Sr. Demand Planner
Confidential
About this role
- The Sr. Demand Planner is a senior level planning professional responsible for ensuring on
- time delivery of product by proactively managing production schedules, material
- availability, and MRP driven demand. This role is expected to identify and mitigate risks,
- mentor planners, and serve as an ERP and planning subject matter expert.
KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Support SOP development, automation initiatives, and companywide planning
standardization
- Reinforce standard demand governance, data discipline, and system accountability
- Support continuous improvement initiatives related to demand planning, MRP accuracy,
and inventory optimization
- Serve as a subject matter expert for demand planning logic, MRP behavior, and ERP
transactions
- Monitor demand trends and proactively communicate risks impacting inventory, lead
times, and customer commitments
- Challenge and correct demand driving transactions that create excess inventory,
shortages, or false urgency
- Review and verify the validity, accuracy, and necessity of purchase orders prior to
approval within one hour of notification
- Partner with Planning, Scheduling, Production, Engineering, Purchasing, warehousing,
and Project Management to align demand signals with execution reality
- Develop, automate, maintain, and govern standardized MRP and demand integrity reports
used enterprise wide.
- Identify root causes of invalid demand signals and implement permanent corrective
actions
- Analyze MRP outputs to identify demand distortion, material risk, and procurement
misalignment
- Identify, validate, and correct true versus false demand drivers including duplicate
demand, incorrect pegging, timing errors, and process breakdowns
- Own and govern demand integrity within the ERP system across multiple manufacturing
sites
- All other duties as assigned by ladership
JOB SKILLS:
- Advanced experience with demand planning, MRP, CRP, Lean (or other waste
elimination processes), and ISO 9000 (or other structured QMS) required
- APICS CPIM certification a plus
- Advanced proficiency with ERP systems (Infor LN preferred), MRP logic, demand
planning analytics, and data automation required
- Committed to excellence and high standards
- Strong organizational, problem solving and analytical skills
- Working knowledge of data collection systems, proficient with data analysis and
evaluation
- Proficient with PC applications, (MS Project, Excel, Word, Outlook)
- Experience working in a network environment
- Ability to function under high stress environment
- Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to take input from multiple sources and prioritize own work effectively
- Ability to communicate effectively with superiors and peers as well as with
individuals both inside and outside the company.
- Embody company core values of: Safety, Integrity, Teamwork, Customer Passion,
Growth Oriented, Innovation and Value Driven.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
- Four-year technical degree or six years of equivalent work experience
- Equivalent combination of education and relevant industry experience (minimum
seven years).
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Held a similar position within the industry
- Minimum of 7–10 years of progressive experience in demand planning, material
planning, or production planning within a multi-site manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated experience governing enterprise demand signals, correcting demand
distortion, and driving MRP accuracy at scale.
- Proven track record of managing schedule risk, material constraints, and systemdriven planning logi
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