Demand Planning Analyst
CurrentDesign and implement integrated, automated, and IT systems and processes to forecast and plan international inventory management enterprise-wide. Develop long-term plans across the business portfolio – with product management, program management, engineering, and business development – focusing on product segments. Maintain finished goods levels and replenishments to minimize costs while retaining customer satisfaction.• Partner with enterprise segments to develop demand forecasts to support future sales and new product launches.• Conduct inventory spend analysis’ on sales opportunities to determine the material value and risk associated with the potential revenue, to better position the business.• Examine sales history to establish recommended run rate forecasts to meet customer demand and communicate the production feasibility.• Analyze backlog and forecasts to establish vendor forecasts for the Strategic Sourcing team.• Escalate complex demand issues to management for immediate resolution.• Create SQL code to extract inventory data points utilized for reports to various level stakeholders.• Analyze large data sets to identify effective ways of communicating key takeaways and derive logical conclusions to improve business performance.• Work closely with stakeholders to identify goals, develop best practices for data collections and analyze the data to draw business-relevant conclusions.• Participate in corporate initiatives for ERP improvements and support SI&OP efforts.