Demand Planning Analyst

Title: Business Analyst 3 (Demand Planning Analyst)

Location: Plano, TX (Fully onsite)

Duration: 6 months contract

KEY RESPONSIBILITES/REQUIREMENTS:

Role and Responsibilities:

• Analyze weekly Purchase Sales Inventory (PSI) to identify sales target status, drive product manufacturing, and ensure timely fulfillment of delivery to achieve sales plans, product development, and strategic product launches.
• Manage system-based tools that provide real-time information regarding sales, order forecast, and channel inventory; extract data to conduct channel inventory analysis and reconciliation.
• Update daily/weekly product orders for designated customer and provide customer delivery commitments.
• Attend/lead customer CPFR calls to update sales forecasts based on future product availability, promotion, and customer channel inventory status.
• Assist designated customers on PO status, returns, short & over shipment in assigned product groups.
• Responsible for tracking and forecasting of various account sales and inventory to update on system-based tools.
• Able to create dashboards.
• Assist with supply chain projects as necessary and as need arises.

Skills and Qualifications:

• 4+ years of related work experience
• BS degree required (preferred SCM/Business Administration/accounting/Operation Research)
• Strong analytical and data management skills
• High Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Prior Supply Chain/Demand planning experience preferred
• Statistical knowledge is a plus
• Excellent communication & presentation skills
• Strong interpersonal skills

Top skills:

1. Demand Planning
2. Business Analysis
3. Root Cause Analysis