Demand Planner

Dialight Corporation • Farmingdale, NJ

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About The Position

The Demand Planner supports the Senior Demand Planner in managing global forecasting activities, analyzing demand trends, and improving reporting across North America, EMEA, and APAC. The role contributes to lifecycle management and operational readiness by coordinating New Product Introduction (NPI), Engineering Change Order (ECO), and End-of-Life (EOL) activities to help safeguard continuity of supply. It collaborates across Sales, Product Management, Engineering, Procurement, and Operations, translating pipeline reviews into actionable insights for the SI&OP process and supporting supply chain alignment with regional business objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• Minimum 2–3+ years of operations/production experience.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across departments and global regions.
• Ability to work occasionally across global time zones.
• Advanced Excel and data analytics experience.
• Knowledge of and hands-on experience with MRP, and experience working with ERP systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, supply chain management, and demand planning methods.

Responsibilities

• Support demand planning, including forecast loading, maintenance, and analysis of demand trends across the product portfolio and North America, EMEA, and APAC regions.
• Perform ad hoc analysis, develop dashboards, and generate reports to support supply chain decisions, initiatives, and demand planning objectives.
• Support product lifecycle planning, including EOL processes and Product Change Notifications (PCNs), and coordinate activities needed to ensure continuity of supply.
• Assist with NPI activities by gathering requirements, coordinating cross-functional inputs, supporting phase-in and phase-out plans, and helping manage transitions from product launch through mass production.
• Support ECO activities by assessing material demand, calculating Future Effective Dates (FEDs), and coordinating with Planning, Procurement, and cross-functional teams for implementation.
• Support sales pipeline reviews by analyzing opportunities, demand trends, and material impacts and providing insights to the SI&OP process.
• Collaborate with Sales, Product Management, Operations, Planning, Procurement, and Engineering to gather input, communicate changes, support planning initiatives, and help drive projects to completion.
• Assist with special projects, process improvements, reporting enhancements, and other supply chain strategic initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level