Inventory Data Management - Sr. Demand Planner

Standard Motor Products • Lewisville, TX

22d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Demand Planner owns demand forecast generation, forecast execution, and inventory optimization for assigned Standard Motor Products businesses across the Vehicle Control and/or Temperature Control divisions. This role produces timely and accurate statistical and collaborative forecasts in RELEX, during the transition from Logility, and JDE; prepares and leads demand reviews for assigned categories; analyzes business performance; and recommends forecast adjustments that balance customer service, inventory investment, and replenishment discipline. The role also sets and maintains safety-stock and replenishment parameters for assigned businesses.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Analytics, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3+ years of demand planning, forecasting, or supply chain analysis experience
• Hands-on experience with advanced planning/forecasting systems and ERP.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, emphasis on Excel and Outlook
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end forecast generation and maintenance for assigned categories and divisions in RELEX, during the transition from Logility, and JDE.
• Analyze business performance and forecast variance (accuracy and bias); recommend and implement forecast adjustments and corrective actions within assigned scope.
• Incorporate customer demand signals, point-of-sale data, and promotional/preseason activity — in partnership with Customer Collaboration (CPFR) — for assigned accounts.
• Support new-product introductions, SKU additions, life-cycle transitions, and obsolescence in coordination with Category Management and the business units.
• Manage forecast exceptions for assigned businesses; investigate root causes and escalate systemic or methodology issues.
• Provide operational support to the planning process, including recurring category-level performance reporting using established templates and BI tools.
• Serve as a subject-matter resource and mentor to Demand Planners; support onboarding, share best practices, and promote consistent planning discipline.
• Oversee inventory optimization to balance service-level targets with cost objectives; review safety-stock and replenishment parameters.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for forecasting questions and data issues for the demand planning group and cross-functional partners.

What This Job Offers

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