Sr SIOP Planner

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As a family-owned company under our third generation of leadership, we have built our business based on the principles of trust, integrity, and a desire to help our customers and employees succeed.

Since 1926, we've supported our communities by supplying equipment for critical infrastructure and commerce and by donating our time and resources to area nonprofits. We make smart investments in our company and continuously improve as part of our vision to be a trailblazing company that's built to last.

We're looking for hard-working, team-oriented professionals who enjoy working on new challenges every day. We believe our employees are the key to our success, and we're committed to providing a work experience that helps our team grow to their full potential.

Collectively, our employees work together to make a difference for our customers, our communities, and our company. Learn more about what it means to become a team member with Carolina Cat.

Summary

As a Sr. SIOP Planner you will be responsible for managing and developing the organizational demand plan from a product level and channel level. You will lead cross-functional interactions, host and lead demand meetings, develop demand plans based on customer reviews (internal and external), apply customer input and market trends to establish statistical projections and develop the most accurate and up-to-date demand plan.

A key focus will be to establish effective channels of communication and process that support long term growth and SIOP planning initiatives, including improved planning accuracy and driving key sales and inventory metrics.

In addition to the objectives above, the Sr. SIOP Planner will take part in building a center of excellence and be exposed to leadership priorities and strategic initiatives that drive optimization and improvement across all functions of the business.

Essential Functions

• Process Development: Develop and lead the Demand Planning Process for demand cycle processes with internal Sales and Marketing teams as well as our customers to ensure that all promotions and new initiatives (events) are captured in the demand plan
• Collaboration: Work with internal stake holders and customers on promotions and inventory management and communicate risk & opportunities to the internal organization as needed.
• Data Management: Evaluate and incorporate macro and micro market trends in conjunction with departmental inputs to develop a demand plan.
• Data Analysis: Translate a forward-looking aggregated demand plan to a SKU level demand plan by sales channels, product lines, and customer segments
• Forecasting Models: Perform monthly root cause analysis to identify sources of controllable forecast error and mitigate in future forecasts
• Reporting: Review and publish monthly organizational demand forecast, forecast accuracy and segment/channel reviews
• Continuous Improvement: Continuously improve demand plan accuracy and connectivity across the supply chain in support of planning, response, and improving key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualifying individuals to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain, Demand Planning, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 6+ Years of experience with SIOP and/or demand & inventory planning
• Technical Skills: Advanced computer software skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Pivot tables, PowerBi)

General Qualifications

• Understanding of how supply/demand planning impacts other functions of the business
• Ability to lead SIOP initiatives and monthly reviews.
• Capability to work independently in a fast-paced lean organization and be extremely organized and detail oriented
• Ability to establish and maintain effective interpersonal working relationships with internal customers

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Proven ability to think analytically
• Capability to manage multiple tasks/projects, priorities and deadlines
• Understanding of statistical concepts and how/when to apply
• Self-motivated with positive attitude

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior forecasting, modeling, and demand planning experience
• Experience in creating and giving presentations at various levels of management
• Experience with statistical forecasting
• Demand planning or Supply chain certification

Workplace Requirements

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee must frequently lift, carry, push, pull and /or otherwise move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this Job, depending on site location, the employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts and equipment. The employee may occasionally be exposed to high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and vibration. The employee may occasionally be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in some work environments is occasionally loud.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

We require all employees to treat all our employees and candidates as equals. All personnel actions are conducted in the spirit of equal employment. We're committed to recruit, train, promote and retain associates without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.

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