Demand Planner II
About The Position
The Demand Planner II works closely with the Demand Planning Manager, Customer Operations & Implementations to maintain contract-related JDE data and forecasted consumption changes with 100% accuracy. This information supports customer sales orders, revenue projections, supply and demand planning, safety stock levels, and inventory receipt projections. The role provides reporting and analysis to review and improve forecasts through action-message resolution and data-variance analysis, with the goal of presenting a stable 0–3-month demand plan. Work is cross-functional, primarily with Commercial and Operations, and includes exchanging information and sharing findings and recommendations. Much of the position involves trend analysis and managing exception messages for review and action. The role is accountable for accurate analysis and information and for efficiently managing the planning work queue. It requires detailed expertise in the functional area and some cross-functional business-process knowledge. The Demand Planner II supports the Forecasting and Demand Planning Manager with forecast analysis, preparation, loading, and review in accordance with the monthly business planning cycle. The role also coordinates with customer account coordinators to resolve short-term plan inconsistencies, changing priorities, urgent requirements, and ordering-trend changes. It monitors exception-message trends, identifies recurring issues, recommends improvements, participates in parts-scope management and root-cause and budget-variance analysis, and contributes to demand-planning process and broader business improvements. The employee must follow applicable internal rules, policies, procedures, and Health and Safety and Data Protection requirements, and may undertake other appropriate duties. Incora emphasizes its values of Courage, Collaboration, Commitment, and Community, and a focus on exceeding customer expectations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Supply Chain, Inventory Management, or relevant coursework partnered with experience.
- At least 2 years of Supply Chain, Demand Planning, and/or Inventory Management experience.
- Proven ability to successfully engage in process improvement from plan development through implementation.
- Demonstrated excellence in data and mathematical analysis.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to interact directly with internal customers.
- Strong follow-through and perseverance to handle multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
- Ability to adjust to changing priorities, multiple demands, and crises.
- Competency in analytics and a high level of attention to detail.
- Ability to perform detailed work and in-depth research.
- Advanced competency working with integrated data systems and Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook and intermediate-to-advanced Word and Excel; Excel capabilities include spreadsheets, formulas, and importing and exporting files, as applicable.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Passion for Incora’s values and exceeding customer expectations.
Nice To Haves
- APICS, CPIM, XSCP, or CIPS certification.
- Demonstrated competency in Oracle data systems such as JDE or SAP.
- Proven experience and working knowledge of Just in Time (JIT) supply processes.
- Experience using Copilot or other AI tools to enhance productivity.
Responsibilities
- Maintain contract-related JDE data and forecasted consumption changes with 100% accuracy.
- Provide reporting and analysis to review and improve forecasts through action-message resolution and data-variance analysis.
- Present a stable 0–3-month demand plan and exchange information, findings, and recommendations with Commercial and Operations.
- Conduct trend analysis and manage exception messages for review and action; efficiently manage the planning work queue.
- Support the Forecasting and Demand Planning Manager with forecast analysis, preparation, loading, and review in line with the monthly business planning cycle.
- Liaise with customer account coordinators to resolve short-term plan inconsistencies, changing priorities, urgent requirements, and ordering-trend changes.
- Run relevant reports to monitor exception-message trends, identify recurring issues, and recommend improvements to ordering recommendations.
- Participate in management of parts scope to keep the live part list current and maintained.
- Participate in root-cause analysis and budget-variance analysis, and contribute to demand-planning process development and improvement activities.
- Comply with relevant internal rules, policies, procedures, Health and Safety requirements, and Data Protection requirements.
- Undertake other duties and tasks appropriate to the job as allocated.
Benefits
- Salary and benefits package.
- Incentive program eligibility for every employee.
- 8 paid holidays and 2 additional floating holidays for full-time employees.
- FlexTime policy for full-time exempt employees.
- 80 hours of exempt sick time for full-time exempt employees.
- Two weeks of paid parental leave.
- Employee discount portal through Perkspot.
- Employer-paid group life insurance at 1x salary.
- Short-term disability and long-term disability coverage.
- 401(k) plan with company match.
- Opportunity for career development.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
