Demand Planner

Requisition Number: 79594 The company built on breakthroughs.   Join us.  Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science. From the depths of the ocean to the farthest reaches of space, our technologies push the boundaries of what’s possible.    How do we do this? With our people. They break through limitations and expectations – not once in a career, but every day. They help move our company, and the world, forward.   At Corning, there are endless possibilities for making an impact. You can help connect the unconnected, drive the future of automobiles, transform at-home entertainment, and ensure the delivery of lifesaving medicines. And so much more.  Come break through with us.  Our Solar business delivers industry leading, U.S.-made solar components. We manufacture hyper-pure polysilicon, high-quality solar wafers, and innovative photovoltaic modules, leveraging our leadership in advanced manufacturing to serve growing energy demand. You will be a part of advancing critical U.S. supply chains and delivering unmatched quality and reliability to customers. Role Purpose The Demand Planner owns the commercial demand signal and supports alignment around a consensus demand forecast. The role partners closely with Supply Chain and Planning but is distinct from production and supply planning. The Demand Planner focuses on what customers and the market are expected to require and when, while operational planning functions determine how those requirements are translated into production, capacity, material, and inventory plans. Key Responsibilities Own and maintain the consolidated demand forecast across customers, projects, products, and planning horizons Support the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP/SIOP) process by developing a consensus demand plan and clearly communicating assumptions, changes, risks, and opportunities. Develop demand forecasts using customer commitments, historical demand, commercial inputs, market intelligence, and documented business assumptions. Reconcile demand forecasts against the sales pipeline, contracts, purchase orders, and open sales orders to identify gaps or inconsistencies requiring review. Monitor customer pull-ins, push outs, cancellations, volume changes, project timing changes, and product-mix changes, and reflect relevant updates in the demand outlook. Analyze forecast versus actual performance, identify drivers of significant variances, and recommend corrective actions. Track and improve key demand-planning measures, including forecast accuracy and forecast bias. Develop base, upside, and downside scenarios to help the business evaluate changes in customer demand and commercial exposure. Provide clear demand visibility to Supply Chain and Planning to support downstream capacity, production, inventory, and material planning. Develop and maintain demand-planning reports, dashboards, assumptions, and supporting analytics. Identify opportunities to improve forecasting processes, data quality, reporting, and integration between Commercial and operational planning. Experiences/Education - Required Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Finance, Analytics, Engineering, or a related field. Experience in demand planning, commercial operations, sales operations, supply chain planning, business analytics, or a related role. Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear business insights. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience working with large datasets. Experience working with forecasts, customer demand, sales orders, inventory, or pipeline data. Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy. Ability to communicate planning information clearly to commercial, operational, and leadership stakeholders. Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and the ability to constructively challenge assumptions. Ability to operate effectively in a dynamic environment where customer priorities, project schedules, and business conditions can change quickly. Experiences/Education - Desired Experience with SAP planning solutions, or a comparable ERP and planning environment. Experience working with CRM and sales pipeline data. Experience participating in S&OP, SIOP, IBP, or formal demand-review processes. Experience in manufacturing, solar, renewable energy, or a project-based business environment. Experience forecasting at the customer, product, SKU, or project level. Experience developing dashboards or automated demand-planning reports. Familiarity with statistical forecasting methods and forecast-performance measures such as weighted mean absolute percentage error (wMAPE) and forecast bias. This position does not support immigration sponsorship. The range for this position is $94,186.00 - $129,507.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. A job that shapes a life.  Corning offers you the total package.  Your well-being is our priority. Our compensation and benefits package supports your health and wellness, financial aspirations, and career from day one. Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives align with key business results and ensure you are rewarded when the company performs well. When Corning wins, we all win. As part of our commitment to your financial well-being, Corning provides company matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan of up to 4% of pay when you contribute at least 6% of pay. Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support you and your family. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Corning is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and considers requests for reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws. Individuals with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs may request reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, perform essential job functions, or access other benefits and privileges of employment. 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