Commercial Demand Planner
LenovoMorrisville, north carolina, united statesUpdate time: April 8,2021
Job Description
Position Description:
The Commercial Demand Planner role is a critical role for Lenovo North America
Demand Management and Collaborative Planning Organization. This individual
contributor role will be primarily responsible for managing demand plan of
assigned commercial PC products. This person will also be responsible to
position Lenovo North America for superior sales achievement quarterly and
yearly. The Demand Planner will interface with various cross functional teams
including Product Management, Business Management, WW Supply Planning, Global
Supply Chain and Finance in order to achieve planning accuracy goals and
quarterly targets.
This role includes the following responsibilities:
• Generate monthly and quarterly demand plans for assigned PC products that
meet Lenovo’s financial objectives.
• Provide supply opportunities and risks for Commercial PC products to Sales
team.
• Collaborate with Product and Business Management team on product mix
assumptions and growth rates by segment.
• Drive seamless product transitions while minimizing product gaps outs and
obsolete inventory.
• Consider distribution inventory and sell through projections in the
forecast.
• Plan and implement contingency plans to mitigate supply challenges or
unforecasted demand upside.
• Present demand plan and key supply updates to GSC, Sales and BM team on a
regular basis.
• Identify improvement opportunities in reducing and managing parts liability.
• Perform ad-hoc reporting and identify new ways of utilizing data and
statistical methods to improve the forecast accuracy.
• Participate and present in the quarterly executive level demand planning
review.
#### Position Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Finance, Operations, or Supply
Chain
• 5-7 years of professional experience in Supply Chain or Operations
• Prior experience in supply planning, demand planning, forecasting,
inventory management or manufacturing operations is a plus.
• Advanced experience in MS Excel, database and/or statistical tools
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure with limited supervision
• Strong organizational skills, the ability to manage multiple priorities with
competing demands
• Strong quantitative, analytical and problem solving skills
• Must be a self-starter, a strong team player and have a disciplined work
ethic.
• APICS (CPIM, CSCP) certification in demand planning, supply chain management
is a plus.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any
employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age,
religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis
of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.
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