Demand Planning Manager

Job Title: Demand Planning Manager

Job Description

The Demand Planning Manager partners closely with business leadership to translate market insights into a forward-looking, data-driven demand plan that enables profitable growth and operational alignment. In this role, you act as a strategic partner to commercial, supply chain, and operations teams, converting business strategy and market intelligence into a credible 1218 month demand plan. You will challenge the status quo, use analytics to drive meaningful business outcomes, and help align teams around shared goals while supporting a culture of accountability, respect, and performance excellence.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously refine the 1218 month rolling demand forecast, maintaining a well-documented, assumptions-based plan that supports aligned decision-making across the organization.

• Identify, communicate, and proactively manage demand risks and opportunities, partnering with commercial leaders on scenario planning to reflect evolving market conditions.

• Challenge demand assumptions by leveraging market trends, execution insights, and share-of-wallet analysis to improve forecast accuracy and business performance.

• Translate commercial strategy and business objectives into actionable demand assumptions and opportunity pipelines that support value-driven, profitable growth.

• Support the execution of new business initiatives and key account strategies by providing robust demand insights and identifying unconstrained market opportunities through data-driven analysis.

• Partner with Supply Chain and Operations teams to align demand with available capacity, proactively identifying demand shifts and supporting prioritization and allocation decisions.

• Deliver analytics and reporting that highlight gaps between plan and execution, and drive corrective actions in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders.

• Lead demand planning discussions within the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, clearly communicating risks, trade-offs, and recommended actions to enable agile decision-making.

• Communicate insights, assumptions, and recommendations to senior stakeholders in a clear, concise, and influential manner.

• Lead, coach, and develop team members, building organizational capability and fostering a culture of accountability, respect, and performance excellence.

• Collaborate closely with commercial, supply chain, and operations teams to create alignment between demand, capacity, and execution and to enable data-driven decision-making.

• Continuously seek and integrate market, customer, and pricing insights into the demand planning process to improve forecast quality and strategic alignment.

Essential Skills

• 2+ years of demand planning experience, preferably in a complex, cross-functional environment.

• Experience developing and managing demand forecasts that support commercial, supply chain, and operations alignment.

• Demonstrated ability to use data and analytics to influence business decisions and drive measurable outcomes.

• Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment, with exposure to inventory management, logistics, or supply chain management.

• Experience with advanced forecasting tools or dedicated demand planning systems.

• Experience incorporating market, customer, or pricing insights into demand planning and forecasting activities.

• Proven experience leading or developing others, either through direct people leadership or project leadership responsibilities.

• Previous experience presenting insights, assumptions, and recommendations to senior stakeholders in a professional setting.

• Strong analytical and reporting skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights.

• Ability to challenge assumptions constructively and engage in difficult conversations to improve business outcomes.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience developing demand forecasts in a complex, cross-functional corporate environment.

• Ability to bring an external market perspective and help the organization think in a future-state, strategic way.

• Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and organizational levels.

• Confidence in presenting to leadership, making recommendations, and influencing decision-making.

• Comfort challenging and being challenged in a respectful, constructive manner to drive better decisions.

• Interest in working with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and broader industrial markets.

• Motivation to grow within a large, growing organization that offers opportunities for internal advancement.

• Commitment to fostering a culture of accountability, respect, and performance excellence.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Auburn Hills, MI.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $100000.00 - $140000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Company has competitive benefits, a good holiday and PTO schedule and access to 401k.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Auburn Hills, MI.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 30, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Auburn Hills,MI.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.