Demand Planner

工作内容

R00168998

CID LINES, an Ecolab Company is seeking a Demand Planner to join our Supply Chain Planning team and play a vital role in driving transformation and improvements in demand forecasting, supply planning, production scheduling, distribution requirements planning and S&OP. The Demand Planner is accountable for the demand planning process and all sources of demand for products, equipment in the area of responsibility (division, region, etc.). He or she facilitates the demand planning process through interaction with Marketing, Sales, Finance and Supply Chain. The Demand Planner is accountable for collecting and analysing the demand information, monitoring the performance of this process and continually improving the output and accuracy.

What’s In It For You

• Opportunity for a long term career path that allows for exposure into all areas of the Ecolab’s supply chain.
• Access to best in class resources, tools, and technology.
• Thrive in a company that values sustainability, drives a safety-focused culture.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
  

What You Will Do

• Improve forecast accuracy by driving the monthly product demand forecast cycle, utilizing the existing statistical forecasting application. Validate data inputs to the forecast and review and fine tune the statistical forecasts, where applicable.
• Collaborate with Finance, Marketing and Sales to incorporate short term and long–term market intelligence into the demand plan at product, customer and market levels and to develop, document and update the assumptions supporting the demand plan.
• Collaborate with Marketing to incorporate new product introductions, product conversions and product deactivations into the demand plan.
• Develop a demand-based revenue plan by division for comparison against annual business plans and financial forecast updates. Challenge the sales and marketing assumptions when significant deviations occur between the demand-based revenue plan and the business plans.
• Utilize exception management and root cause analysis to identify forecast deviations and issues for correction by collaborators.
• Monitor the demand plan performance (forecast accuracy and bias) by measuring actual versus planned performance at multiple planning levels. Prepare performance Collaboration Forecast Accuracy metrics and distribute to collaborators as feedback for continuous improvement.
• Identify and implement best practices to improve forecast accuracy. Work with Marketing and Sales to improve inputs to the process.
• Deliver the unconstrained demand plan to Supply Planning in the required format.
• Facilitate and Lead the Local Consensus Meetings.
• Represent Demand Planning in the S&OP process and meetings.
• Additional analytical or process improvement projects as required.
  

What Do We Expect

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain or an equivalent technical discipline.
• 5+ years’ experience in supply chain planning, finance, marketing or a related analytical discipline.
• Experience with an ERP, advanced planning system, analytical or equivalent software.
• Prior experience with the applicable planning systems.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams.
• Advanced technical or business degree, MBA preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma project experience and/or Green Belt.
• Strong leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills to drive decisions and build consensus among stakeholders.
  

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce. Ecolab is a place where you can grow your career, own your future and impact what matters.