Senior Demand Planner

Logitech - San Jose, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - San Jose, CA

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About the position

The Senior Demand Planner at Logitech is a pivotal role focused on managing demand forecasts for a specific product category. This position involves collaborating with various business partners to analyze demand trends and signals, driving the S&OP processes, and ensuring the success of the product category from a supply chain perspective. The role supports a hybrid/remote work culture and emphasizes personal and professional growth.

Responsibilities

• Define supply chain strategy end to end for your product category
• Build and develop engaging relationships with key stakeholders
• Acquire, understand, and incorporate demand signals, channel data, and replenishment triggers in the development of the product level demand plan, up to 18 months
• Prepare and present demand plans during monthly S&OP meetings with senior executives
• Establish and maintain SKU-level demand plan for assigned product category using analytical and statistical tools
• Monitor inventory levels and take corrective actions to avoid supply shortages and excess/aging stocks
• Govern WW allocation of your product category to protect revenue-cost-margin interests
• Provide regular and ad-hoc performance summaries with root cause analysis and propose corrective actions
• Manage all aspects related to weekly, monthly, and quarterly demand planning activities
• Manage product life cycle transitions from New Product Introduction to End of Life
• Drive development and implementation of processes and tools related to demand planning and forecasting
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to refine existing processes and tools

Requirements

• Exceptional relevant experience and/or a Bachelor's Degree/Masters Degree in Business, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management or related subject area
• Analytical capabilities with demonstrated ability to use advanced analytics and optimization techniques
• Experience in consumer electronics and FMCG or CPG companies is an advantage
• Participation in S&OP processes
• Ability to analyze trade-offs between inventory, air freight, capacity, etc.
• Demonstrated decision-making ability in uncertain situations
• Global experience and knowledge of customer, market, and channel business is preferred
• Excellent communication, influencing, and facilitation skills
• Demonstrated leadership abilities
• Self-motivated and goal-oriented with a proactive attitude
• Strong teamwork spirit

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in consumer electronics and FMCG or CPG companies
• Global experience in supply chain management

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits packages
• Flexible working environments
• Support for physical, financial, emotional, intellectual, and social wellbeing