Planner

Name of Employer: Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc.

Position Title: Demand Planner Position Location: 8220 Mohawk Drive, Strongsville, OH 44136 Summary of Duties: Produce accurate and detailed forecasts in order to contribute to IBP (Integrated Business Planning) process. Accurately reflect customer plans across key metrics (e.g. Volume, GIV & PPL). Challenge and control assumptions used in sales forecast in order to inform correct business decisions and gain learnings to improve future performance. Monitor performance to forecast and lead discussions to tackle issues as they arise. Understand impact of changes in forecast on wider business and keep Marketing, Finance and Supply chain informed of any changes. Handle, analyze and take learnings from abnormal customer demands to inform decision making with Demand Control process, whilst striving to meet Customer service requirements. Gain customer expertise and liaise directly with customers to understand their future business plans and activities. Hybrid position - 3 days onsite weekly Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Marketing, Business Administration, Operations Research or related field of study and 3 years of experience in constructing and maintaining business forecasts. Applicants must have demonstrated experience with the following: 1) supply chain management; 2) analyzing processes to deliver incremental business efficiencies; 3) working with the following systems Infor, SAP, Cognos, Contributor and BI; 4) Excel including pivot tables and slicers to work with large amounts of data (15+ tabs, with millions of data cells) to identify and summarize actions to improve business results; 5) setting and tracking of forecasting KPIs; 6) developing demand forecasts (operational and financial forecasts) at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons; and 7) building customer relationships to gather market intel and understand customer strategies that can then be translated into forecasting. CONTACT: Individuals interested in applying for the position may email a resume with Job #AD0131 to [email protected] or apply directly. Position offered by Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc. Nearest Major Market: Cleveland Apply here: