What are the responsibilities and job description for the Demand Planning Manager position at LG Electronics USA?
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Responsibilities
- Plans, schedules and monitors the movement of material through the production cycle
- Determines material requirements from engineering and production schedules
- Coordinates the efficient movement of materials with purchasing, production and engineering
- Develops specifications for new contract orders
- Leads S&OP meetings and manage inventory that includes On hand, Long term, obsolete inventory
- Responsible for procurement business system data input and integrity; creates and maintains bills of material and parts/commodities numbers in supply chain management or other enterprise wide systems
- Runs forecast review with internal stakeholders and manage, implement and enhance projects, sales forecasts, system updates and vendor/purchasing activities for customers and products
- Drive effective and timely communication with order management, sales, customers, product planning, LG factories and HQ to maximize inventory availability while meeting performance targets
- Run CPFR with customers and manage sell in & sell out forecast, inventory management, and channel inventory domestically
- Manage SCM KPIs based on HQ SCM guidelines and standards regionally and globally
- Identify operational issues and corrective action plans to increase forecasting accuracy, reduce manual work to improve CPFR with customers and sales teams
- Develop new formats, processes, or reports for CPFR and S&OP meetings
- Share sell in, sell out, promotion plans, inventory with customers and supporting teams
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree with 7 years of Supply Chain related experience in CPFR, SCM, Sales, Sales Operation, Sales programs
- Strong analytical skills and problem solving skills
- Builder & appliance experience preferred
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and Powerpoint
- Good understanding of CPFR, demand planning, inventory management, sales deductions, and promotions processes
- Strong communication skills with an ability to deliver complex information to a variety of audiences with impact
- Creative mindset with the ability to look at a problem with a number of different perspectives and ideas for a solution
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