Demand Planner

Job Description Job Description Position Description The purpose of this role is to support the Industrial Business. The individual will be the voice of the customer that will drive Demand, Supply, and Inventory decisions to support the Industrial business in NA. The individual will collaborate with the account teams, product managers, and various business functions around demand requirements and new business opportunities to meet required timelines. This person will be responsible for meeting the inventory metrics associated with Industrial business in NA. Indirect managerial responsibilities and/or provide functional guidance to other work streams within the business. Roles Responsibilities Perform the day-to-day tasks to support the Industrial Business in North America. This includes forecasting, updating supply notes and hosting demand calls with commercial team. Maintain shutdown list and interact with operations to help set the daily priorities. Manage forecast in SAP / IBP/ other. Track back orders. Interact with Sales, Operations, Technical and Product Group. Manage Shutdown tracking. Work with Master Scheduler to ensure production is scheduled and will meet customer requirements. Work with the CSR’s to resolve daily issues including supply, logistics and delivery. Support the North American Industrial Managers to meet customer production requirements. Quickly resolve Back Orders. Make sure we have inventory available to meet customer requirements. Manage phase out / phase in process. Manage the variability in production at our customers. Work with product group to launch and obsolete codes as required. Manage trial batch list, work account teams to prioritize trial batch timing. Request new GMC creations as needed at appropriate plants. Set up BOMS / Routings of new products to support production planning. Manage phase out inventory to zero. Host New Business Opportunity process. Look for opportunities to lower inventory yet meet customer requirements. Manage consignment inventory at our APC consignment locations. Manage inventory health to support inventory SOX processes. Manage Supply Chain KPI’s to help drive Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory and Cost improvements. Support the IBP Process to support the North American Industrial markets in the areas of service levels, performance against production schedules, inventory strategy, demand planning and supply planning. Skills Post-Secondary Degree / Diploma in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related discipline. Minimum three years of relevant work experience in a planning function for a manufacturing company with sound knowledge of End-to-End Supply Chain. Good communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to negotiate and reason and influence at all levels of the organization. Ability to present and lead meetings with cross functional team. Strong Excel / Word / MS Outlook / PowerPoint / MS Teams.

SAP / OMP / IBP.

Strong problem solving, analytical skills and quick-thinking and ability to make decisions independently. Ability to manage complexity and resolve conflicts that arise from balancing multiple priorities. Ownership skills with ability to lead yet work as part of team. Education Post-Secondary Degree / Diploma in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related discipline. Company Description Axalta is a global leader in the coatings industry, delivering innovative, high-performance solutions that protect and beautify a wide range of products. We are committed to safety, quality, and continuous improvement, and we value the dedication and expertise of our employees. Company Description Axalta is a global leader in the coatings industry, delivering innovative, high-performance solutions that protect and beautify a wide range of products. We are committed to safety, quality, and continuous improvement, and we value the dedication and expertise of our employees. #J-18808-Ljbffr Axalta