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Global Demand Planning and Forecasting Analyst
Description
The Demand Planning Specialist will coordinate the creation of the Demand plans for use in synchronized business planning within each small to mid-sized business and/or Line of Business. This role will need to liaise and consult with sales, marketing, brand/product organizations, Finance and Supply Chain to facilitate the planning process. Work with Demand Control Leader to understand the implications of near order trends to longer term outlook. Leads the development of the rolling 36 month forecast and support the 5yr demand forecast to support Strategic and Aggregate Planning Process.
Maintain integrity of the Demand plan and take corrective actions promptly to ensure Demand Plan stability; escalate as appropriate.
Manage across cross functional and cross-BU interactions to ensure a dependable and efficient demand management, including daily operations.
Use knowledge of Business / Customers / Markets/ Products to efficiently challenge Demand Plan assumptions to improve the quality and robustness of the demand plan.
Drive assumption management in Demand Planning.
Lead continuous improvement projects that align with Cummins Operating System and Functional Excellence direction and leverage common processes tools, and information systems.
Support Corporate Demand Management initiatives and lead the global business unit Demand Planning process to ensure global alignment.
Manage consolidated sales projections for volumes and financial implications in both the monthly Demand Planning process and to deliver to Strategic Planning Process while working cross-functionally to support the annual operating planning process.
Create common demand management processes and procedures by establishing collaborative business partner relationships.
Approach daily problem solving and continuous improvement opportunities strategically and tactically to achieve performance targets.
Develop, understand and improve necessary Key Performance Indicators.
Manage, coach and develop staff; work with employees to set goals in training and development, performance, and career planning.
Skills
Balances stakeholders - Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.
Manages complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
Business insight - Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals.
Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
Builds effective teams - Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
Manages ambiguity - Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.
Data Analytics - Discovers, interprets and communicates qualitative and quantitative data; determines conclusions relying on knowledge of business or functional frameworks; simultaneously applies statistics, data validity, data visualization, and problem solving approaches to effectively extract meaningful patterns and business insights; presents conclusions and outcomes that enable data driven business decisions.
Market Analysis - Researches information using meaningful and valid sources and data to expand your knowledge of markets; analyzes findings by connecting dots and identifying trends to create a coherent image of the market; summarizes relevant insights by condensing, prioritizing, and translating how these impact our business.
Market Forecasting - Analyzes and interprets market data from a variety of internal and external sources and modeling to formulate unbiased market projections specific to business segment.
Problem Management - Controls the life cycle of all problems using the required processes and tools to proactively prevent recurrence of incidents to minimize adverse impact on the organization.
Education, Licenses, Certifications
Undergraduate degree required or equivalent experience.
Green Belt certification preferred.
This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.
Experience
Essential
Demand Management Understanding
6S Green Belt Certified or willingness to train.
3-5 years experience
Desirable
Project Management
Understands Supply Chain
Lead or support Demand Planning forNESEA and SPAC (APAC) regions in EBU and PSBU to aid global NRP team.
Manage Demand Planning independentlyfor CTT.
Analyze and summarize information forstakeholder needs while assisting NRPO team.
Regularly update KPIs, master data,regional emails, and consolidate monthly variance reports. Lead customer-levelforecasting.
Advanced Excel proficiency required.Power BI dashboard familiarity and strong data analysis skills preferred.
PreferredEducation:
Bachelor of Engineering or relatedfield.
MBA or equivalent experiencepreferred.
Job MARKETING
Primary Location India-Maharashtra-Pune-India, Pune, IOC Tower A
Job Type Experienced - Exempt / Office
Recruitment Job Type Exempt - Experienced
Job Posting Mar 5, 2024, 5:24:10 AM
Unposting Date Ongoing
Organization Corporate
Role Category Hybrid - Potential for Partial Remote
Relocation Package Eligible
Req ID: 240001GP
