Demand Planner

MAXAM Tire North America – Demand Planner

Position Report – President of Maxam Tire North America Inc.

Location: Memphis, TN are or Danvers, MA (in-office 5-days a week)

Travel: Travel is 10% North America and limited International as required.

Summary/Objective

MAXAM Tire, a subsidiary of the Sailun Group, is a global manufacturer and distributor of specialty off-the-road tires. The Inventory Control Specialist is responsible for supporting our business strategy centered around our core vision of being a “Business Solutions Provider” and our mission of “Ensuring the Quality of the Customer’s Experience”. The ideal candidate possesses deep experience in Data Analysis and Applied Statistics, Inventory or Production Planning, and Supply Chain Management functions.Direct oversight of daily operations to strategically forecast, analyze, produce transportation trends, all while thinking outside of the box to solve problems, with the overall goal of striving for efficiency and effectiveness of the organization. This team member is a critical voice in the management team and provides context and perspectives for data-driven decision making.

Essential Functions

Establishes collaborative relationships with VP of Sales, Segment & Sales Team members, Distribution Management and Demand Planning to devise and establish inventory management systems.

• the development of Shipment Forecast at SKU, Brand and certain key Customers level; optimize weekly and monthly production plans according to the customer demand.
• Demand Review process with cross functional team, New Product forecasting, and supply planning in connecting with the Supply Manager.
• the Business Planning Process regarding SKU Mix and Monthly Ordering including building block consolidation and changes to the business plan to optimize cost, cycle times and inventory levels.
• statistical methodology (i.e. trending, growth, seasonality, cycles) for line of sight to future demand.
• direction on identification of impactful events (customer drivers, marketing drivers etc.)
• completeness and exactness of events inputs and their relative impact on the forecast.
• customer specific major impacts on key channels and customers.
• business assumptions and track changes to business plan assumptions.
• appropriate Statistical Analysis using shipment, consumption, and other sources of data and ensure system is always aligned with the business plan.
• Sales and Customer insights and data to inform the forecast.
• weekly / monthly forecasting meeting(s) and prepares supporting content in a timely manner.
• collaborative relationships with Sales, Marketing, Supply Planning, Finance, Purchasing, Plant Operations and Sales management.
• build New Product Forecast Models using business-based assumptions and works closely with Sales team members to devise, prepare, and establish New Product Forecasts
• between Engineering product release to Marketing and Sales Department Management
• of factory production schedules against monthly production orders
• of order fill rates with multiple factory production departments.
• of Container Direct programs with the factories, representatives and customers
• the organization to achieve on-time delivery of products to our customers.
• System Support around forecasting setup, maintenance, and general product hierarchy and makes recommendations for improvements.
• define, prepare and publish key metrics reports to others within the department and across other departments.
• process & system improvement projects; leads the automation and simplification of manual processes in the Demand Planning Review Process
• Data Lead for functional and master data for Demand Planning
• Vulnerability Management & Communication
• Slow Moving & Obsolete Inventory Management Process
• System & Reporting Issues
• other duties as assigned.

Skills and Qualifications

Demonstrate excellent analytical skills and meet deadlines with a strong desire to execute tasks with quality and a sense of urgency. Ability to balance multiple tasks and prioritize, ensuring timely and accurate data entry. Capable of working with peers and associates from other departments in a proactive and constructive manner. Excellent organizational skills and ability to establish priorities with little direction in a fast-paced environment. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences. Ability to translate large amounts of data into useful information and draw conclusions. Maintain key operational metrics that measure demand planning performance driving continuous improvement. Ability to work with technical and non-technical business owners to overcome obstacles and deliver results. 7+ years’ experience with Microsoft office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, Access). Ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritize workloads.

Required Education and Experience

• degree planning supply chain, finance/accounting or engineering.
• years’ relevant experience within demand planning and excellent working knowledge of MRP/ERP systems; Navision experience preferred.
• Excel skills (e.g. complex formulas, etc.).
• using Dynamics NAV/Navision or a similar ERP system an asset
• dealing with Asian supply chain preferred

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no direct reports.

Travel

Travel is 10% North America and limited International as required.