Demand Planning Manager, Blink and Ring Global Demand

Amazon • Hawthorne, CA

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About The Position

Ring is looking for an AI thought leader to join our team as a Demand Planning
Manager for our portfolio of devices. This position will support the continued
growth of Ring through AI-based innovation while improving our planning
processes as we advance our mission to help make neighborhoods safer.

You will serve as the demand planning POC for your assigned device programs.
With the assistance of AI-based tools/technology, you will own, shape and refine
demand plans based on insights from key product, category, sales and retail
teams. Along with day-to-day operations, you will be heavily involved in
long-range planning objectives, the drafting of documentation needed to
substantiate monthly purchasing decisions to leadership, the management of new
product introductions and a critical liaison/leader in the S&OP process.

The mission of our planning organization is to deliver accurate forecasts,
inventory targets and allocation plans to ensure customers are able to purchase
the product they want, when and where they want it. You will own and manage the
worldwide planning for specific programs within Ring devices. This position
requires the ability to think critically, manage without authority, lead with an
AI innovation first mindset and leverage a broad cross-functional organization
of business teams. This role is highly visible throughout the organization and
will lead the management/generation of large-scale demand plans that are
presented to senior leaders and C-level executives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field such as statistics, mathematics, data science, business analytics, economics, finance, engineering, or computer science
• 5+ years of supply chain, inventory management or project management experience
• 3+ years of demand planning and forecasting experience
• 5+ years of data analysis using tools such as Excel, Pivot Tables, SQL, Tableau, or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing and executing large projects from start to finish, including project management, data gathering and modeling, problem solving, and communicating recommendations
• Experience visualizing data in Tableau or other relevant data visualization software
• Extensive knowledge in implementing Artificial Intelligence based technology within the supply chain planning space
• Strong end-to-end supply chain knowledge and business acumen
• Experience establishing and leading a mature S&OP process

Responsibilities

• Manage our end-to-end demand planning processes for our core devices with the assistance of AI-based tools/technology.
• Drive the forecasting of new product launches and maintain a proper phase-in/phase-out process.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for overall demand planning, pricing, promotional planning, in-stock/retailer demand and a conduit for supply planning processes.
• Own and communicate the global demand plan, along with changes/exceptions therein, to stakeholders.
• Work to continuously improve key demand planning performance indicators such as (W)MAPE
• Support in the implementation/management of S&OP process via reporting, ad hoc analytics and facilitation of monthly meetings.

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

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