BS in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or related field
6+ years of Supply Chain, Demand Planning, and Project Management experience
Extensive experience training on process and planning tool capabilities
Experience with planning system implementation within large global organization like Kinaxis, SAP
External knowledge of Supply Chain Planning technology (Kinaxis, SAP IBP)
Ability to convey complex ideas in both technical and business language
Ability to lead, coach and train peers across global organizations and functions
Ability to work across organizational boundaries and levels
Ability to operate both strategically and tactically in a high-energy, fast paced environment
Advanced verbal and written communication skills
Responsibilities
Represent Global Demand COE in PlanTogether system selection discussions, requirement validation and testing, and global implementation
Collaborate with IT and Global/Regional business partners to ensure future-state E2E planning process will be supported by the technology
Streamline existing Demand Planning reporting and key routines across the Regions with Global Analytics and IT (example: Demand reporting consolidation and evolution; Forecast Value Add report roll-out; Root Cause Analysis Automation)
Prepare and periodically present monthly Global Demand presentations as needed (Quarterly SC Townhalls, etc)
Collaborate with Global Supply COE team to ensure a standard approach to playbook creation and implementation activities
Attend Regional Demand meetings to understand current process status and identify potential opportunity areas
Critical participation in the design, documentation and implementation of one future-state Global Demand Planning process within a centralized Demand Planning Playbook
Analyze current-state processes by Region to understand detailed differences in weekly planning process execution, systems, data, planning scope, and team structure
Present regular status updates on Demand Planning Playbook progress to Global and Regional Supply Chain leadership, proactively managing and communicating any risks to goals or timelines
Collaborate with Global POD and Regional cross-functional teams to understand detailed Day-In-The-Life tactical processes gaps and map current process maturity
Partner with Global POD teams to outline process training strategies and implement Regional training as needed
Assist with monthly Global Demand Planning quick-win initiatives as needed