Demand Planning Manager

Qualifications

• Required: A Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Statistics, Business Analytics, or a closely related quantitative field.
• Preferred: A Master of Science in Supply Chain, Data Analytics, an Executive MBA, or a special certification such as APICS / ASCM (CSCP, CPIM, CTSC) or IBF (CPF, ACPF).
• 7+ years of progressive demand planning experience within large-scale consumer goods, durable goods, retail, or industrial power tools, with a proven track record of leading executive S&OP/IBP cycles for portfolios exceeding $500M+.
• Demonstrated expertise in applying formal root-cause analysis (DMAIC, 8D, Pareto, 5 Whys) to diagnose forecast errors and service failures and execute sustainable countermeasures.
• Practical daily experience leveraging AI forecasting engines, demand sensing technologies, automated algorithm selection, and Generative AI for executive summaries and scenario simulations.
• Hands-on proficiency with SAP/S4 HANA and specialized planning tools (e.g., Maestro, Blue Yonder), with a deep understanding of statistical model configuration and master data governance.
• Expert-level proficiency in advanced modeling (Power Query, DAX, Excel) and BI visualization (Power BI, Tableau) to translate complex data into executive decision trees.
• Exceptional executive presence and a proven ability to hold commercial directors, key account managers, and product leads accountable to consensus plans.
• In-depth understanding of the commercial and financial trade-offs between customer service levels, working capital costs, and manufacturing constraints.
• 3–5 years of direct people management experience with a demonstrated track record of coaching analysts and driving team engagement.