Demand Planning Manager at Medline leading a team to enhance forecast accuracy and inventory efficiency. Driving collaboration across supply chain, sales, and marketing teams.
Responsibilities
Lead team members by placing value on adherence to the monthly planning process and demand planning best practices
Work cross functionally to enhance the end-to-end capability of the S&OP process
Cultivate an environment of continuous improvement with an emphasis on collaboration and personal ownership
Maintain key performance metrics and demand monitoring for senior management
Determine methods to address and correct planning behaviors that adversely affect forecast accuracy, service, and inventory position
Act as subject matter expert regarding demand planning processes and work with supply network planners, import and domestic buyers, supply chain analysts and central data organizations
Manage and partner with internal and external stakeholders
Train, coach, and lead team in documented process flows, rules and standards relevant to inventory management demand planning and industry best practices
Work closely with our Implementation team to successfully plan the onboarding of new business
Lead day-to-day activities of the team
Assign, monitor and review process and accuracy of work
Direct efforts and provide technical guidance on more complex issues
Assist in the ideation, management, and prioritization of continuous improvement projects and initiatives
Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Supply Chain Management
4 years experience in Supply Chain
Experience applying knowledge of MRP, buying, demand planning and forecasting
At least 2 years of experience managing people, including hiring, developing, motivating and directing people
Experience with leading, mentoring, and developing employees; performance management; cultivating a team culture that aligns with the organization’s goals and values
Ability to assess and initiate actions independently.
Experience in taking charge of a situation, team or project
Experience developing ways of accomplishing goals with little or no supervision
Demonstrated problem solving ability in an environment of rapid change and with many variables
Experience analyzing data and/or process to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Strong visual presentation skills as related to reports, scorecards, dashboards and presentations
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