What are the responsibilities and job description for the Demand Planner position at Culver Careers (CulverCareers.com)?
We're recruiting for a multi billion dollar global provider of networking devices and smart home products. Their innovative products connect users worldwide with the wonders of technology.
What we’re looking for:
We are driven by our core values of professionalism, innovation, excellence, and
simplicity. Our goal is to help clients achieve outstanding global performance and to
provide consumers with a seamless, effortless technology experience. As a Demand
Planner, you will be responsible for all forecasting activities associated with our
customers and products. The Demand Planner creates and maintains forecast models
for customers, incorporating business intelligence and forecast information gathered
from sales, marketing, finance, retailer replenishment analysts, and other sources. You
will serve as the integration point and provide forecast modeling to key counterparts on
our Sales and Marketing team.
What your future looks like:
- Develop demand forecasts (operational forecasts) at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part of a demand planning function.
- Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results.
- Coordinate cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances and refine the forecast model to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions.
- Interact with sales, marketing, and customer finance to understand demand forecast drivers.
- Utilize a collaborative and consensus approach by working with Sales, Marketing and Customer Finance to obtain and ensure that current and accurate information is used for demand forecasts.
- Provide input to the Supply Planning organization in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs.
- Closely coordinate and communicate customer action plans with supply planning
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred or related experience
- 2 years prior Supply Chain- Demand planning experience required.
- Industry experience is PERFERRED (Consumer Electronics).
- Technical knowledge in the CE industry is a plus
- Intermediate experience with Excel (Pivot Tables, Vlookup, Basic formulas, and data organization).
- Adaptable to the fast-paced industry.
- Strong work ethic with high energy and initiative
- Highly detail oriented and precise in work.
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Organized and a Problem solver
