Supply Chain Planning Prof Senior

RHI Magnesita

4d•Remote

About The Position

The Supply Chain Planning Prof Senior, described in the posting as a Demand Planner, owns demand forecasts for assigned Sales Units across North America. The role uses historical demand, customer trends, market conditions, commercial input, statistical forecasting, and business insights to produce accurate forecasts and identify demand changes, risks, opportunities, and gaps. It monitors forecast accuracy, bias, and other planning metrics to support continuous improvement. The position partners with Sales, Customer Service, Supply Chain, Operations, and other business functions to align demand plans, challenge assumptions, communicate insights, and help resolve demand and supply imbalances. It supports Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), and Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE), providing analysis for cross-functional decisions and escalating risks that could affect customer service, inventory, or business performance. The role uses planning systems and analytical tools to monitor demand, develop reports and dashboards, address data-quality issues, and improve the use of o9 Solutions, SAP S/4HANA, and other planning tools. It also drives improvements to forecasting processes, planning methods, data quality, and standardized practices across North America, and participates in system enhancements, testing, implementation, and the development of best practices. Success is measured through forecast accuracy, process excellence, stakeholder collaboration, and continuous improvement. The work affects customer service, inventory management, operational efficiency, and overall business performance.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, supply chain planning, business analytics, or a related field.
Experience in a manufacturing, industrial, B2B, or distribution environment.
Strong knowledge of demand planning and forecasting, demand analysis, forecast accuracy and bias, commercial and sales collaboration, and IBP, S&OP, and S&OE processes.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
Experience working with large datasets and translating data into business insights.
Ability to communicate effectively and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
Ability to work independently, prioritize competing demands, and take ownership of business results.

Nice To Haves

Experience with o9 Solutions, SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, or similar planning platforms.
Advanced Excel skills, including Power Query, Power Pivot, Power BI, or other analytics tools.
Experience with statistical forecasting and demand-modeling techniques.
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Engineering, Business, Economics, Statistics, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Own and manage demand forecasts for assigned Sales Units.
Analyze historical demand, customer trends, market conditions, and commercial inputs to develop forecasts.
Identify significant demand changes, risks, opportunities, and forecast gaps.
Monitor forecast accuracy, bias, and demand-planning metrics to drive improvement.
Apply statistical forecasting techniques and business insights to improve forecast quality.
Partner with Sales and Customer Service to understand customer requirements and market dynamics.
Facilitate alignment on demand plans by challenging assumptions and presenting data-driven insights.
Communicate demand risks, opportunities, and forecast changes to stakeholders.
Build relationships across Commercial, Supply Chain, Operations, and other business functions.
Support IBP, S&OP, and S&OE processes and provide demand insights for cross-functional decisions.
Identify and help resolve demand and supply imbalances.
Escalate demand risks that may affect customer service, inventory, or business performance.
Track planning actions and contribute to process improvements.
Use planning systems and analytical tools to monitor demand performance and trends.
Develop reports and dashboards that provide actionable business insights.
Investigate and resolve data-quality issues affecting forecast accuracy.
Support effective use and continuous improvement of o9 Solutions, SAP S/4HANA, and other planning tools.
Identify opportunities to automate and streamline planning and reporting activities.
Improve forecasting processes, planning methodologies, and data quality.
Support standardization of demand-planning practices across North America.
Participate in planning-system enhancements, testing, and implementation initiatives.
Contribute to best practices within the Demand Planning organization.