Senior Demand Planning Specialist

Bosch Group•Fountain Inn, SC

About The Position

The Senior Demand Planner and Analyst balances cross-functional consensus-building with statistical forecast accuracy through rigorous data cleansing and advanced modeling. The role creates and manages demand plans and rolling statistical forecasts to support high product availability across market cycles while optimizing global inventory levels. As a key contributor to Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and Integrated Business Planning (IBP), the position drives consensus across Sales, Finance, and Supply Chain and helps balance supply and demand in support of strategic goals. The position develops statistical forecasts over a rolling 24-to-33-month horizon for capacity planning, manages the statistical forecast scenario as an input to demand planning, and analyzes sales history and market intelligence at multiple levels of product and customer detail. It monitors forecast performance, leads root-cause analysis and corrective measures, facilitates monthly planning meetings, manages product lifecycle planning data, and supports inventory and replenishment strategies. The role also provides analytical and scenario-planning support to senior management.

Requirements

At least 7 years of experience in demand planning, supply chain analysis, or a similar role.
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Statistics, or a related field.
Advanced experience with statistical forecasting software, S/4HANA, and S&OP planning platforms such as Kinaxis Rapid Response, SAP IBP, or Anaplan.
High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced modeling, formulas, and data manipulation.
Strong capabilities with business intelligence and data tools such as SQL, Power BI, and Tableau for dashboards and automated reporting.
Solid understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes, including BOM explosions, capacity planning, and financial planning alignment.
Exceptional analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail.
Strong business discernment and judgment, and ability to influence decisions across organizational functions.
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, including the ability to lead cross-functional workshops, influence stakeholders, and build business consensus.
Structured, analytical, systematic, and goal-oriented approach to planning.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable executive insights.
Must be an individual with indefinite U.S. work authorization; future work authorization sponsorship is unavailable.

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced certification, such as IBF or APICS.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain statistical forecast models over a rolling 24-to-33-month horizon to support mid- and long-term capacity planning.
Manage the Statistical Forecast scenario as an input to the Demand working scenario, ensuring only actively validated plans are included in S&OP cycles.
Analyze historical sales data and market intelligence to identify demand patterns and disaggregate data across site, material-site, product hierarchy, core business field, and customer levels.
Perform forecast error analysis, such as MAPE, to improve forecast quality and reduce bias.
Track, analyze, and report KPIs, particularly forecast accuracy and bias, and drive continuous improvement initiatives based on variance analysis.
Lead monthly root-cause analysis and define actionable measures for part numbers that miss accuracy targets.
Set automated alerts for significant deviations between actual sales orders and demand or consensus plans, and provide actionable insights for internal review and customer discussions.
Facilitate monthly S&OP and Demand Validation meetings to align stakeholders on a consensus forecast.
Maintain product lifecycle planning master data and coordinate new product launches and phase-outs.
Establish and evaluate safety stock policies, inventory planning strategies, and replenishment plans to balance customer service with inventory costs.
Provide ad hoc analytical support and scenario planning to senior management on volume mix changes and other business inquiries.