Demand Planning Analyst

Intel•Folsom, CA

9h•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 build consensus forecasts, and balances supply-demand constraints to maximize margin and inventory utilization. It reports to the SCPO Demand Planning Director. The analyst maintains demand master data and hierarchies, manages the weekly customer Return-to-Forecast process and customer escalations, and works with Business Unit Forecasters, Regional Demand Leads, and Accounts to create and optimize a comprehensive Demand Plan. The role also aligns plans with supply capabilities, monitors demand and sales indicators, develops constrained demand plans, facilitates allocation decisions, and harmonizes execution and planning horizons. This is an experienced-hire position eligible for Intel’s hybrid work model, splitting time between an assigned Intel site and off-site. The primary location is Folsom, California, with additional locations in Phoenix, Arizona; Santa Clara, California; and Hillsboro, Oregon. The position is not eligible for Intel immigration sponsorship. Annual target compensation across US locations is $91,060–$180,820, with individual pay determined by location and other factors.

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.
Experience with demand planning software, ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle, and advanced Excel/data tools.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively across regional and business unit teams.

Nice To Haves

MBA or 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 developing people’s skills.
Deep understanding of the business and ability to communicate supply capability and output to stakeholders and executives.
Ability to establish and maintain relationships and influence others toward a common goal.
Ability to foster inclusiveness, collaboration, truth and transparency, trust, continuous learning, and innovation.
Interest in 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 using BI tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Sigma.

Responsibilities

Identify, address, and resolve data issues in demand hierarchies and demand master data to maintain a single source of truth.
Review and manage the weekly customer Return-to-Forecast 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, making data-driven changes to the weekly demand plan.
Manage and update upper-case/lower-case demand variations when applicable.
Develop and recommend a Constrained Demand Plan incorporating Supply Plans, S and 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 Sales and Operations Execution (S and OE) and Sales and Operations Planning (S and OP) demand plans, bridging execution and strategy.