Demand Planner

Texas Electric Cooperatives, Inc.•Georgetown, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Demand Planners forecast customer demand, analyze sales trends, and align inventory levels to ensure optimal product availability. The role collaborates closely with Sales, Accounting, and Operations to develop accurate demand plans that support business goals and efficient supply chain performance. The ideal candidate brings analytical skills, strong communication, and a proactive approach to anticipating market needs and supporting strategic planning. This is a primarily sedentary, office-based role involving extended computer use, frequent communication, and occasional movement around the office and lifting items up to 10 pounds. Other duties may be assigned, including covering absences or providing relief during peak periods. Management may modify duties as needed to meet organizational needs.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Economics, or a related field is preferred.
2–5 years of experience in demand planning, supply chain, forecasting, or inventory management.
Experience with demand planning software.
Strong organizational skills.
Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Ability to work at a computer for extended periods, including frequent keyboard and mouse use.
Ability to read and analyze detailed data, reports, documentation, workflows, and project information on screen and in printed materials.
Ability to communicate regularly by phone, email, virtual meeting, and in person.
Ability to occasionally move around the office and lift items up to 10 pounds.

Nice To Haves

StockIQ experience is a strong plus.
Epicor ERP experience is a strong plus.
Smartsheet experience is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

Manage demand for all assigned stock items in SIQ.
Collaborate with the Account Manager, Alliance Supervisor, and/or Customer Support Representative to improve order and forecast accuracy.
Process and submit vendor purchase orders per SIQ, generally placing purchases according to SIQ suggestions daily; confirm pricing, freight terms, FOB terms, and ship dates for each PO.
Process inter-site transfers, including daily transfers to spokes, daily add-on transfers, weekly transfers back from spokes, and site-to-site transfers.
Obtain vendor PO acknowledgments and enter or update them in Great Plains/Epicor.
Manage lead times in Great Plains/Epicor and SIQ.
Address late PO alerts and review projected stock-outs daily.
Prioritize high-ranked items projected to go out of stock without existing orders covering the shortfall, and medium-ranked items projected to go out of stock where existing orders will eventually cover the shortfall.
Expedite inbound POs to hubs and/or spokes.
Communicate projected stock-outs for critical/common items to the Account Manager, Alliance Supervisor, and/or Customer Support Representative, and take mitigating action.
Perform BKO root-cause analyses daily and handle all alliance RCAs.
Update the Customer Support Representative on material status.
Enter item replacements into SIQ.
Enter Inventory Management Requests (IMRs) into SIQ after approval.
Resolve vendor issues recorded in Smartsheet. SCS handles quality issues and invoice price discrepancy issues; Operations handles all other reason codes.
Follow safety protocols and promote a safe work environment.