Demand Planning Manager
- Senior Level
- Alexandria, VA
A leading manufacturing organization is looking for a Demand Planning Manager to join their rapidly expanding team!
The Demand Planning Manager will play a pivotal part in the company's Supply Chain activities in order to meet the Sales and Customer Service metrics for the company's forecast of demand operations. The individual will be expected to provide the company with detailed planning input in order to sustain the entire S&OP Planning process. Through a strategic approach, the Demand Planning Manager will ensure there is agreement between all necessary parties.
The Demand Planning Manager will have the following responsibilities:
- Generate detailed forecast to reflect all necessary inputs and meetings
- Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, and Customer service in order to recognize noteworthy variances and then adjust the forecast accordingly
- Run monthly S&OP Meetings
- Develop, train and mentor direct reports
- Obtain input across all necessary SKUs
- Regularly update production planning team with accurate item-level changes in the forecast
- Communicate updated Long Range Plan (LRP) assumptions to the Finance Department
The ideal candidate will have the following skill set:
- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business, or technology-related field from an accredited college or university is required; MBA preferred
- 3-6 years of demand planning and S&OP experience
- Proven leadership abilities
- Manufacturing background preferred but not required
- Must be extremely detail-oriented and have exemplar analytical skills
- Strong oral and written communication abilities
- Knowledge of SAP