Demand Planning Specialist

Hewlett Packard Enterprise • Aguadilla, PR

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Demand Planning Specialist is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating demand and supply management, business processes, and product and service delivery in accordance with company policy and country regulatory requirements. The role partners with stakeholders to improve business processes, manage costs, integrate businesses, and adapt to changes in the business and regulatory environment. The forecasting and planning horizon is typically less than six months.

The specialist works with cross-functional teams to create and implement plans that support business strategies. This includes developing and validating demand signals, identifying supply constraints, defining executable plans, and supporting financial and market-share goals. The role covers lifecycle planning, order and allocation management, Available to Promise (ATP) and commit processes, business attainment tracking, logistics coordination, and inventory analysis and optimization. It also develops and manages organizational metrics such as customer availability, service levels, on-time delivery, supplier response times, supply chain costs, and inventory.

The position supports the Juniper integration from a demand-planning perspective, including aligning and transitioning processes, systems, data, and planning methods into HPE Networking’s future operating model. It helps bridge Aruba and Juniper practices, supports the transition from current planning tools to a future Oracle-based environment, and ensures demand signals, forecasts, product transitions, and other planning inputs are represented across the integrated portfolio. The specialist applies subject-matter knowledge and independent judgment to resolve common and complex business issues, may lead team or project activities, and mentors junior staff.

Requirements

• First-level university degree or equivalent experience; an advanced university degree may be held.
• Typically 4–6 years of experience in a supply chain function, preferably in demand planning.
• Strong understanding of supply chain processes, including plan, source, make, and deliver.
• Very strong analytical and data-modeling skills.
• Very strong communication and influencing skills.
• Mastery of English and the local language.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Excel functions such as VLOOKUP, SUMIF, and COUNTIF, databases, and PowerPoint.
• Statistical analysis and forecasting skills.
• Strong business acumen and technical knowledge in the area of responsibility.
• Strong understanding of the company’s overall supply chain strategy.
• Developed leadership skills, including team building, conflict resolution, and management.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with o9, SAP, or IBP.
• An advanced university degree.

Responsibilities

• Manage moderately complex supply chain processes, including inventory analysis and planning, demand management, logistics management, and import/export operations.
• Forecast product sales and manage expected large orders.
• Gather demand data from country, regional, and account managers; analyze and synthesize the information; and deliver demand signals to the supply base.
• Identify process-improvement opportunities and develop recommendations.
• Coordinate or lead regional and global business-unit planning teams to maintain and enhance business processes.
• Review performance metrics regularly and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Contribute complex analyses to priority projects and assist in developing recommendations.
• Communicate requirements and guidelines to regional and global business-unit planning teams.
• Mentor junior-level staff.
• Coordinate, develop, and manage a Regulatory Trade Compliance program.
• Support Juniper integration by aligning and transitioning demand-planning processes, systems, data, and methodologies into the future HPE Networking operating model.
• Help bridge Aruba and Juniper practices and support the transition from existing planning tools to the future Oracle-based environment.
• Ensure demand signals, forecasts, product transitions, and other planning inputs are accurately represented across the integrated portfolio.
• Develop, track, and manage cross-functional business metrics, which may include customer availability, service levels, on-time delivery, supplier response times, supply chain costs, and inventory.
• Lead or contribute to cross-functional planning that validates demand against transition plans, identifies supply constraints, and defines executable plans aligned with financial and market-share goals.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits supporting physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing for team members and their loved ones.
• Career-development programs to support professional growth and career goals.

What This Job Offers

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