Senior Demand Planner - Hybrid

Klein Tools•Mansfield, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

A Senior Demand Planner is responsible for developing and maintaining unit and revenue forecasts for customer and/or channels. This position interfaces with product development and sales. It requires the use of statistical analysis and project management skills. A Senior Demand Planner blends statistical forecasting with cross-functional consensus planning to create demand plans for a dynamic and growing business. You will own the demand planning process for your products and make an impact on key business decisions. This role is critical in enabling inventory optimization, SIOP processes, and vendor partnership.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics or related field
Five (5) to seven (7) years of relevant work experience
Knowledge of consensus demand planning concepts and statistical models.
Attention to detail and quality: rigorously check work for accuracy.
Participation and contribution in S&OP and Demand Review processes.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to leverage data and insights to drive informed decision-making.

Responsibilities

Develop demand / statistical forecasts utilizing demand-planning software at multiple levels of aggregation for 36 months for Finished Good items
Gather, prepare, analyze and validate forecast data; review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, summarize, aggregate and evaluate forecast results; develop statistical forecast models.
Performing risk assessments and developing activities for mitigation
Identifying problems, proposing solutions and implementing fixes to improve accuracy
Monitoring fluctuations in forecasts, budgets and strategies that may require shifts
Evaluate input data and forecast output to ensure accuracy.
Collaborate with sales, product development and supply chain teams to incorporate insights to transform and improve forecasts, driving consensus to aggregated demand plan
Coordinate and communicate customer action plans with supply chain.
Document major initiatives for product forecasts, including new product introduction, customer projects, promotions and events.
Provide root cause analysis and actions to continually improve demand plan quality.
Provide revenue forecasts at corporate, customer and categories levels
Address demand-related inquiries and issues in a timely manner.
Develop demand planning documentation and process mapping.
Document and test forecast assumptions, searching for opportunities to improve accuracy.