Regional Demand Planner

Pay Ranges : $92,000 - $110,000

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
 

Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC Group, is a leading producer of packaging and graphic solutions, color and display technologies, functional products, electronic materials, and products for the automotive and healthcare industries. Together with DIC, Sun Chemical is continuously working to promote and develop sustainable solutions to exceed customer expectations and better the world around us. With combined annual sales of more than $8.5 billion and 22,000+ employees worldwide, the DIC Group companies support a diverse collection of global customers.
 

Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Sun Chemical Group Coöperatief U.A., the Netherlands, and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A. For more information, please visit our website at www.sunchemical.com or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter

Preferred candidate will be located near Northlake, Illinois, or Cincinnati, Ohio

This role oversees the global demand planning processes for the North American region of the Sun Chemical Packaging & Graphics division. Main interactions of this role are to collaborate with relevant Regional Sales/Commercial, Product Management and Business Leadership teams, being the key link to Supply Chain and Operational key stakeholders to contribute to a global demand forecast.  The role will focus on different global directives and strategies that ensure quality forecasting processes, improving market intelligence and transparency in the S&OP.  Demand input provides the foundation of a successful supply plan, resulting in optimized material availability and inventory levels.

Core Responsibilities:

• Be accountable for rolling 12 months forecast accuracy and quality (i.e. measured by MAPE and Forecast bias or other standard metrics) on a monthly basis at the agreed aggregation level with strong market trend intelligence.
• Perform monthly global demand forecasting process and validation meetings with Regional Sales Leaders to ensure market intelligence is captured on the relevant forecasting levels: statistical / baseline, Customer-SKU-Location and Region-SKU, ensuring the collaborative forecast is properly represented in the demand planning system.
• Prepare relevant material for demand review discussion and reconcile significant forecast variances to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions (i.e. price development, promotion plan and sales, growth opportunities, gains, losses and changes).
• Evaluate statistical/baseline forecast quality by reviewing historical sales trends, AOP budget and NetSales Forecast, researching demand drivers in regions/countries for the respective industries.
• Drive / support initiatives to improve Demand Planning excellence across the Demand Planning team by validating and executing forecast segmentation strategy, demand pattern analysis and any qualitative improvements tools.
• Provide feedback to Supply Chain Planning teams and Commercial teams on the opportunities and risks according to customer replenishmen