Supply Chain Demand Planner

The Supply Chain Demand Planner is responsible for balancing supply, demand, and inventory across an assigned product portfolio. This role partners closely with suppliers and cross-functional teams to maintain supply continuity, optimize inventory, manage product transitions, and proactively address risks that could impact customer service.

The role also drives planning excellence through data analysis, standard work, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

As a Supply Chain Demand Planner, you will be responsible for the following:

• Supply & Demand Planning: Manage assigned SKU portfolios, forecasts, inventory, backlog, shortages, and supply risks.
• Supplier Management: Partner with suppliers to maintain supply continuity and resolve constraints and critical shortages.
• Inventory Management: Drive actions to achieve inventory targets and reduce excess, obsolete, slow-moving, and aging inventory.
• Procurement & Cost Optimization: Partner with Procurement/Sourcing on supplier management, sourcing initiatives, cost savings, and supply optimization.
• Purchase Execution: Place and manage purchase orders and internal requisitions to support supply requirements.
• NPI & Lifecycle Management: Coordinate new product introductions and product transitions, including phase-in/phase-out planning and inventory risk management.
• Planning Excellence: Improve planning processes, standard work, reporting, KPIs, and organizational consistency.
• Continuous Improvement: Lead and support improvement initiatives using Fortive Business System (FBS) tools and structured problem-solving methods.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Operations, Procurement, Finance, Product Management, Demand Planning, and other stakeholders to address supply, inventory, and customer-service risks.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Operations, Business, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in supply/demand planning, purchasing, materials, or inventory management.
• Strong knowledge of supply chain planning, material flow, inventory, backlog management, and supply-demand balancing.
• Proficiency in UBI, Power BI, Power Query, and Excel for data analysis and reporting.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and continuous improvement skills.
• Experience with E&O inventory, NPI/PLCM, and supplier management.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Strong communication, teamwork, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.