Demand Planner

Core Responsibilities

• Analyze historical sales data, market trends, and seasonal patterns to project future product demand.
• Work closely with Sales for upcoming promotions, product launches, or lost accounts.
• Maintain and update statistical forecasting models in specialized planning software (Capacity Model).
• Capacity & Resource Planning
• Translate the demand forecast into required production hours, machine capacity, labor hours, and material requirements.
• Perform Load vs. Capacity assessments to identify potential factory or supply chain bottlenecks before they happen.
• Help build contingency plans for peak seasons or sudden supply disruptions.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Actively participate in monthly S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning) meetings to align different departments on operational plans.
• Performance Tracking
• Track and improve Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), specifically Forecast Accuracy and Capacity Utilization rates.
• Reconcile variances where the actual output didn't match the original forecast.

Job Requirements & Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Logistics, Business Analytics, or a related field.
• Experience: Typically 1 to 4 years of experience in production scheduling, demand forecasting, or inventory planning
• Technical Skills: Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, and complex formulas are daily essentials).
• Familiarity with data visualization tools (like Power BI or Tableau) is a major plus.