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The Supply Chain Planning Analyst II - Demand Planning works in the development of the company’s customers forecasts in accordance with Niagara’s organizational objectives and sales/service goals. The analyst must leverage inputs from different functional teams (such as sales, planning, customer), statistical models, customer feedback, and marketing information to derive and communicate the best possible Tactical Forecast (short term) and Strategic Forecast (Sales Goal) across the company.
Job Responsibility:
Work on projects to drive improve Forecast Accuracy on Tactical and Strategic Forecast (70% of time allocated to responsibilities)
Use and maintain the forecasting software as the primary forecasting system tool for all assigned customer accounts
Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers and maintain correct forecasting model to generate the best possible statistical and consensus forecast calculation for all assigned customer accounts in the forecasting software
Ensure sales and customer team members communicates all non-forecastable inputs (such as promotions, ads, price changes, product discontinuances and others) properly and on time. Communicate these variations down the supply chain.
Maintain an open communication channel with sales and customer team members to reconcile and validate resultant forecast.
Facilitate regular collaborative sessions with sales team and customers to review trend aligning on the consensus forecast that incorporates statistical and non-statistical factors affecting demand
Provide insight to sales team related to their performance in predicting non-statistical factors affecting demand for assigned customer accounts
Strategic Sales Forecast for assigned customer accounts (20% of time allocated to responsibilities)
Reconcile statistical calculations, historic trends, sales feedback, new business information, and market updates to generate the best possible estimation on each round of the Strategic Forecast.
Data maintenance and Continuous improvement in demand planning process (10% of time allocated to responsibilities)
Develop and maintain accurate attribute fields and pyramid keys at all levels of aggregation for all assigned customer accounts in the forecasting software
Maintain a clean database by removing obsolete or defective records creating misleading data in the forecasting pyramid.
Identify opportunities to enhance processes and drive continuous improvement while maintaining a high quality forecast.
Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications: 2 Years – Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
0 Years – Experience in Position
0 Years – Experience managing people/projects
Minimum Required: Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, or other related field
Travel up to 10%
Nice to have:
Preferred Qualifications: 4 Years – Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
4 Years – Experience working in Position
0 Years – Experience managing people/projects
Preferred: Master's Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering (Industrial and Systems Engineering) or other related field
Preferred: Six Sigma Certification
What we offer:
Paid Time Off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time
Paid parental and caregiver leaves
Medical, including virtual care options
Dental
Vision
401(k) with company match
Health Savings Account with company match
Flexible Spending Accounts
Expanded mental wellbeing benefits including free counseling sessions for all team members and household family members
Family Building Benefits including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation plus adoption, surrogacy, and Doula reimbursements
Income protection including Life and AD&D, short and long-term disability, critical illness and an accident plan
Special discount programs including pet plans, pre-paid legal services, identity theft, car rental, airport parking, etc.
Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan and scholarship opportunities