Demand Planning Analyst

Intel Corporation•Santa Clara, CA

1d•$91,060 - $180,820•Hybrid

About The Position

The Supply Chain Planning Operations organization is seeking a Demand Planning Analyst to manage, optimize, and execute weekly and long-term demand planning processes. The role ensures data integrity, coordinates cross-functionally to develop consensus forecasts, and balances supply and demand constraints to maximize margin and inventory utilization. The analyst turns complex market signals into a usable demand plan and directly reports to the SCPO Demand Planning Director. This position is eligible for Intel’s hybrid work model, with time split between the assigned Intel site and off-site. Primary location is Folsom, California; additional locations are Phoenix, Arizona; Santa Clara, California; and Hillsboro, Oregon. The position is not eligible for Intel immigration sponsorship. The annual salary range for US locations is $91,060 to $180,820. Compensation within the range depends on work location and factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business Administration, Data Analytics, or a related field.
At least 4 years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, or supply chain analytics.
At least 4 years of experience with demand planning software, ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle, and advanced Excel/data tools.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and high attention to detail.
Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively across regional and business unit teams.

Nice To Haves

MBA or a master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations, or Systems Engineering.
APICS certification or supply and demand certifications.
Experience creating, recommending, and presenting strategies to key decision-makers and management at various levels.
Experience driving continuous process improvement and people-skills development.
Deep understanding of the business and ability to articulate supply capability and output to stakeholders and executives.
Ability to establish and maintain relationships and influence others toward a common goal.
Ability to enable an environment of inclusiveness, collaboration, truth and transparency, trust, continuous learning, and innovation.
Passion for motivating, mentoring, and coaching leaders, talent, and managers.
Tolerance for ambiguity and experience operating in complex, multi-organizational environments.
Experience building AI/ML forecasting models using Python and leveraging BI tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Sigma.

Responsibilities

Identify, address, and resolve data issues within demand hierarchies and demand master data to maintain a single source of truth.
Review and manage the weekly customer Return-to-Forecast (RTF) process and directly address and resolve customer escalations.
Collaborate with Business Unit Forecasters, Regional Demand Leads, and Accounts to develop a comprehensive Demand Plan.
Optimize the demand plan for maximum margin and effective use of supply and inventory capabilities.
Review proration, consumption, and disaggregation to ensure the lowest-level demand plan can be consumed by supply chain execution teams.
Continuously review Backlog, Gross Billings, Customer Demand, and Sales Forecasts and make data-driven changes to the weekly demand plan; manage and update upper-case/lower-case demand variations when applicable.
Develop and recommend the constrained demand plan for the S&OP horizon, incorporating Supply Plans, S&OP Executive decisions, and Business Management Group direction on allocation strategies.
Facilitate critical allocation decisions with the Supply Management Group when market demand exceeds available supply.
Harmonize S&OE and S&OP demand plans, bridging execution and strategy.