Demand Planner

United Wheels Company - Miamisburg, OH

Full-time - Mid Level

Miamisburg, OH

About the position

The Demand Planner at United Wheels Inc. is responsible for creating and managing the consensus demand plan for assigned products, ensuring alignment with key stakeholders such as Sales, Marketing, and Product Management. This role is crucial for maintaining the accuracy and quality of demand forecasts, which are essential for internal operations and customer satisfaction. The Demand Planner will also engage in continuous improvement projects to enhance planning processes and data accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Create the monthly consensus demand plan for assigned parts.
• Review plan quality metrics and gather error root causes and lessons learned.
• Ensure product life cycle master data is accurate.
• Ensure other key planning master data is created and accurate.
• Review history and apply a basic statistical model for organic baseline.
• Run Customer Demand Planning meetings to review demand plans and gain consensus.
• Create necessary business intelligence to communicate the Consensus Demand Plan to stakeholders.
• Lead the monthly Demand Consensus Meeting, including document control.
• Participate in Sales and Operations Execution Meetings led by the supply planning team.
• Provide analytics and demand intelligence to support purchasing commitments.
• Partner with supply planning team for urgent lead time changes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or 5+ years as a Demand Planner required.
• Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) or 3+ years as a Demand Planner required.
• Experience in outdoor wheeled or battery-operated products is preferred but not required.
• 3 years of experience in demand planning or related field.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel (Pivot tables, VLOOKUP's).
• Experience with ERP systems, preferably JD Edwards.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in product management and forecasting.
• Strong communication skills and problem-solving abilities.
• Passion for cycling and the outdoors.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $76.4K - $96.7K per year.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth within the company.