Senior Demand Planner
Core
Strategic leader responsible for maturing and optimizing Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes, performing advanced data analysis to identify trends, and driving process standardization to improve forecasting accuracy and operational efficiency.
Role type
Senior IC demand planner (S&OP strategy)
Builds
Global S&OP processes, standardized planning frameworks, and rigorous demand plans
Domain
Industrial gases supply chain and operations
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
S&OP implementation, demand/supply/inventory balancing, financial forecasting integration, statistical modeling, ERP and planning systems expertise, data validation, root cause analysis
Preferred skills
MBA in supply chain, CPIM, CSCP, PMP, IBF certification
Technologies
SAP, APO, Kinaxis, Oracle, Power BI, SQL, Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Smartsheets
Responsibilities
Define long-term vision and governance for global S&OP processes, design and implement standardized planning frameworks, develop demand plans for financial forecasting, lead monthly S&OP cycles, utilize statistical modeling for 24-month rolling forecasts, mentor demand planners, analyze forecast bias and variance
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
