Demand Planner

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Job Type: Full time
• Salary: Not specified

Executes the Owens & Minor Product & Healthcare Services (P&HS) Demand Planning processes and Customer Collaboration. Works closely with cross-functional teams, including sales, finance, operations, supply chain, procurement, and marketing to generate demand plans with high forecast accuracy and low bias. Responsible for generating statistical baseline and connecting the commercial and financial forecasts to the Demand Plan, Marketing and Sales. This is an individual contributor role that assists with driving business decisions including informing forecasting, assumptions, risks and opportunities and New Product Launches. This position is instrumental in improving forecast accuracy to enhance customer satisfaction and improve cash flow by minimizing the creation of inventory excess. This position will interact with external customers to build collaboration to create aligned demand plans.

Requirements

• Experience in demand planning or forecasting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in using forecasting tools and techniques.
• Understanding of supply chain and operations principles.
• Experience with statistical modeling and data analysis.
• Familiarity with Lean Six Sigma principles is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain demand planning models and tools to improve forecast accuracy and reliability in North America.
• Support Planning System Master Data maintenance (Parameter tuning, Planning Object creation, Demand forecasting Unit Creation).
• Monitor and audit automated Market Insight (Add to Stock Process) to properly capture Sales and marketing Opportunities.
• Utilize historical sales data, market trends, and other relevant information to forecast customer demand for products.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, and operations teams to gather insights and align on demand forecasts.
• Support New Customer Onboarding Process and Customer Exits.
• Develop and maintain demand planning models and tools to improve forecast accuracy and reliability.
• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) such as forecast Accuracy, WMAPE, MAPE, Forecast Bias, Forecast Value Add for improvement.
• Lead and support sustainable process improvement by diagnosing complex business problems and providing recommended plans to deliver process improvements through the implementation of Lean Six Sigma Principles.
• Proactively identify potential risks and opportunities in the demand planning process and develop strategies to mitigate risks and capitalize on opportunities.
• Continuously evaluate and improve demand planning processes and methodologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

Application Instructions

• Not specified

Company Information

Owens & Minor is a Fortune 500 company with 350+ facilities across the US and 22,000 teammates in over 90 countries. We provide integrated technologies, products and services across the full continuum of care. Customers—and their patients—are at the heart of what we do. Our mission is to empower our customers to advance healthcare, and our success starts with our teammates.

Owens & Minor Teammate Benefits Include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, available on the first working day
• 401(k), eligibility after one year of service
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tuition reimbursement