Job Summary
As the Demand Manager for the Americas region, you are responsible for leading and optimizing the Demand Planning function and processes. Your core accountability lies in driving and enhancing demand plan performance for the region, which will enable key business decisions. You play a pivotal role in shaping the company's success and competitiveness by ensuring accurate demand inputs, aligning supply chain operations with key business drivers, and supporting strategic projects.
Job Description
- Lead the Demand Planning function and processes for all Business Units in the Americas.
- Drive and Improve demand plan performance by tracking and performing root cause analysis of forecast error and bias at various levels of detail.
- Maintain any system parameters and/or forecasting process enablers.
- Facilitate and lead the Demand Consensus Meetings ensuring business input and participation.
- Ensure the accuracy of demand inputs into ERP and overall SIOP process.
- Enable the demand plan process to support the AOP with attention to key business drivers.
- Support any strategic projects, as necessary.
- Engage in the monthly SIOP process meetings.
What will it take
- BA/BS college degree or equivalent, preferably in Supply Chain.
- Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in a demand planning role, preferably most recently at the senior level.
- APICS or other Forecasting Certification preferred.
- Strong communicator at all levels with specific experience presenting to C-suite.
- Fluent in English, any other language welcomed.
- Hybrid working. Minimum 3 days a week in the office.
