Demand Planning Manager - Military Veterans

The Demand Planning Manager contributes to meet financial, inventory, and shipment goals. The appropriate candidate will leverage data science concepts to enhance the demand planning process, feed ERP planning tools and materials requirements to execute forecasting strategy and identify constraints in Resource / capacity that impact the ability to execute the plan.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Forecast demand and optimize inventory plans through effective demand plans and MRP plan inputs.
• Improve accuracy and de-bias demand forecasts.
• Analyze item segmentation (what items are forecasted, how they are forecasted, and where the forecast is loaded).
• Harmonize forecasting and MRP plan inputs with product life cycles (including analysis of obsolescence and supersession impacts on forecasting).
• Optimize inventory plans (cycle stock and safety stock settings, etc.).
• Manage MRP input settings for items, including safety stock, demand planning, and replenishment strategy settings.
• Collaborate with business owners to understand plan inputs and inventory changes.
• Recommend adjustments to strategic levers impacting demand, inventory, and supply plan lines of balance.
• Partner with operations, finance, sales, and information systems teams to support and achieve business goals.
• Facilitate an integrated team approach to problem-solving and process improvement.
• Analyze data and processes to derive critical insights for achieving business goals.
• Communicate findings effectively to various stakeholders, including senior executives and individual contributors.
• Participate in projects requiring knowledge in operations, ERP systems, supply chain, data analytics, business process automation, or planning processes.
• Demonstrate expertise in one or more of these areas and the aptitude to learn and develop skills in others.
• Continuously seek opportunities to improve inventory planning and forecasting processes.
• Stay updated with industry trends and best practices to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of planning activities.
• Support team members by sharing knowledge and expertise in inventory planning and forecasting.
• Communicate effectively with diverse audiences to balance high-level business needs with detailed technical execution.
• Comply with all NOV Company and HSE policies and procedures.
• Perform any other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business Administration, or equivalent experience in a related field preferred.
• Experience in demand planning, inventory planning, supply chain management, or manufacturing operations or demonstrate an aptitude to develop expertise.
• Knowledge of ERP/MRP systems or demonstrate an aptitude to develop expertise.
• Oracle EBS (Inventory, WIP, BOM) & ASCP experience preferred.
• Oracle Cloud experience preferred.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to pass a drug screen & background check.
• A proactive and collaborative approach with the ability to work in a data-rich and dynamic environment.
• Must have excellent communication skills to drive and influence change as required.
• Must have excellent presentation skills including ability to create effective visual, oral, and written executive summaries.
• Must possess a strong analytical background to assess, evaluate, and recommend changes to the process and the systems.
• Must be able to work under pressure to achieve deadlines.
• Ability to meet or exceed standards as established by the department.
• Must be capable of managing multiple priorities and projects at the same time.
• Assertive and can drive urgency when problems arise with making new components.
• Ability to drive teamwork between groups and cross functional teams.
• Ability to drive issues to closure and get job done in professional and compliant manner.
• Ability to adapt and be cross-trained to learn all job duties.

COMPETITIVE BENEFITS (visit usbenefits.nov.com for more information about our benefits offerings).

• 401(k) Retirement Plan - NOV matches every dollar up to 5% of base pay and overtime for every dollar you invest.
• Competitive medical plans that cover your entire family (yourself, eligible spouse, and eligible children) as of your first date of hire for as little as $139 per pay period (bi-weekly).
• FREE preventative medical and dental care for the entire family (when enrolled in an NOV medical/dental plan and seeing an in-network physician).
• FREE Basic Life and AD&D insurance (for full-time employees).
• All regular full-time employees start with 3 weeks of paid vacation per year (prorated based on start date).
• All regular full-time employees receive up to 11 paid holidays per year.