuracy metrics
- Advanced experience with Excel is an asset
- Strategic planning experience in a global organization is an asset
- Experience with S&OP processes is an asset
- Experience in Power BI/visualization tools is as asset
- Experience of communicating insights gained from data with clarity and impact is an asset
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and analyze demand forecasts based on historical data, market trends, and sales input
- Manage inventory plans to ensure optimal stock levels and prevent overstock or stockouts
- Collaborate with the Sales, Marketing, and Operations teams to align demand planning with business objectives
- Monitor and report on inventory performance metrics, identifying areas for improvement
- Support new product launches by forecasting demand and managing inventory requirements
- Participate in regular demand and inventory review meetings, providing actionable insights
- Partner with sales account managers, category managers, and finance to drive accurate demand planning
- Forecast and track weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly sales performance
- Own the actuals vs forecast and goal performance analysis, drive identification of root causes and plan mitigation measures for gaps in performance
- Share forecast assumptions and impact of strategic activities to forecast outcomes to broader organization and various stakeholders
- Drive implementation of tools and techniques for continuous forecast accuracy improvement by analyzing large datasets, identifying trends, dependencies, correlations, and creating future outlooks based on that
- Partner with Category Management to impact production and launch decisions
- Present outcomes at reviews with business leaders across North America stakeholders
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
