Demand Planner - #1093434

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Act as the global responsible individual for the overall end to end demand planning process of an assigned product segment and facilitate the process within defined monthly timelines.

• Drive demand planning for product launches and phase-outs in alignment with product roadmap provided by strategic product management of Business Clusters.

• Plan for the hosting of monthly global demand review meetings to drive organizational focus and alignment.

• Collaborate and guide with designated Demand Forecast Analysts within the Sales and Service Clusters and accurately map various demand plans into one common global demand plan.

• Document assumptions and adjustments.

• Monitor, analyze & evaluate existing global demand plan performance.

• Be the lead to clarify particularities with Demand Forecast Analysts to ensure information is accurate & useful.

• Drive the development of plans to improve overall forecast accuracy of Global Demand Plan.

• Responsible for the coordination of the demand classification process to select best fit algorithms, and tune parameters of statistical models.

• Oversee & uphold the standard of precise and high-qualitative master / transactional data at the beginning of every demand planning cycle by utilizing our state-of-the-art software tools to support in this.

• Hold the position of “Key Representative” during in-review meetings for the global demand plan with S&OP and execute handshake(s) with the relevant S&OP lead and global supply planners.

• Understand the technical functions of an Advanced Planning System (APS) and act as a Global Key User for first level support.

• Lead and guide the other members of the team to hone excellence & efficiency.

• Strive and lead the continuous improvement of SICK's Advanced Planning System, other related Business Intelligence Solutions and the demand planning process.

• Validate information of document standard operating procedures to strategie and enable Demand Forecast Analysts of your region to use same business processes, tools and language.

• Outlook: Take on further responsibilities within the supply chain planning end-to-end process (e.g. inventory and stock level determination).

• Proactively engage and meet with team to ensure continuous growth and management of the global demand planning process of assigned product families within defined timelines.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in supply chain, industrial engineering, business administration, or similar. Minimum 10 or more years of relevant working experience in Demand Planning and/or Sales & Operations Planning.

• Excellent full fledge understanding of Sales & Operations Planning processes.

• Comprehensive understanding of business intelligence software. (APS software, ERP systems, Tableau)

• Hands-on experience in working with Advanced Planning Systems like Blue Yonder, o9, Kinaxis or SAP IBP.

• Possesses high data quality mindset and thorough understanding of statistical forecasting methods.

• Indepth Knowledge of Blue Yonder's statistical models and their parameters would be beneficial.

• Prior industry experience in the field of sensor technology would be beneficial.

• Business fluency in English to aid in communication between departments.

• Strong demonstration of agility and aptitude to develop and adapt to internal processes.

• Strong aptitude in cross-functional coordination.

• Strong analytical, decision making, written and verbal communication and presentation skills across all organizational levels including senior management.

• Motivated self-starter with a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and professional demeanor. Ability to work independently while also collaborating with cross-functional teams and other business analysts.

• Possesses the ability to adapt to change with resiliency and lead change.