Demand & Supply Planner

Role overview

Planning responsibilities

• Build and maintain forecasts, validate requester demand, monitor forecast accuracy and bias, and maintain demand master data.
• Convert forecasts into time-phased supply requirements and prepare material plans using production schedules, BOM, inventory, lead times, and capacity.
• Ensure material availability, monitor and expedite open orders, resolve shortages, and support recovery plans.
• Review min/max levels, safety stock, reorder quantities and points, and purchase-order cycles; support automated replenishment and MRP.
• Align production capacity with demand, monitor constraints, and re-plan as conditions change.
• Provide Procurement with requirements and planned quantities; coordinate supplier lead times, capacity, MOQ, schedules, and delivery risks.

Inventory, analysis, and coordination

• Monitor inventory aging, excess, slow-moving, and obsolete materials; maintain targets, production coverage, and inventory reduction initiatives.
• Maintain ERP/MRP parameters and master data; monitor forecast accuracy, material availability, plan adherence, inventory turns, stockouts, supplier OTIF, and obsolete inventory.
• Prepare regular demand, supply, inventory, and shortage reports.
• Coordinate with Production, Procurement, Logistics, Warehouse, Engineering/R&D, and Quality; conduct planning meetings and prepare monthly S&OP or planning-review inputs.
• Communicate plan changes, escalate risks, recommend corrective actions, and improve planning processes, tools, and supplier collaboration.
• Follow company policies, procurement procedures, and internal controls.

Required skills

• Strong understanding of BOM, MRP, ERP, inventory planning, production capacity, and supplier lead times.
• Strong Excel and data-analysis skills; understanding of manufacturing processes and supply-chain KPIs.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience implementing or improving MRP and automated replenishment.

Experience and knowledge

• Experience in serial production, aerospace, automotive, or advanced manufacturing is an advantage.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, S&OP/IBP, inventory optimization, and supply-chain risk management.
• Experience with ERP systems such as Odoo is an advantage.