Worldwide Demand Manager

JOB SUMMARY:

The Worldwide Demand Planning position is a key role for an enthusiastic self-starter with a strong drive to improve existing processes and systems. Excellent organizational skills, ability to balance immediate/long term priorities and exceptional multitasking skills are a necessity. Key objectives will be achieving/improving/exceeding business needs for volume/revenue, targeted customer service levels, managing inventory levels and goals, and managing supply and demand within the Worldwide Supply Chain. This position requires a global, customer focused mindset and an ability to work across functional boundaries while driving change and improvement.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with Regional Supply Chain Planning, Sales, Manufacturing, Logistics and Finance to coordinate WW S&OP process and support D&OP process.
• Manage WW demand and inventory plans and provide necessary reporting of sales and inventory performance against plan.
• Monitor forecast performance and utilize root cause analysis to identify data and process improvement opportunities.
• Identify and communicate risks and opportunities between forecast and plan to trigger gap closure activities.
• Drive inventory and cycle time improvements, raise issues to manufacturing sites, regional and worldwide management teams.
• Proactively manage material availability issues that impact sales volume with regional and worldwide management teams.
• Support new product launches, portfolio rationalization, discontinuances and source of supply changes.
• Reconcile aggregate and item level plans as needed.
• Drive strategies and improvements to aggregate and item level planning processes.
• Support Annual Strategic Reviews and Annual Operating Plan Development.
• Maintain, monitor Master Data; revise essential system planning data to ensure SAP system is effectively planning future requirements.
• Participate in and lead cross-functional project teams to develop best-in-class planning processes.
• Support processes and monitor SMI, IVA, Write-offs and the Quarterly Reserve Process.

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• 3/5 years of demonstrated ability to work with global business partners understanding cultural, business and economic differences of the various regions.
• Minimum BS, Supply Chain and Logistics or similar degree/experience.
• Knowledge of supply chain processes required; demand management, supply management, capacity planning, materials management, and inventory management including components of inventory.
• Proven ability to work and influence outcomes in a matrix environment.
• Highly proficient in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and SAP.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Effective communication/presentation skills - written and verbal with all levels of the organization
• Emphasize results not effort, goal oriented.
• Advocate/leader for supply chain excellence.
• Influential Leadership - ability to lead cross-functional teams.
• Lean, Six Sigma, Black-belt expertise desired.