Demand Planner Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• Minimum 2–3+ years of operations/production experience.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to collaborate across departments and global regions.
• Ability to work occasionally across global time zones.
• Advanced Excel and data analytics experience.
• Knowledge of and hands-on experience with MRP and ERP systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, supply chain management, and demand planning methods.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Demand Planner with forecast loading, maintenance, and analysis of demand trends across Dialight’s product portfolio in North America, EMEA, and APAC.
• Perform ad hoc analysis, develop dashboards, and generate reports to support supply chain decisions, initiatives, and demand planning objectives.
• Support product lifecycle planning, including End-of-Life (EOL) processes and Product Change Notifications (PCNs), coordinating activities needed to ensure continuity of supply.
• Assist with New Product Introduction (NPI) activities by gathering requirements, coordinating cross-functional inputs, supporting phase-in and phase-out plans, and helping manage the transition from product launch through mass production.
• Support Engineering Change Order (ECO) activities by assessing material demand, calculating Future Effective Dates (FEDs), and coordinating with Planning, Procurement, and cross-functional teams.
• Support sales pipeline reviews by analyzing opportunities, demand trends, and material impacts to provide insights to the SI&OP process.
• Work cross-functionally with Sales, Product Management, Operations, Planning, Procurement, and Engineering to gather input, communicate changes, support planning initiatives, and help drive projects to completion.
• Assist with special projects, process improvements, reporting enhancements, and other supply chain strategic initiatives.