Demand & Supply Process Improvement

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead cross-functional initiatives to enhance demand planning, supply planning, and S&OP/IBP processes.
• Analyze current-state workflows to identify inefficiencies, structural gaps, and systemic performance issues.
• Redesign planning processes to improve forecast accuracy, replenishment effectiveness, supply resilience, and inventory optimization.
• Collaborate with demand planning, supply planning, procurement, operations, finance, and IT teams to implement standardized best practices.
• Develop and utilize performance dashboards and data analytics to identify variability drivers and planning exceptions.
• Conduct root cause analysis to resolve planning inefficiencies and recurring issues.
• Support deployment and optimization of advanced planning systems (APS), forecasting tools, and ERP/WMS integrations.
• Create future-state process documentation, playbooks, and governance frameworks.
• Partner with change management teams to drive adoption, training, and communication for new processes and technologies.
• Support organizational transformation initiatives within supply chain planning functions.

Skills:

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex demand, supply, and inventory datasets.
• Deep understanding of end-to-end demand planning, supply planning, replenishment, and inventory optimization.
• Knowledge of key planning metrics such as forecast accuracy, forecast bias, service levels, inventory turns, and lead-time performance.
• Proficiency in Advanced Planning Systems (APS), forecasting tools, and ERP planning modules.
• Understanding of statistical forecasting methods and supply planning logic.
• Experience with process mapping, workflow redesign, and planning standardization.
• Proficiency in Excel and data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Strong root cause analysis and data-driven decision-making capabilities.
• Knowledge of supply chain network flows, capacity constraints, and demand-supply balancing.
• Experience supporting supply chain transformation or continuous improvement initiatives.

Education/Experience:

• High School