Demand Planning Specialist - Demand Planning, Thermal and IS

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain the Demand Planning policies defining the principles, authorities, escalation paths, and compliance requirements for all forecasting activities for Thermal and IS Systems BU.
• Develop and enforce data governance standards for forecast inputs, ensuring traceability, version control, and audit readiness.
• Set cadences and weekly reviews with factory and business units head to ensure adherence to approved planning standards.

Demand Planning & Forecasting Execution

• Develop and maintain accurate weekly and monthly sales forecasts using historical data, statistical models, and market intelligence.
• Study historical sales (past 3, past 6, past 12), market shifts, and seasonal trends to guess future product demand.
• Provide end-to-end demand planning and forecasting for Thermal and IS business units, based on historical data and market demand.
• Monitor inventory levels to balance supply with demand, minimizing carrying costs and reducing waste.
• Define and predict Thermal and IS demand and keep the right amount of models without incurring cost on excess stock and stock-out.
• Own the demand reviews of Thermal and IS business units, establishing the standards and requirements for SIOP demand including scenario analyses and risks.
• Establish procedures for new product introduction (NPDI) forecasting, product phase out, and promotional demand overlays for the specific business unit.
• Reconcile top-down business unit targets with bottom-up statistical and sales driven forecasts.

Analytics & Performance Measurement

• Measure and analyze forecast accuracy using standard supply chain metrics, identifying root causes of variance to improve future models.
• Measure forecast errors and trends using defined metrics to refine future predictions.
• Establish procedures for new product introduction (NPDI) forecasting, product phase out, and promotional demand overlays for the specific business unit.

Cross-Functional Collaboration and Procedural Alignment

• Partner with Sales and Product Management for Thermal and IS to establish procedures for incorporating pipeline intelligence, NPI forecasts, and customer insights into the demand plan
• Collaborate with Supply Planning and Procurement to define the handoff procedures and service level agreements (SLAs) for demand signal transmission
• Work with Finance to align demand forecasting procedures with revenue planning cycles, ensuring consistent assumptions and reconciliation checkpoints
• Engage with regional and country teams to validate local market assumptions per standardized regional input templates

Systems, Tools, and Automation

• Recommend and implement automation opportunities to reduce manual effort, improve repeatability, and enforce procedural compliance
• Develop dashboards and reporting aligned to the approved KPI framework, providing visibility into demand performance, process adherence, and policy compliance
• Champion data quality initiatives by establishing validation rules, exception reports, and remediation workflows for forecast input data.

Job Qualifications:

• 8 - 10 years' Experience in demand planning, forecasting, sales operations and inventory planning, data management and processing, or related processes (e.g. Sales/Supply Chain/Sales operations/Finance)
• Bachelor's Degree preferably in Accounting/Finance/Business Management or equivalent work experience Advanced knowledge of demand planning systems, Power BI, and the MS Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Experience in reporting, consolidation, processing, and merging reports / data with the ability to analyze data - Experience working on a regional level in a shared service environment
• High level organization and planning skills so that workflow and deadlines are managed efficiently and accurately
• Excellent communication skills (English), both verbal and written with ability to work with all levels within the organization - Strong attention to detail and deadlines
• Self-motivated with a strong positive attitude and good work ethic
• A collaborative work style, fostering cooperation and teamwork
• Excellent account management and customer focus skills

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• 5% travel required.

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