Materials Planner 3

Nice/SpeakerCraft Audio Solutions•Olive Branch, MS

5d•$70,000 - $80,000

About The Position

The Demand Planner (Materials Planner 3) is the primary subject matter expert regarding customer demand and is a key member of the Supply Chain team that is responsible for ensuring we have the right products, at the right place, and at the right time to meet our customers’ needs.

Requirements

Minimum of 3-5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree with experience in Business, Statistics, Supply Chain or Materials/Operations Management; or equivalent work experience in a Demand Planning environment
Experience analyzing large amounts of information/data and developing fact-based conclusions
Able to solve problems using various analytical tools, including root cause analysis
Strong Excel skills are required for this role
Demonstrated sense of energy/urgency and ability to learn on the fly
Ability to work cross-functionally with all levels of the organization
Proactive, organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to work independently
Strong overall understanding of the supply chain function and how internal customers utilize the demand planning information
Strong written communication and verbal skills.
Proven ability to multi-task, set project priorities, establish department/discipline goals and objectives for self
Computer literacy required; including advanced skills in Microsoft applications (i.e. Excel, Word, PPT, etc.)
Strong attention to detail
Positive attitude, self-motivated and eager to succeed

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of NetSuite, Agile, QAD, Dynasys, Just Enough or other ERP, MRP solutions is preferred

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain and optimize an 12-18 month rolling sales forecast at the item/customer level using the organization’s demand planning software
Identify and action visible trends within the various sales channels
Provide insight to the sales, marketing, purchasing and product development teams
Provide leadership and facilitation of the monthly Demand review (consensus) process that supports the larger SIOP process
Compile forecast accuracy and data and develop proactive action plans to address issues/gaps
Compare forecasts to the financial budgets, providing to senior leadership a clear overview of variances, uncertainty and risk areas to the business
Analyze market response to new products and use this to develop forecasts for new items not yet introduced
Contribute to the inventory challenge process (excess and obsolescence) analyzing buying patterns of key customers and how they react to incentives, looking for alternatives to reduce such inventory on hand
Plan demand cutover strategy when dealing with new technologies and how they affect the transitional demand plan
Develop strong relationships with the sales, product management, marketing, finance and other cross-functional groups to drive collaborative forecast planning
Actively participate in the company’s continuous improvement initiatives
Required to have a strong comfort-level communicating throughout all levels of the organization
Understand, support and execute all work according to the established procedures of the organization
Implements and maintains department policies and standards
Support project-based assignments as required or assigned