Senior Demand Planner - Mobility

Gates Corporation • Denver, CO

3d • $95,000 - $105,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Gates is seeking a Senior Demand Planner for its Mobility business unit, working in-office at the company’s Denver headquarters. The role contributes to demand planning and the SIOP process by translating customer, market, and commercial insights into an accurate, actionable demand forecast. The planner partners with Sales, Product Management, Supply Planning, Finance, Customer Experience, and Operations to improve forecast accuracy, identify demand risks and opportunities, and inform inventory, capacity, and business decisions.

The position is suited to an analytical professional who works with large datasets, challenges assumptions, improves planning processes, and turns data into actionable business insights. The planner owns an 18-month rolling forecast and leads the monthly demand planning cycle, while supporting SIOP, product lifecycle planning, and continuous improvement through analytics, planning systems, automation, and sound master-data practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Economics, Analytics, Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in demand planning, forecasting, supply chain planning, SIOP/S&OP, or business analytics.
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing statistical and consensus demand forecasts.
• Strong knowledge of demand planning principles, including forecast accuracy, bias, seasonality, trend analysis, segmentation, and exception management.
• Experience working within a structured SIOP/S&OP or Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and business acumen, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable recommendations.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience working with large datasets.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, including the ability to collaborate cross-functionally and constructively challenge assumptions.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Power BI experience.
• Experience with Oracle Cloud ERP / Value Chain Planning (VCP) or comparable enterprise planning systems.
• Manufacturing and global supply chain experience.
• Ability to adapt quickly, drive change, and challenge the status quo.

Responsibilities

• Own a rolling 18-month demand forecast across assigned products, customers, and markets, using historical demand, orders, commercial intelligence, and market trends.
• Lead the monthly demand planning cycle and support SIOP, partnering with Sales and Product Management to develop a consensus demand plan.
• Monitor forecast accuracy, MAPE/WMAPE, bias, and attainment; identify root causes and drive corrective actions.
• Analyze demand shifts, seasonality, product mix, and scenarios to identify inventory, capacity, service, revenue, and supply risks.
• Support new product introductions, product transitions, phase-in/phase-out, and long-range planning with data-driven demand assumptions and scenarios.
• Improve planning effectiveness using Excel, Power BI, planning systems, data analytics, automation, master-data discipline, and continuous process improvement.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus other voluntary benefit options; benefits begin on the first day of the month immediately following the hire date.
• Eligible for 3 or 2 weeks of paid vacation, 11 holidays (9 scheduled and 2 floating), and 8 sick days; vacation days accrue.
• 401(k) with a 3% company contribution and an additional 3% company match.
• Tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

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