The Demand Planner plays a critical role of our success at Miele. This role will collaborate closely with multiple areas in the company to ensure our demand consensus forecast aligns with inventory targets and purchasing needs are aligned to support company sales goals while exceeding service levels and our Supply Chain metrics.
Partner with Marketing and Category Management, Sales and Operations team to create an accurate demand forecast that supports sales and sales strategies while having the right inventory at the right time that meets the Demand Planning KPIs and reports.
Forecast Management - use statistical and historical trends, demand drivers, and market knowledge to develop and maintain demand forecasts at multiple levels of aggregations for 12+ month periods, to support the Sales & Operation process.
Inventory Management - develop inventory targets, safety stock, and re-order points to optimize inventory turns and service levels, closely monitoring the health of the inventory and resolving product shortages and slow-moving, aged, or excess inventory.
Sales and Operations Meetings (S&OP) - lead monthly demand meetings to develop consensus-based constrained/unconstrained sales volume plans and document changes in demand from demand drivers and other assignable causes.
Evaluate forecast performance and provide recommendations for corrective actions.
Effectively communicates inventory opportunities to drive sales.
Build relationships throughout the supply chain to recognize and address process improvement opportunities.
Successfully deliver new product launches through the stages of capacity evaluation, ramp up production and in market delivery.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business or related
- 6+ years of experience of demand planning and/or S&OP
- Ability to run and work with sales data and perform analysis, creating dashboards
- Ability to develop and manage metrics that drive performance
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a strong attention to detail
- Capability to multi-task and prioritize work effectively
- Willing to learn and improvise as needed, positive attitude and a strong team player.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Well versed in Microsoft Office Suite applications with advanced Excel skills
- Experience with SAP APO
- Experience in strategic planning in global organization
- Experience with S&OP processes
- Experience in Power BI/visualization tools
- Experience of communicating insights gained from data with clarity and impact
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
Salary Range: $75 - $85K plus bonus
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Why you might like working here:
ABOUT MIELE
What does it take for a family run company to become world market leader in the premium domestic appliance and commercial machine segment? It takes more than offering average products, run-of-the-mill service or short-sighted actions. It also requires the aspiration to do it forever better and to be forever better. This stance accounts for a good working environment at Miele and the success of our products.
Our colleagues can rest assured that those who live up to our standards of quality and professionalism grow personally and professionally. No matter if they are at entry levels or managers.
Miele asks a lot of its employees. They are expected to develop and manufacture worldwide market premium products that are "Immer Besser". In return, they receive the most valuable thing Miele can give them: that they themselves become "Immer Besser" - in all of their professional and personal abilities.
"Immer Besser" is therefore an entrepreneurial success principle from which customers and employees benefit in equal measure. We call this principle "MAKE IT BETTER. BE BETTER".
Miele is an Equal Opportunity Employer and supports and enforces a drug-free workplace. EOE/AA:M/F/D/V