What are the responsibilities and job description for the Demand Planner position at Mativ?
Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. With over 7,500 employees worldwide, we manufacture on four continents and generate sales in more than 100 countries. We offer a wide range of premium applications across diversified and growing end markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers’ products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.
Mativ is looking for a Senior Demand Planner! This role will work with the sales team to review forecast trends, orders, and portfolio health on a monthly basis and is a key integration point between the customer-facing teams, supply chain, and production planning teams. The position will also be responsible for leading existing initiatives, pioneering a new process, serving as business SME on planning systems, and driving improvement in demand management.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Manages and reports on significant variances between sales forecasts, budgets, and actual volume sold
- Conducts root-cause analysis to identify reasons/assumptions/risks behind forecast numbers and develop mitigation strategies to reduce the impact of short- and long-term forecast variances
- Reviews historical sales trends, research demand drivers, and integrate market intelligence to prepare forecast data reports for inclusion into S&OP business updates
- Maintain demand data such as: Master Data, Planning Hierarchies, Cleansed Historical data
- Lead product life cycle process related to portfolio health such as phasing in/out of new or old products
- Collaborates with the global sales team, account managers, and planning leaders to incorporate forecasts for new opportunities
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives to improve regional forecast accuracy, bias, and align strategies and processes across the organization
- Ensure that sales forecasting system and supply chain planning systems are used effectively, and drive initiatives to improve the implementation of these systems within the supply chain organization
- Closely coordinates and communicates customer issues with customer service advocates and aligns with central & regional supply planning to avoid supply chain disruptions
Education & Experience
Education – B.A. / B.S. degree in Supply Chain Planning or 5 years of work experience. APICS certification is preferred.
Skills & Abilities
- Sound knowledge of supply chain processes and procedures including manufacturing planning, demand, and replenishment processes. Strong systems/process orientation with demonstrated analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Proficient in MS office applications.
- Working knowledge and implementation of demand planning tools
- Strong facilitation skills with the ability to influence at all levels
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Ability to handle complexity and prioritize
- Ability to work in a team-oriented environment demonstrating flexibility and agility
- Ability to learn and adapt quickly to changing company needs and targets
Note: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the incumbent. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this position.