• Managing and leading demand planning processes, controls, and forecasting needs for production and supply chain teams
• Managing and leading Amazon (and additional retail channels) forecasting needs to align with channels
• Using a deep understanding of demand planning, identifying and implementing improvements to the Demand Management process
• Leading the monthly S&OP consensus meetings by collaborating with cross-functional teams
• Facilitating S&OP Demand meeting to support Demand Plan
• Leading the entire S&OP process cycle to support the demand management
• Monitoring orders vs. estimates weekly and responding to exceptions with collaborative discussions
• Continuously improving forecasting through evaluation of promotional activities, inventory changes, and consumption trends
• Reporting on forecast accuracy measurements to identify potential gaps and drive improvements with key stakeholders and report Monthly Forecast Accuracy.
• Shaping, addressing and owning Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to facilitate improvements to both the process and the results
• Partner business knowledge and expertise with statistical models to enhance the forecast while integrating input from Sales, Marketing, Product Management and other key stakeholders.
• Identify slow-moving products early and react quickly to slow supply chain and avoid excess/obsolete inventory
• Analyzing root causes of inaccuracies and driving problem-solving and action planning/execution.

Skills: Demand Planning, Forecasting, S&OP Leadership, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Inventory Management, Performance Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Problem-Solving

• Build and drive total demand and supply chain transparency, connection, and digitalization transformation
• Collaborate with forecast management and total DIO reduction.
• Develop demand forecast and statistical forecast models, evaluate forecast results
• Interact with sales, market and customer to understand demand forecast drivers, and ensure the real and accurate information for demand forecast.
• Monitor and report on significant variances between sales forecasts, budgets and actual volume
• Lead root-cause analysis into major forecast variances.
• Identify reasons/assumptions/risks behind forecast numbers
• Lead initiatives to improve forecast accuracy.
• Coordinate with the CS, sales team and KAMs to incorporate forecasts for new opportunities.
• Develop effective E2E demand management models and inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs.
• Closely coordinate and communicate customer issues with supply planning and production planning.
• Use and maintain the demand planning software as the primary forecasting tool.
• Select, utilize, develop and evaluate personnel and key talent to ensure the efficient operation and purposeful initiatives realization.
• Actively drives integration across the E2E value chain by identifying key drivers of value and influencing others to work cross-functionally to increase operational excellence and customer value.

Skills: Demand Transparency, Forecast Management, Statistical Forecasting, Variance Analysis, Risk Assessment, Inventory Strategy, Demand Planning Software, Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Responsible for the forecasting and demand planning for the relevant markets monthly
• Develop effective forecast models based on sales trends and demand patterns and effectively communicate forecast and inventory estimations to management and relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare and facilitate monthly forecasting process with respective markets, channels and/or banners’ representative
• Using trend analysis and other forecast techniques to assess the demand risk or opportunities associated with commercial and supply chain
• Ensure appropriate adjustments are done across markets based on sales trends, especially for new product launches
• Identify gaps and opportunities for forecast improvement and understand business processes and needs
• Consolidate and submit the monthly forecast to the supply chain for master production scheduling (MPS)
• Identify and participate across the value chain and provide inputs and solutions to generate adequate and accurate forecasts
• Address demand and supply-related issues in a timely and effective manner
• Take responsibility for analyzing root causes of forecast error
• Prepare and update accuracy files with the previous month’s sales, and analyze root causes of forecast errors to mitigate stock-out or over-stocking situations
• Discussion and alignment with sales and marketing on forecast errors and adjustments to demand forecast
• Reconcile demand and supply with their impact on inventory, working to optimize inventory coverage

Skills: Demand Forecasting, Sales Analysis, Communication Skills, Risk Assessment, Forecast Improvement, Production Scheduling, Root Cause Analysis, Inventory Optimization

• Incorporate production plans from different factories into replenishment plan, timely update and monitoring of production schedules and current inventory to ensure supply meets demand
• Analyse, plan and influence SCM MPS (master production schedule) for finished goods to be produced at the right time and right quantity according to factories' ability to fulfill the demand
• Implemented the design in parameterization of demand and supply planning to provide accurate information for optimal planning
• Lead and design and develop solutions that bridge the gap between the planning business teams with limited resources
• Identify and report the defined excess and slow-moving stocks, evaluate the risk of stocks could become obsolete
• Lead the identified excess inventory and developed a sales plan jointly with the commercial team to liquidate the inventory
• Gather relevant data at the PK group level across all markets, incorporated with financial data for each SKU for commercial assessment
• Analyse and provide product class according to defined period input for Pareto analysis, with 80/20 rules
• Requisition for purchase order, urgent release, cluster pack/sticker materials
• Prepare and approval for purchase requisition, urgent release, purchase of cluster pack/barcode sticker
• Manage the ongoing Opportunity & Vulnerability process to help the region identify, manage and realize opportunities 
• Ensuring continuous pipeline ideation and driving execution against prioritized opportunities while simultaneously ensuring the launch of robust mitigation measures against all prioritized risks.
• Support management team in demand planning and forecasting accuracy improvements
• Develop and maintain communication links between finance, marketing, sales, and commercial excellence to ensure proper execution of the forecast

Skills: Production Planning, Supply Chain Management, Demand Forecasting, Inventory Analysis, Sales Planning, Data Analysis, Purchase Order Management, Cross-Functional Communication

• Be the lead for APOC EMEA Integrated Business Planning (IBP), build/manage a process that is sustainable and reliable
• Create demand forecasts through cross-functional alignment, influence those outside of direct control, and resolve conflicts to deliver consensus forecasts
• Measure forecasting accuracy and provide corrective actions to minimize/eliminate forecasting bias
• Create and maintain custom scenario planning reports and analyze trends on time to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of future forecasts.
• Execute the consolidation of countries’ forecasts, highlight key assumptions, forecast accuracy, and significant variances and partner cross-functionally to address any opportunities/risks.
• Review historical sales trends, investigate demand drivers, prepare forecast data for both values and units, develop forecast models and evaluate forecast results
• Perform gap analysis on forecast plan between Demand forecast and Financial forecast systems
• Coordinate with the Marketing team for new product forecast
• Provide the Commercial team with accurate data and business insights to facilitate them improving forecast accuracy and compliance with standard IBP process
• Drive weekly Demand Execution review with affiliates and division for appropriate actions
• Drive monthly forecast roll review with affiliates and prepare updates to the division
• EMEA contact point with Global IBP team and responsible for elevation process as established by Division
• Support inventory management in Affiliates
• Work with Affiliates/Key Countries to review the supply plan issued by the Global Supply team to identify supply gaps in supporting the demand plan.

Skills: Integrated Business Planning, Demand Forecasting, Forecast Accuracy Measurement, Scenario Planning, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Historical Sales Analysis, Inventory Management, Supply Chain Coordination

• Work with the Order Management team on shipment schedule and prioritization, open POs reconciliation, etc.
• Overseeing processes in the delivery of the month/quarter, analyzing the demand for the month/quarter 
• Work closely with the Supply Chain team as well as the Distribution manager to ensure sales commitments can be met. 
• Creates and manages area or country product/shipment allocations during times of short supply.
• Manage and monitor sales metrics to help ensure focus on the right accounts/activities
• Generate and analyze reports for meaningful inputs and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure in-market execution by tracking the progress of Key Performance Indicators to drive business goals and targets.
• Drive adoption and training of new analytical models, tools and reporting dashboards
• Driving continuous improvement in the commercial (sales and operations) processes to improve business performance (metrics, KPIs, etc.)
• Provide internal support to the business to create custom reports when needed, understand, track and provide support on regional business plan success metrics
• Engage with BU and Sales on the top/key BU customers to improve pipeline visibility, planning and tracking of customer demand.
• Engage with Finance and Central Revenue Planning functions to drive predictive revenue and margin planning and attainment. 
• Contribute to standardization, automation and scalability across processes, data and analytics. 
• Consistent measurement and improvement of key deliverables.

Skills: Order Management, Demand Analysis, Supply Chain Collaboration, Product Allocation, Sales Metrics Management, Report Generation, Performance Tracking, Process Improvement

• Drive outstanding Demand Planning by collaborating cross-functionally with Sales, Finance, BU Product Management, Marketing, Regional S&OP, and Distribution Planning teams. 
• Understand how to analyze and plan based on portfolio strategies, corporate plans, competition, price sensitivities/ strategies, geo-political changes, compliance and regulations. 
• Understand the product margins, and the portfolio margin forecast, and seek to influence the product mix and drive different strategies with the BU and BU to optimize margin.
• Develop the demand signal and demand signal buffers using the above information combined with outstanding analytics and predictive modeling
• Align with the Central Material & Fulfillment team on the demand handoff, guardrail and supply buffers. 
• Focus on sales intelligence, business environment, market trends, and impacts on the demand planning model to support the balance that links sales and marketing to operations and supply chain planning.
• Implement and refine best-in-class demand planning processes and procedures in support of a newly defined Truck Hero S&OP process.
• Implement monthly KPI reviews and lead the supply meetings of the S&OP process.
• Manage the development and support of a 12-18 month rolling sales forecast, working closely with sales and marketing 
• Drive and communicate plans at the value stream, plant, and subgroup levels to fulfill unconstrained demand.
• Manage the forecasting and recasting process, which will be analyzed and refreshed, monthly.
• Set cadence and processes for weekly "demand meeting", highlight risks and deviations from the plan, and propose options and solutions.
• Review sales online and offline marketing sales performance and create a demand plan

Skills: Demand Planning, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Portfolio Strategy Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Sales Intelligence, Process Implementation, KPI Management, Sales Forecasting

• Establish Omni channel demand planning
• Aggregate and validate the demand plan with sales & marketing team
• Develop the S&OP and demand plans to balance Sales, Inventory and Workload
• Meet commercial needs and control inventory problems
• Analyze historical trends by consolidating actual data in all trackable channels and generating future forecasts based on history and activity.
• Finalize by SKU forecast with inputs like category forecast, statistical forecast and insights from China supply chain team and commercial team.
• Analyze demand forecast accuracy and bias to understand root causes by consolidating the inputs and feedback from multifunctional teams.
• Perform the root cause analysis to understand the drivers of performance.
• Consolidate submissions from source countries and Direct International into the inventory model and provide sell-in guidance.
• Validate the trend of source country sell in projection as well as trade inventory.
• Coordinate and facilitate the discussions for demand planning to drive consensus/alignment and better decision-making.
• Develop and deliver a channel demand plan that takes inputs from both Commercial and Portfolio
• Facilitates agreement with Sales on plan and prepares plan and recommendation for Leadership Team along with assumptions/risk assessment for final approval

Skills: Omni-Channel Planning, Demand Validation, S&OP, Inventory Control, Trend Analysis, Forecast Accuracy, Root Cause Analysis, Cross-Functional Coordination

• Create overall Demand Planning strategy for all customer accounts, set annual objectives, and develop metrics and KPIs to support functional and company goals.
• Collaborate closely with Sales, DTC and other departments to own the End to End Forecasting process within the demand planning suite.
• Continuously testing and modifying systems to ensure that they operate reliably within a demand planning environment.
• Ensuring the constant and accurate flow of information from the demand planning output to the supply planning team on time following preset planning calendars.
• Lead special projects for continuous improvement on behalf of the Demand Planning organization and within planning tools. 
• Drive IT improvements needed automation for the Demand Planning team.
• Drive sustained “Green” performance in all critical areas of customer scorecard through accurate forecasting and development and execution of item/category-specific strategies.
• Utilize point-of-sale data, customer inventory, promotional calendar, and strong analytics to develop item-level forecasting and replenishment plans.
• Lead mini-S&OP meetings for strategic channels and product types to align with key stakeholders on year-to-go forecast expectations.
• Drive Quarterly SKU Rationalization efforts with Brand, Sales & Finance to ensure discipline for needed SKU maintenance.
• Meet regularly with representatives of customer supply chain and buying organizations to review forecasts and supply chain performance and collaborate on upcoming promotions and needed feasibility.
• Support new product launch activity through the development of needed forecasts for initial inventory as well as forecast scenarios for replenishment.
• Optimize inventory levels and tracking to meet customer, operational, product and financial/accounting needs.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis, including developing forecasts for new product launches and managing inventory for product transitions.

Skills: Demand Planning Strategy, End-to-End Forecasting, Systems Testing, Information Flow Management, Continuous Improvement, IT Automation, Item-Level Forecasting, SKU Rationalization

• Hire, train, performance manage, coach, and review a team of Demand Planning Specialists and Analysts
• Learn and execute “The Reddy Ice Way” through active communication and engagement with key stakeholders
• Manage the systems, partners, and processes that create item/location level forecasting and demand planning guidance.
• Collaborate with IT and third-party data providers to ensure accurate and timely collection of information.
• Monitor, manage, and maximize the demand planning system’s capabilities.
• Develop insights and optimal information flow across the delivery optimization team.
• Standardize and automate internal activities in collaboration with Field Operations and Sales Leadership teams to enhance root cause analysis and corrective action planning.
• Develop top-down forecasting techniques for specific markets, business units, customers, and customer segments with a bottom-up reconciliation approach.
• Partner with IT, 3rd party teams to enhance demand planning systems to support expanded machine learning utilization.
• Set up a best-in-class collaboration process that leverages both systematic forecast generation and consensus-driven demand plans that optimize the balance between market opportunity and supply capability within a workflow management structure.
• Leverage market models, life cycle profiles, and data substitution to generate scenarios based on seasonal changes
• Problem-solving and escalating supply and forecast issues.
• Lead demand plan proposal review and discussion for top selling/focus products with Marketing/Sales, track execution, call out risk and drive agreement when off-track

Skills: Team Management, Effective Communication, Demand Forecasting Systems, Data Collaboration, System Optimization, Root Cause Analysis, Top-Down Forecasting, Scenario Generation

• Experience in Supply Chain Management, Global Demand Management, Integrated Business Planning (IBP), and/or Sales and Operations Planning.
• Knowledgeable in process improvement and metrics development
• Data-driven with a demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
• Able to communicate effectively with senior management, peers, and colleagues cross-functionally
• Experience working in a robust ERP implementation
• Experience leading S&OP functions within a global organization.
• Experience creating processes and implementing standardized business processes within a global organization.
• Demonstrate the ability to build engaged teams and develop future leaders.
• Demonstrate success in persuasion, influence and negotiation skills
• Demonstrate success in leading and developing a team of individual contributors and leaders
• Having APICS certification

Qualifications: BA in Logistics Management with 10 years of Experience

• Work experience in business planning function, finance, management consulting, or business development
• Outstanding analytical skills and resourcefulness to find, validate, and structure information 
• Experience working with time series analysis
• The natural tendency for ownership, strategic mindset and passion toward dynamic growth environments
• Solid technical ability to execute data analysis and good knowledge of working with data visualizations. 
• Great Excel skills at a minimum 
• Experience with SQL and other tools (e.g. various BI Tools, Python, R)
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal (English)
• Have the ability to synthesize information and create a clear synopsis of key issues
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize, handle multiple tasks, and work independently

Qualifications: BA in Marketing with 3 years of Experience

• Professional-level demand planning experience with managerial responsibility
• A thorough understanding of common industry-wide supply chain planning processes
• Proficiency with common ERP systems (Oracle greatly preferred)
• Working knowledge of S&OP processes
• Demonstrate effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Must be able to train and develop subordinates to become demand planning experts
• Must be able to organize thoughts and convey ideas effectively to every level of the organization
• Must be able to identify/hire/train/manage/encourage a team of direct reports
• Must be able to influence peers and managers across the organization
• Ability to manage in complex situations often needing to deliver innovative results
• Demonstrate success in persuasion, influence, and negotiation skills

Qualifications: BA in Retail Management with 7 years of Experience

• Experience managing teams (5+)
• Experience analyzing and interpreting data, drawing conclusions, defining recommended actions, and reporting results across various stakeholders.
• Experience in demand forecasting, Monte Carlo simulations, network analysis, performance metrics and operations research for demand-based networks and server fleets.
• Experience scripting with one of the following languages - Python, PHP, Perl, R.
• Hands-on experience with large datasets.
• Knowledge of statistical data analysis, queueing theory, and non-stationary process analysis including knowledge in SQL, R and/or Tableau.
• Knowledge of network infrastructure and web technologies.
• Great organizational and time management skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong communication skills, ability to be firm and precise and concurrently build effective relationships

Qualifications: BA in Business Administration with 4 years of Experience

• Experience in Demand Planning, Forecasting models, statistical software, and business analytics.
• Flexible, collaborative, and able to work in a rapidly changing environment.
• Ability to independently perform complex analysis where data gathering
• Ability to push forward on projects, even when all the requirements have not been defined.
• Detailed and deadline-orientated to meet regular and periodic needs of the business for accurate and timely information.
• Strong capability to thoroughly review and sense-check results so that analysis is right the first time.
• Must be able to create a professional presentation of results, including determining results-first or results-last approaches
• The ability to construct results that “tell a story”, and the ability to lead an audience to the proper conclusions or decisions relevant to the situation.
• Expert analytical capabilities including advanced knowledge of Excel and demonstrated competence with data structures/SQL, statistical functions, linear programming, and process simulation techniques.
• Extensive experience with Microsoft PowerPoint including other Microsoft suite products

Qualifications: BA in Economics with 6 years of Experience

• Experience in Logistics, Operations Planning, Inventory Planning, Demand Planning, Outbound Supply Chain, or Business Planning
• SQL skills with Python or other programming experience
• Proficient at creating and analyzing business information and defining key business results/metrics
• Mastery of Microsoft Excel
• Proven ability to independently own an operational process, especially in manufacturing or a large company
• Ability to work cross-functionally and build organic support for key initiatives
• Excellent judgment and ability to proactively anticipate complex chain-reaction impacts of plans
• Self-motivation, strong work ethic, and a passion for being hands-on in their work
• Embrace change and rapid pace of work
• Proven problem-solving skills, project management skills

Qualifications: BA in Data Analytics with 3 years of Experience

• Work experience in demand planning, forecasting, and/or supply chain planning in Manufacturing-oriented companies. 
• In-depth knowledge of Demand Modeling and Supply Chain Management concepts
• Prior experience in working with forecasting applications
• Excellent networking and interpersonal skills to drive cross-function collaboration and act as a change agent to drive process improvements for the Supply Chain.
• Strong analytical skills including the ability to distill, synthesize, and draw conclusions on large amounts of data in Microsoft Excel through the use of advanced Excel functions and constructs.
• Ability to both think strategically and execute tactically with a high attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously.
• Effective in communicating business drivers to justify forecast plans 
• Strong influencing and negotiating skills in small and large group settings with peers and executives.
• Open-minded, collaborative and team-oriented attitude with the ability to think outside the box for solutions to complex challenges.
• Self-motivation, with a strong work ethic

Qualifications: BA in Supply Chain Management with 5 years of Experience

• Working experience in a Planning role (ideally Demand Planning)
• Ability to forecast, analyze and prepare statistical data and metrics
• Ability to manage/mine data from multiple sources to create necessary reports and databases
• Strong analytical and mathematical skills. 
• Ability to extract conclusions from available data and “tell a story”
• Prior experience with planning software (such as SAP, DPM, APO or Manugistics)
• Must demonstrate expert PC skills, especially MS Excel and Access
• Experience in training and developing a team
• Demonstrate a record of prioritizing, influencing, and decision-making at multiple levels in an organization
• Demonstrate experience in creative problem-solving

Qualifications: BA in Business Economics with 6 years of Experience

• Experience in S&OP, IBP, SIOP, or Supply Chain in complicated regional environments
• Experience in supervising or managing employees
• Proven ability to lead through influence
• Ability to articulate the demand based on different business scenarios (launches, capacity expansion, etc.)
• Proficiency in Logility, Microsoft, and BI tools (SAP BI, Power BI, etc.)
• Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be able to work effectively both independently and in a team environment
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Possess intermediate or better PC skills including Microsoft Office Suite products and email programs such as Microsoft Outlook
• Possess the ability to make timely and well-informed decisions based on data analysis

Qualifications: BA in Statistics with 4 years of Experience

• Experience in a supply chain management role preferably in a specialty chemical-related field.
• Working experience with SAP Business Management system, specifically in MRP.
• Ability to handle multiple projects effectively in a fast-paced cross-functional team environment.
• Possess excellent analytical skills.
• The ability to adapt to change.
• Proficient with MS Office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
• Team-oriented with the ability to interact with many levels of individuals.
• Knowledge of hazardous chemicals handling
• Have APICS certification

Qualifications: BA in Operations Management with 2 years of Experience