Demand Planner

Crane Company • Jurupa Valley, CA

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About The Position

The Demand Planner maintains rolling demand forecasts and analyzes customer orders, backlog, historical demand, and forecast changes. The role supports monthly demand reviews and the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process, measures forecast accuracy and bias, and identifies significant changes and their root causes. The position translates system demand into purchasing and material-planning requirements and communicates demand changes and risks to Production Planning and Procurement.

The Demand Planner identifies potential shortages, excess inventory, and obsolescence before they affect operations; supports new-product introductions, phase-outs, and major customer or program changes; and requests material expedites or de-expedites based on planned production requirements. The role also supports daily schedule and shortage/material-readiness reviews.

The position works cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, Engineering, Finance, Order Entry, the Production Planner, and other Supply Chain functions to support safety, service, cost, inventory, and operational objectives. The job description may be adjusted as business requirements, organizational scope, systems, and processes evolve; it describes the general nature and level of work rather than a comprehensive list of duties.

Crane ChemPharma & Energy designs and manufactures fluid-handling products for demanding corrosive, erosive, and high-purity applications. Its primary industries include chemical and petrochemical processing, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and general industrial.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a rolling demand forecast by product, family, and planning horizon.
• Analyze customer orders, backlog, historical demand, and forecast changes.
• Prepare and support the monthly demand review and S&OP process.
• Measure forecast accuracy and bias; identify significant changes and root causes.
• Translate system demand into requirements for purchasing and material planning.
• Communicate demand changes and risks to Production Planning and Procurement.
• Identify shortage, excess, and obsolescence exposure before it affects operations.
• Support new-product introductions, phase-outs, and major customer or program changes.
• Request expedited or de-expedited material based on planned production requirements.
• Support daily schedule and shortage/material-readiness reviews.
• Work cross-functionally to support safety, service, cost, inventory, and operational objectives.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits
• 401K contribution and match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Some roles may be eligible for participation in performance-based bonus programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed