Demand Planner Job in Reading 19601, Pennsylvania US
Founded in 1889, Carpenter Technology Corp., (NYSE:CRS) is a world leader in the development, manufacture and distribution of stainless and specialty alloys, powder alloys and titanium. Unlike most companies offering limited products and processes, Carpenter continues to increase its global manufacturing capacity and expand operations to provide single-source solutions for today’s ever-changing materials challenges in the automotive, aerospace, energy, industrial, medical, defense and consumer products industries.
Our worldwide staff of expert metallurgists, research and development scientists, engineers and service professionals work to find innovative solutions and offers the world marketplace a major marketing advantage.
Carpenter Technology Corporation is a leader in the development, manufacture and distribution of cast/wrought and powder metal stainless steels and specialty alloys including high temperature (iron-nickel-cobalt base), stainless, superior corrosion resistant, controlled expansion alloys, ultra high-strength and implantable alloys, tool and die steels, and other specialty metals as well as cast/wrought titanium alloys. We provide materials solutions to the ever-changing needs of the automotive, aerospace, energy, industrial, medical, defense, and consumer products industries.
DEMAND PLANNER
(no relocation assistance available)
PRIMARY DUTIES
- Under the direction of the Demand Manager, coordinate item replenishment planning for the assigned Business Unit (BU), using planning tools in order to satisfy goals.
- Analyze and act on actual product demand, trends and forecasts to understand and control forecast variation. Monitor the replenishment process to ensure customers are supported and inventory goals are met.
- Serve as the primary point of contact to resolve problems/issues that develop within a product’s lead time, which are a direct result of unanticipated, immediate changes in customer demand, manufacturing capacity and/or capability issues.
- Assist the Demand Manager in reviewing and fine-tuning the demand forecast and manage exceptions in order to generate timely and accurate replenishment signals.
- Assist and advise the BU’s sales force on their input into the Demand Planning forecast process.
- Analyze forecast error results for the BU and its sales force relative to established, measurable goals and objectives, and recommend changes to correct unsatisfactory performance.
- Interact with customers, in conjunction with the sales force when necessary, to enhance communications and resolve demand forecasting and slow moving inventory that does not meet established goals.
- Prepare, generate and respond to all requests for Demand Management/Control reports, analyses, meetings.
- Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS
- Four year college degree preferred, High School Diploma required. 5+ years experience in supply chain and/or operations planning. APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management preferred. Experience with MRP Tools such as Manugistics, Oracle Demantra and ASCP preferred.
- Advanced Excel skills, including, but not limited to problem modeling, report creation, Pivot Table design and manipulation, and advanced function expertise such as VLOOKUP, CONCATENATE, ISERROR, FIND required.
- Understands the business strategy and relative importance of products and customers. Knows and follows standard demand planning, sales, and operations processes. Understands statistical modeling. Knows the value of assumption-driven planning. Knows and follows the demand control and forecast consumption processes. Understands the performance measurements.
- Requires advanced quantitative, analytical and computer skills, problem solving skills.
- Ability to evaluate and analyze information, lead inter-disciplinary activities in solving complex problems, work and solve problems in a production-oriented environment.
- Requires excellent verbal, written communication skills, good interpersonal skills, be well organized and able to prioritize tasks and make appropriate decisions. Ability to work in a fast paced and ever changing work environment.
Carpenter Technology offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package including life, medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, disability coverage, 401k with company contributions as well as many other options to employees.
Carpenter Technology Corp. is an equal opportunity employer, M/F/D/V
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