Job Summary: 

• Create and maintain a rolling 18-month demand plan for multiple locations including MRO that drives the business system to manufacture and procure material for the assigned products and customers
• Creation of a 36-month total demand plan for long-term rough cut capacity planning for the assigned products and customers
• Export and Import demand history/demand forecasts to/from SAP and forecasting tools and maintain SAP-independent requirements
• Maintain associated information structures and planning hierarchies in SAP
• Maintain fleet and usage data for the assigned products and customers to assist with determining the demand requirements
• Interact with both OE and Spares customers for demand planning conferences, initial provisioning recommendations and allocation of material.
• Perform responsibilities on own initiative, arranging internal or customer trips/meetings
• Support monthly Sales and Operations Planning meetings.
• Produce KPI reports to monitor forecast accuracy, delinquency, on-time shipments, sales, inventory, etc.
• Analyse demand, loading and capacity regularly to flag and recommend key actions by the various team's sales and operations team member
• Assist in supporting IT and sales teams in the development of relevant reports and assist in operations systems development
• Explore new opportunities for continuous improvement

Skills on Resume: 

• Demand Planning (Hard Skills)
• Capacity Planning (Hard Skills)
• SAP Proficiency (Hard Skills)
• Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Customer Interaction (Soft Skills)
• KPI Reporting (Hard Skills)
• Initiative Taking (Soft Skills)
• Continuous Improvement (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Lead the sales forecasting and analysis process end-to-end
• Collect, validate and interpret the information
• Develop forecast models based on industry trends and demand patterns
• Act as the main liaison between senior management and various cross-functional teams
• Analyze trends, and provide insights around new products, discontinued products and any other trend analysis that will enable informative decisions
• Propose and implement solutions to improve demand forecast accuracy
• Maintain the accuracy and consistency of sales forecasting to ensure best practice
• Coordinate with sales, marketing and controlling on building Demand Forecast and related analysis, ensure forecasting process is being followed by all relevant parties
• Prepare and analyze the sales forecast indicators, identifying the root cause, and potential risk and propose a corresponding actions plan
• Conduct long-term production planning and support with risk assessments and mitigation activities related to production capacity.
• Consider the impact of changes on other stakeholders and existing linkages.
• Communicate product inventory strategies to the Supply Chain department
• Coordinate parts flow between DSC parts cages and field and Somerset production floor

Skills on Resume: 

• Sales Forecasting (Hard Skills)
• Data Validation (Hard Skills)
• Forecast Model Development (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Functional Liaison (Soft Skills)
• Trend Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Demand Forecast Improvement (Hard Skills)
• Production Planning (Hard Skills)
• Communication Skills (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Responsible for complex fulfillment and production plans
• Participate in system or process improvement initiatives to ensure the function has the best tools
• Review and revise production and fulfillment plans by changes in the sales forecast or manufacturing schedules
• Act as a liaison between Manufacturing, Customer Care, Sales and Product Management, communicating and troubleshooting issues, problems, and concerns
• Continuously review the sales forecast, analyze production plans and inventory reports, and availability/requirements for long lead time items to provide production guidance to the manufacturing sites.
• Assist in expediting finished goods, when necessary, to support customer order fulfillment
• Recommend and implement production and transportation actions when products are in out-of-stock or allocation situations.
• Partners with management/departments on matters related to production or fulfillment planning and forecasting.
• Look at variations in requirements such as new product releases, price reductions, seasonal demands, holidays, and other inputs to create the most robust and flexible forecast.
• Utilize Oracle to view material movements, quantities on order, and the current balance on hand 
• Ensure materials needed by the manufacturing plants are available and use this information to analyze trends and plan for future orders.
• Maintain a well-balanced focus between external and internal customer requirements and possesses.

Skills on Resume: 

• Fulfillment Planning (Hard Skills)
• Process Improvement (Soft Skills)
• Production Planning (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Department Liaison (Soft Skills)
• Inventory Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Customer Order Fulfillment (Soft Skills)
• Trend Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Oracle Proficiency (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Creation and maintenance of forecast models
• Drive demand review process with Marketing, Sales and Finance functions across the S&OP process
• Use and maintain the Demand Planning software as the primary forecasting system tool
• Work with Supply and Logistics teams on any actions required to remedy short-term variances
• Prepare and maintain relevant reports about the demand planning process
• Identify and lead the continuous improvement of demand management practices
• Generate and maintain global demand forecast and multi-site production capacity models to meet inventory/customer requirements
• Liaise directly with internal stakeholders to reconcile significant variances in forecast accuracy and drive continuous improvement
• Set and communicate production plant-level requirements based on direct customer demand, product development projects, and engineering build requirements
• Prepare reports and participate in monthly S&OP process
• Supports timely project completion through performance measurement, reports, and process development and improvement.
• Identifies risks, communicates action items and provides updates to the larger team

Skills on Resume: 

• Forecast Model Creation (Hard Skills)
• Demand Review Facilitation (Soft Skills)
• Demand Planning Software Proficiency (Hard Skills)
• Variance Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Continuous Improvement Leadership (Soft Skills)
• Global Demand Forecasting (Hard Skills)
• Stakeholder Liaison (Soft Skills)
• Performance Measurement (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Liaise with Sales, Sales Finance and Worldwide planning to balance supply and demand for the region.
• Forecast end consumer demand for all channels. Evaluate associated risks and plan for contingency
• Develop weekly and quarterly supply and demand plans to meet Apple’s financial objectives
• Present forecast performance while highlighting changes in business trends to drive strategy conversations
• Analyse product sales every week to recognize opportunities and drive cross-functional partners on both the supply and demand side to maximize end-consumer sales
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to execute plans
• Drive analysis to set launch quantities of new product introductions and to ensure smooth product transitions
• Identify improvement opportunities in the product planning process, marshal resources, and drive projects to completion
• Track & improve key metrics through process development
• Complete root cause analyses and develop mitigation plans for any unexpected changes
• Present regular product updates and recommended actions to Operations leadership
• Forecasting and purchasing parts from both foreign and domestic suppliers

Skills on Resume: 

• Supply and Demand Balancing (Soft Skills)
• Demand Forecasting (Hard Skills)
• Supply Planning (Hard Skills)
• Performance Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Product Transition Management (Hard Skills)
• Process Improvement (Soft Skills)
• Root Cause Analysis (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Initiates and leads the development of statistical forecasts based on shipment history
• Performs forecast maintenance and refines model parameters to generate statistical forecasts
• Forecast system management to allow good business unit forecast integration
• Measures variances between forecast and actual demand, analyses cause and effects, recommends corrective actions and publishes results
• Participates in Business Discussions and challenges Business Units on their forecast, using historical data in combination with a good sense of Business Drivers (Demand Reviews)
• Collaborates with business units to identify and resolve discrepancies between annual operating plan forecasts and demand forecasts
• Drives the process to aggregate demand and drive a consensus view of demand for the promotions
• Drive the Sales & Operation process with the different stakeholders in their category including forecast analysis, demand reviews, risk assessments, etc.
• Leading proactive stakeholder communications that highlight risks and opportunities to senior leaders (on the category, incl. promo)
• Provides data and analysis for other departments
• Connect with supply planning to elevate the quality of the deliverables to their customers, share demand insights to help anticipate supply strategy
• Participate in cross-functional and global teams.

Skills on Resume: 

• Statistical Forecasting (Hard Skills)
• Forecast Maintenance (Hard Skills)
• Forecast System Management (Hard Skills)
• Variance Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Business Discussion Participation (Soft Skills)
• Discrepancy Resolution (Soft Skills)
• Consensus Building (Soft Skills)
• Stakeholder Communication (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Develop effective forecast models based on industry trends and demand patterns
• Assessment and sizing of the promotional events
• Assessment and sizing of the new products and launches
• Propose and implement solutions to improve demand forecast accuracy
• Coordination with the marketing and the purchasing department - Committee animation, launches and life cycle management
• Support management with risk assessment and mitigation activities
• Monitor and report on important changes in sales forecasts, budgets and business strategies
• Successfully communicate forecast and inventory estimations to management
• Conduct monthly forecast maintenance
• Address demand-related issues in a timely and effective manner
• Creates purchase orders in Globe/Transman
• Reporting related to scope of responsibility

Skills on Resume: 

• Forecast Model Development (Hard Skills)
• Promotional Assessment (Hard Skills)
• New Product Sizing (Hard Skills)
• Demand Forecast Accuracy Improvement (Soft Skills)
• Cross-Department Coordination (Soft Skills)
• Risk Assessment Support (Soft Skills)
• Sales Forecast Monitoring (Hard Skills)
• Purchase Order Creation (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Accurately forecast concepts over the required time horizons for related category
• Communicate risks (upside or downside) or confirmed changes to local and global Supply Chain
• Accurately review and amend concept splits (shades/color) for creative execution
• Closely coordinate with campaign planning and category team to find the best merchandising options based on category and market trends.
• Provide input by active participation in the marketing planning process, brainstorms, and brand, and category performance evaluations. 
• Indicate plan weaknesses, and propose complex solutions with financial evaluation
• Complete root cause analysis and implement learnings.
• Take responsibility for providing market expertise input.
• Improving forecasting and analysis techniques.
• Manage parts inventory to be cognizant of parts days on hand and order lead time to minimize days on hand
• Manages customs compliance for parts and coolers that are brought in from overseas
• Manage the flow of retail racks between branches and supplier

Skills on Resume: 

• Concept Forecasting (Hard Skills)
• Risk Communication (Soft Skills)
• Concept Split Review (Hard Skills)
• Campaign Coordination (Soft Skills)
• Marketing Planning Participation (Soft Skills)
• Root Cause Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Inventory Management (Hard Skills)
• Customs Compliance Management (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Optimize and maintain item-level forecasts in the supply chain management software
• Collaborate cross-functionally to refine the statistical forecasts and to forecast new product launches and promotions
• Identify and address root causes of key forecast accuracy misses and forecast bias
• Research and analyze historical sales trends, demand drivers, new product performance, and promotional performance and apply learnings to improve forecast accuracy
• Build and leverage exception reports to efficiently identify and resolve key forecast errors
• Design and employ strategies for segmented planning and reporting to maximize efficiency and accuracy
• Collaborate extensively with supply planners to maximize order fill rates and minimize excess and obsolete inventory
• Partner with key customers to build collaborative planning processes to maximize forecast accuracy
• Foster effective communication both internally and externally to ensure alignment on the current state and go forward plans
• Actively participate in the Sales and Operations Planning process to ensure cross-functional alignment and accurate revenue and inventory projections
• Identify and address root causes of misses against key performance metrics, primarily forecast accuracy
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives with a focus on ongoing improvement of key performance metrics

Skills on Resume: 

• Forecast Optimization (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Root Cause Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Sales Trend Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Exception Reporting (Hard Skills)
• Segmented Planning (Hard Skills)
• Supply Planner Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Operations Planning (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Execute all facets of the SIOP process to provide an optimum customer service level and working capital performance as defined by the organization’s business operating plans and strategic objectives.
• Collaborate with internal parties to ensure that the appropriate data is available and accurate to be reviewed at the SIOP process meetings and establish the company’s Supply plan.
• Work with SMEs in the computer industry to understand market changes and apply to the supply/demand plan
• Identify, negotiate, and resolve conflicts concerning material and capacity availability and order-promising integrity
• Review FG inventory levels against forecasted and actual sales. 
• Adjust the demand plan to ensure no stock-outs of product
• Run sales history and inventory on-hand reports
• Work with multi-tier supply chain to assess accurate availability and lead times of material
• Manage the flow of materials within the Latin America region ensuring that there is an optimisation of stock and service levels at all locations in line with company objectives
• Drive the demand and inventory levels, ensuring Sales and Forecast Integration
• Assist in all demand planning duties including estimating future product demand, analyzing inventory flow, and everything that helps the company to improve the material forecast
• Partner with Sales, Marketing and Finance to create a consensus sales forecast that steers the Supply Chain taking into consideration different plans and scenarios to achieve targeted sales and delivery performance

Skills on Resume: 

• SIOP Process Execution (Hard Skills)
• Data Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Market Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Conflict Resolution (Soft Skills)
• Inventory Management (Hard Skills)
• Demand Planning (Hard Skills)
• Supply Chain Optimization (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Functional Partnership (Soft Skills)