Demand Planner - 2184

$79,172 - $126,724/Yr

Kioxia America - San Jose, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

San Jose, CA

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

About the position

KIOXIA America Inc. is seeking a Senior Demand Planner to join the Business Operations team, specifically within the SSD Business Unit. This role is crucial for managing demand planning activities and collaborating with various teams such as Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Customer Service to meet operational metrics related to demand forecasting, delivery, and inventory management. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving, ensuring a balance between detail orientation and strategic vision.

Responsibilities

• Manage the demand planning process for assigned strategic customers.
• Participate in customer meetings by presenting supply plans and demand forecasts, updating delivery schedules, and coordinating responses to action items.
• Partner with headquarters team in weekly planning meetings to communicate demand changes, confirm supply plans, and review customer action items.
• Provide weekly reporting analysis by collecting data relevant to creating the revenue plan, including backlog, lead times, product lifecycle, historical sales, and market trends.
• Engage senior leaders in meetings and presentations with consensus revenue forecasts, KPI metrics, and risks and opportunities within the S&OP cycle.
• Perform data analysis and reporting for key inventory metrics such as ending on hand (EOH), days of supply (DOS) targets, and aging inventory disposition plans.
• Execute operational and revenue-related activities.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvements to business processes.
• Drive root cause/corrective actions to improve business performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and 3-5 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and related business experience.
• 2-3 years' experience in customer-facing roles within demand planning, supply chain, procurement, or account management required, semiconductor industry preferred.
• Proficient in Excel required, advanced skills are a strong plus.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate issues, ideas, and solutions.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills with the ability to communicate assumptions, risks, and opportunities in logical models.
• Demonstrated ability to handle ambiguity, changing priorities, and business volatility.
• Solid State Drive Storage industry experience is a strong plus.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• 401(k) matching
• Pet insurance