Demand Planner

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Analytics, Finance, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• •Minimum of three years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, SIOP or S&OP, or a commercial or business analysis role carrying forecast accountability
• •ERP experience (SAP, Oracle, Odoo, Katana, Sage, etc.), and advanced Excel
• •Working command of MRP logic, including how bills of material, lead times, order policies, and planning parameters drive the plan and what breaks when they are wrong
• •Able to work equally well with quantitative and qualitative data sources to build a defensible plan, rather than only maintaining a statistical model
• •Strong analytical skills, with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
• •Experience aggregating data from cross-functional stakeholders to support high-level, strategic decision-making
• •Action-oriented and results-driven, with the ability to work well under pressure, prioritize workload, and deliver to tight deadlines
• •Excellent critical thinking, with the agility to learn and unlearn as the business scales
• •Disciplined approach to planning data integrity, with the judgment to know when a plan input is not trustworthy
• •Ability to identify process and data gaps and provide recommendations for improvement
• •Ability to communicate in a clear and concise professional manner tailored to the audience, including the ability to hold a position with Program Management, Engineering, and Manufacturing when the plan is uncomfortable
• •Knowledge of: SIOP process, cadence, and governance
• •Knowledge of: Master Production Scheduling and material requirements planning principles
• •Knowledge of: Demand planning and forecasting methodologies, including forecast accuracy and bias measurement
• •Knowledge of: Demand and supply balancing across planning horizons
• •Knowledge of: Inventory management strategies, including safety stock and slow-moving and obsolete material
• •Knowledge of: Scenario modeling and trade-off analysis
• •Knowledge of: Supply chain KPIs, including schedule attainment, on-time delivery, inventory turns, and capacity utilization
• •Knowledge of: KPI and dashboard development
• •Knowledge of: Manufacturing operations and fulfillment constraints in a low-volume, high-complexity environment
• •Hybrid schedule with a minimum of three days per week on-site in Berthoud, CO
• •Able to lift and transport parts and tools weighing up to 25lbs
• •Must be a U.S. Person (this includes U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents)
• •Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance

Desired Qualifications

• •APICS CPIM, CSCP, or IBF CPF certification
• •Aerospace, defense, or another low-volume, high-complexity, engineer-to-order environment where backlog, funding milestones, and contract dates drive the signal
• •Experience operating within an established SIOP or S&OP cadence and contributing to its continuous improvement
• •Experience facilitating a demand or supply review inside an established SIOP or S&OP cadence
• •Demonstrated improvement in forecast accuracy across an assigned portfolio
• •Exposure to PLM (Windchill) and engineering change management
• •Experience with data visualization tools