Manager, Demand Forecasting and Planning

Stryten Energy•Alpharetta, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supply and Distribution Planning Leader position contributes to the success of the company by developing Demand and Production (Supply) plans that optimize Stryten's Supply Chain Network balancing Capacity, Cost, Quality and Service. You own: Forecasting, Supply Planning and Inventory Deployment across the Industrial Business Unit with daily/weekly hand-offs to Plants for execution of agreed plans. In addition, the Components planner reports to you and you will guide their efforts for the components business. As a company leader, this position drives a culture of continuous improvement in all areas to ensure customer satisfaction, productivity, and employee development. This position requires you to be on site at our Alpharetta, GA headquarters office 5 days a week.

Requirements

5-10 years experience in Supply Planning, Forecasting, Inventory management, warehousing, distribution, and/or operations
Ability to work in a complex matrix environment and receive cooperation and input from people not under the direct supervision
Understand the linkages between distribution requirements planning and other supply chain processes such as demand planning, supply planning, inventory planning, production scheduling, MRP, and transportation management
Proven leader
Utilize business knowledge and mathematical skills to creatively evaluate situations and adopt a "big picture" approach when implementing solutions
Familiar with transaction systems and decision-support tools, database creation and manipulation, spreadsheets, word processing, graphics
Advanced planning software experience, JDE & SQL skills preferred
Strong Interpersonal skills; Verbal and written communications skills
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Management or related discipline preferred
MBA/Masters in Information Technology or Logistics preferred
5-10 years of planning, operations, supply chain, or related experience.
Preferred experience in Scheduling/Purchasing Role
CPIM (APICS) certification a plus.
MBA/Masters in Information Technology or Logistics preferred
Working knowledge of supply chain planning, processes, and systems.
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. JDA and JD Edwards experience is beneficial.
Strong organization, time-management, and communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.
Strong analytical skills. Ability to see the bigger picture while applying analytical solutions to complex issues.
Ability to advance within the organization.
Demonstrates high integrity in the performance of job responsibilities.

Nice To Haves

JDE & SQL skills preferred
MBA/Masters in Information Technology or Logistics preferred
JDA and JD Edwards experience is beneficial.
CPIM (APICS) certification a plus.

Responsibilities

Management of Consensus Forecast Process for the industrial business.
Supervises the actions of the Components supply planner for the components business.
Owns development and maintenance of rolling 12 month Supply Plan
Key contributor during Sales and Operations Planning review cycles developing Supply Plan Strategy
Maintains monthly S&OP planning documents for the industrial business & supervises maintenance of those for the components business.
Deploys Supply Plan Strategy through weekly/daily production schedules to plants to meet customer service level expectations
Responsible for delivery of inventory objectives
People Management & Training
Continuous Process Improvement
Extensive JDE, Tableau and Business Process Knowledge to Support Teams
Extensive Sales Planning & Prioritization Process Knowledge to execute Allocation
Additional responsibilities as needed to support the team and company goals.