Manager, Global Demand Planning (M/F/D)

Job Description Job Title: Manager, Global Demand Planning (M/F/D) Posting Start Date: 7/28/26 At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world. Job Description: Why you should join: The Manager, Global Demand Planning is the global process owner and capability leader for demand planning across the Business Unit. This role governs the end-to-end demand planning framework, owns the statistical forecasting capability, drives IBP maturity and develops the quarterly demand summaries for executive leadership in alignment with BU financial planning. The role ensures a single, aligned demand signal across SVs, Finance, Sales and Supply, leveraging advanced planning tools such as SAP IBP and embedding standardized processes, data governance, and performance management. Your main tasks: Own the global demand planning process, standards, governance, and calendar across all SVs. Lead the demand workstream within the SIOP cycle, ensuring alignment between demand, supply, and financial plans. Drive executive visibility, decision-making, and gap-to-plan actions, including SLT escalations when required. Own the SAP IBP demand planning strategy, roadmap, forecasting models, automation, and reporting capabilities. Partner with IT/Digital to prioritize and deliver demand planning enhancements. Build demand planning capability through performance management, training, and best-practice standards. Success Measures Forecast Accuracy (WAPE/MAPE) Forecast Bias Revenue Plan Attainment Inventory Performance (DoH) Service Performance (OTD) through improved demand quality Your ideal background: Education & Experience: • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Statistics, Economics, or related field (Master’s preferred). • 8–12+ years in demand planning / IBP • Proven ownership of global planning processes • Experience operating in matrix / hybrid BU–regional models Skills & Competencies: • Strong analytical and quantitative skills; proficiency with Excel, statistical modeling, and BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau). • Excellent communication and facilitation skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams. • Ability to manage complexity, prioritize tasks, and drive alignment in a fast-paced environment. • Knowledge of supply chain principles, forecasting techniques, and inventory optimization. NICE TO HAVES: • APICS CPIM, CSCP, or Demand Planning certification. • Lean Six Sigma exposure is a plus. • Advanced forecasting (statistical + causal) • Deep experience with SAP IBP • Strong data/analytics capability (Power BI, Excel, SQL; Python a plus) Competencies SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers) ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more. Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. 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Job Locations: Posting City: Krakow Job Country: Poland Travel Required: 10% to 25% Requisition ID: 155200 Workplace Type: Hybrid External Careers Page: Manufacturing