Director Supply Chain and Demand Planning
- Manage the entire demand/forecasting and supply chain planning process to ensure the quality of the process and accuracy of results.
- Lead and inspire a high-performing team of demand supply chain and process improvement professionals who are responsible for day-to-day execution and delivering organization goals
- Direct demand and supply chain planning/forecasting and product fulfillment activities associated with base demand, major events, transitions, new product launches, and discontinued products, with special emphasis on product life cycle management and associated phase-in/phase-out requirements.
- Lead the collaboration and relationships with our CORE planning team and recognize and provide solutions for expedited shipping requests
- Achieve forecast accuracy goals in total and by sales channel.
- Develop and streamline departmental KPI's
- Facilitate monthly reviews of forecast accuracy results and utilize feedback from Sales to adjust forward estimates.
- Drive and facilitate the success of the Sales Operations Planning Process.
- Analyze and design the right mix of transactional and optimization IT solutions/ Process management across the supply chain.
- Accountable for order planning to achieve target inventory turnover while minimizing negative customer impacts due to material shortage or delays.
- Responsible for Inventory Control oversight, ensuring appropriate controls and practices are established to maximize inventory accuracy (quantity and value) to meet customer expectations.
- Responsible for achieving delivery and quality standards on locally sourced, globally supplied materials.
- Experience working with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, preferably SAP, including data analytics within supply chain functions.
- Lead cross-functional collaboration with product managers, sales personnel, marketing and others to optimize sell in and sell down inventory levels throughout product life cycles and seize on short term opportunities.
- Lead catalyst for continuous improvement.
- Actively communicate important changes to the supply plan with a wide-range of parties, including Production, Planning, Procurement, Marketing and Project Management.
- Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management, Business or similar. MBA preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in a demand planning/forecasting or similar Supply Chain role within a medium/large corporate environment required.
- Intimate market knowledge/understanding of the lighting industry and global supply chain planning
- Must be a strategic thinker, team leader, self-confident and capable of managing organizational dynamics in a positive manner.
- Experience in customer demand planning, supply chain planning, sales operations planning, marketing/product analysis and/or inventory management.
- Ability to demonstrate experience in market or distribution channel interpretation and product forecasting with strong track record of documented success.
- Experience analyzing and interpreting large sets of data and drawing conclusions in order to make recommendations to internal and/or external customers.
- Demonstrable advanced/expert proficiency in Excel techniques and statistical analysis. Proficient with MS Office as well as most current specialized software products pertaining to marketing analysis, data analysis, and reporting
- Travel approximately 20%, inclusive of domestic and international travel
- Ability to speak, read, write Chinese is a plus
- Working knowledge of lighting is a plus
- Working knowledge of SAP is a plus
- Participate in meetings outside of business hours
- Preferred location is Wilmington, MA, alternately Versailles, KY
- Position is eligible for LEDVANCE employee referral bonus
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