Senior Manager, Demand Planning

Light & Wonder•Las Vegas, NV

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Light & Wonder is a leading cross-platform global game company focused on creating new worlds where players can immerse themselves in dynamic casino, online, and mobile gaming experiences. Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, with nearly 5,000 employees globally, the company operates across six continents and partners with the world’s most iconic casinos and operators. Our gaming team builds cutting-edge technology, products, and content that define the future of gaming entertainment. The Senior Manager, Demand Planning, will be responsible for the end-to-end ownership of core global supply chain processes and execution of the global demand plan across Light & Wonder’s gaming hardware portfolio. This role is responsible for translating commercial opportunities, product lifecycle plans, and market signals into a data-driven demand plan that enables operational execution and financial performance. This role will create and maintain analytical forecast models, incorporating business intelligence and forecast information gathered from sourcing, procurement, operations, sales, and finance. This individual will aggregate the global demand requirements for products across global regions with a focus on improving forecast accuracy and forecast bias. This position requires that the individual possesses a foundational knowledge of sales & operations processes (S&OP) and is capable of troubleshooting process failures and drive continuous improvement. Comprehension of commercial sales operations, sales funnel probability analytics, and aptitude to dialogue with commercial leaders to translate sales opportunity into consensus demand. As the business continues to evolve and grow, she/he will be responsible for developing tools and capabilities that support strategic imperatives and transformation objectives that drive forecast accuracy as well as profitability and efficient cash flow.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Economics, or related field required.
10+ years of experience in supply chain planning, demand planning, or forecasting analytics.
Experience leading global or multi-region demand planning processes within complex supply chains.
Demonstrated expertise in forecast modeling, demand analytics, and scenario planning.
Experience partnering with commercial organizations to translate pipeline activity into demand forecasts.
Experience working with planning platforms (Anaplan, Oracle).
Key Competencies Strategic thinking and planning leadership
Advanced analytics and demand modeling
Cross-functional influence and stakeholder alignment
Executive communication and storytelling with data
Process design and continuous improvement
Commercial acumen and financial alignment

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred (MBA, Supply Chain, or Analytics).
APICS certifications such as CPIM, CSCP, or IBF CPF preferred.
Formal training in Integrated Business Planning (IBP) or Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) preferred.
Experience leading or developing planning teams or cross-functional planning processes.

Responsibilities

Demand Planning Own a portion of the global demand forecast across product lines, regions, and lifecycle stages, including new product launches, trade shows, casino openings, and customer expansions.
Develop and maintain statistical forecasting models and demand analytics frameworks that integrate historical demand patterns, commercial pipeline data, and market signals.
Drive improvements in forecast accuracy, forecast bias, and demand visibility across the organization.
Scenario Planning & Analytics Develop demand scenario models and sensitivity analyses to assess the impact of market shifts, supply constraints, and new product introductions.
Identify demand risks and opportunities and provide data-driven insights to executive stakeholders.
Establish and track demand planning performance metrics, including forecast accuracy, forecast bias, and inventory alignment.
Product Lifecycle & Launch Planning Partner with Product Management, Sourcing, and Engineering to forecast new product introductions, product transitions, and lifecycle changes.
Support launch readiness through demand planning for trade shows, major customer deployments, and regional expansion programs.
Cross-Functional Collaboration Work closely with Sales and Commercial Operations to translate opportunity pipelines and customer demand signals into forecast inputs.
Collaborate with Supply Planning, Procurement, and Manufacturing to balance demand and supply and mitigate operational risk.
Partner with Finance to support financial planning, revenue projections, and business performance reviews.
Planning Capability & Systems Development Lead the advancement of demand planning capabilities through process improvement, analytics development, and planning system enhancements.
Support the evolution of advanced planning tools such as Anaplan or other supply chain planning platforms.
Establish data governance and analytics frameworks that improve demand signal visibility across the organization.