Regional Demand Planner

Dupont•Midland, MI

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

DuPont is seeking a Regional Demand Planner for its Shelter Solutions business in North America. The role works closely with Commercial, Supply Chain, and Product leaders to develop and manage accurate regional demand forecasts for identified products at appropriate levels, horizons, and intervals. The planner develops the regional demand plan and its supporting assumptions, monitors forecast performance, and contributes to the 24-month aggregate demand plan and demand review in the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process. The position also supports scenario planning, demand and supply issue management, monthly outlook reviews, and continuous improvement of the forecasting process. This is a hybrid position, working four days in the office and one day remotely. The hiring locations are DuPont’s Chestnut Run site in Wilmington, Delaware, or Midland, Michigan.

Requirements

Ability to interface with key functions and integrate inputs from sales, marketing, supply chain, and operations into actionable plans.
Demand or Supply Chain functional experience and appreciation for end-to-end business management processes.
Business reporting and/or data analytics experience.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
Ability to analyze data and identify relevant business insights.
Process improvement and project leadership skills.
Inquisitive and highly accountable approach, with the ability to identify root causes and seek creative solutions.
Self-starter and proactive, requiring little to no daily guidance.
Commitment to teamwork, initiative, and shared accountability with sales, marketing, product, supply chain, finance, and operations partners.
Four-year college degree from an accredited institution.
At least three years of experience in sales, marketing, demand planning, business analytics, or supply chain.

Nice To Haves

Experience using SAP and/or APO forecasting systems and tools.
Experience in construction, hardware, or retail home improvement industries.

Responsibilities

Develop the regional demand plan for identified products.
Develop, document, and update assumptions supporting the demand plan.
Establish, maintain, and use forecasting and communication tools to build and maintain a multi-view.
Challenge sales and marketing assumptions when significant deviations occur between the statistical forecast and the forward-looking demand plan.
Ensure finished product demand forecast accuracy and eliminate forecast bias.
Aggregate demand sources with sufficient detail for the 24-month IBP planning horizon, developing the aggregate demand plan and supporting assumptions for the Demand Review.
Review market and product intelligence and integrate new and changing products and strategies into the plan.
Monitor demand plan performance by measuring actual versus planned performance for product family and product mix, including bias and demand forecast error.
Develop and evaluate what-if scenarios to resolve demand and supply imbalances.
Work with Supply Chain and Customer Service to execute tactics for abnormal demand, supply issues including constrained supply, and customer requirements beyond supply chain capabilities.
Collaborate with Finance and Commercial leaders to incorporate key changes and assumptions into the monthly outlook review process.
Partner with Commercial and Supply Chain teams to continuously improve the demand forecasting process.