Demand Planning Manager - Manufacturing

- Hire, build, and manage and lead a team of 3-5 forecasting analysts and coordinators in maintaining and ensuring process of updating, and outputting multiple forecasting models.

- Design and improve the forecasting process and ecosystem by implementing on the most relevant technologies and forecasting methods.

- Partner with cross functional teams to create a model of delivering uniform demand information, ensuring alignment for on several levels of detail: orders, demand of individual SKUs, and sales dollars.

- Create and maintain delivery of data through SOPs and automation to cross functional teams - supply chain, logistics, advertising, sales, finance and others if necessary.

- Develop processes for identifying and integrating key external and macro market trend data into forecasting models.

- Create a short term to 18 month rolling forecast using historical sales data, macro market indicators, promotional planning information and other decision variables identified.

- Determine, and document rationales for influencing key variables of the forecasting

- Develop and own reporting for purpose of measuring forecasting accuracy against KPI targets, as well as compare to determined budgets to be distributed to key stakeholders.

- Spearhead root-cause analysis for forecasting deltas, identifying the key conditions change or incorrect assumptions for implementing appropriate adjustments for both short- and long-term projections.

- Drive the technical roadmap related to demand planning and forecasting with IT and other stakeholders, considering a long-term viewpoint

Desired Candidate Profile:

- 5-8 years experience in working analytical environment, in an area directly or closely related to demand planning and forecasting

- Graduate or master's degree in Business, Statistics, or Computer Science related field

- Advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills are a must

- Experience with third party demand planning suites is an asset

- Working knowledge of Python or R (pandas, numpy, scipy) is a strong asset

Candidate should have below requirements at their home for WFH

- Steady broadband or cable Internet

- Appropriate working desk for Work from home

Interested candidate can share their resume or connect me via linkedin www.linkedin.com/in/vasimnawab