Senior Forecasting Manager
About The Position
Unison, a GE Aerospace company, is the leading provider of differentiated engine controls, accessories, and performance monitoring solutions in the Aerospace, Defense & Space segments. Serving both original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket customers, Unison designs, manufactures and supplies the most advanced components and systems in the world. As a Senior Forecasting Manager, you will be responsible for the commercial planning and forecasting activities and processes that are a key component of the Unison Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process. You’ll be responsible for developing market-driven demand forecasts for a variety of products, market segments and business units. You’ll play a critical role in driving the S&OP process; providing leadership for the demand planning/forecasting process and demonstrating leadership skills to drive strategic alignment between commercial and supply chain teams. This role has independence in achieving commercial and strategic objectives within operating budgets and operating guidelines. High levels of Commercial judgment are required to achieve outcomes required.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 7 years of experience in Sales, Supply Chain, Engineering, Marketing, and/or Commercial Operations) + Minimum of 3 years of experience in Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, Engineering, Marketing, and/or Commercial Operations; or graduation from a GE Aerospace leadership program
- Requires domain expertise in the aerospace industry and a strong commercial awareness.
Nice To Haves
- 7 years’ experience in Sales, supply chain, engineering and/or commercial operations
- Graduation from GE Aerospace leadership program
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
- Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
- Established project management skills.
Responsibilities
- Support S&OP Senior Leadership Team (SLT) meetings and reviews; including the development of presentation content and recommendations.
- Utilize tools such as MS Excel, MS Access, Spotfire and the Oracle ERP/APS system to build and develop analyses and tools to improve the demand forecasting process.
- Uses internal and external data sources to analyze historical demand patterns, perform statistical analysis and make recommendations for forecast changes as required.
- Perform root cause analysis for demand changes and forecast accuracy defects to drive improvements.
- Demonstrate decision making skills to create optimal monthly product/channel forecasts.
- Enhance forecasts with market and sales intelligence as possible.
- Act as the key contact for demand management inquiries and activities for assigned customers, products, markets.
- Collaborate across the Unison enterprise with critical S&OP functional areas such as: supply chain, operations, sourcing, sales, customer programs and finance.
- Developing S&OP presentation material and SLT recommendations, presenting content as required.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- Access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace
- Employee Assistance Program
- GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
- Access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants
- Tuition assistance
- Adoption assistance
- Paid parental leave
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time-off for vacation or illness
- Relocation Assistance Provided
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
