Manager, Demand Forecasting and Planning

Overview

The Supply and Distribution Planning Leader position contributes to the success of the company by developing Demand and Production (Supply) plans that optimize Stryten''s Supply Chain Network balancing Capacity, Cost, Quality and Service. You own: Forecasting, Supply Planning and Inventory Deployment across the Industrial Business Unit with daily/weekly hand-offs to Plants for execution of agreed plans. In addition, the Components planner reports to you and you will guide their efforts for the components business. As a company leader, this position drives a culture of continuous improvement in all areas to ensure customer satisfaction, productivity, and employee development.

This position requires you to be on site at our Alpharetta, GA headquarters office 5 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Management of Consensus Forecast Process for the industrial business.
• Supervises the actions of the Components supply planner for the components business.
• Owns development and maintenance of rolling 12 month Supply Plan
• Key contributor during Sales and Operations Planning review cycles developing Supply Plan Strategy
• Maintains monthly S&OP planning documents for the industrial business & supervises maintenance of those for the components business.
• Deploys Supply Plan Strategy through weekly/daily production schedules to plants to meet customer service level expectations
• Responsible for delivery of inventory objectives
• People Management & Training
• Continuous Process Improvement
• Extensive JDE, Tableau and Business Process Knowledge to Support Teams
• Extensive Sales Planning & Prioritization Process Knowledge to execute Allocation
• Additional responsibilities as needed to support the team and company goals.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years experience in Supply Planning, Forecasting, Inventory management, warehousing, distribution, and/or operations
• Ability to work in a complex matrix environment and receive cooperation and input from people not under the direct supervision
• Understand the linkages between distribution requirements planning and other supply chain processes such as demand planning, supply planning, inventory planning, production scheduling, MRP, and transportation management
• Proven leader
• Utilize business knowledge and mathematical skills to creatively evaluate situations and adopt a "big picture" approach when implementing solutions
• Familiar with transaction systems and decision-support tools, database creation and manipulation, spreadsheets, word processing, graphics
• Advanced planning software experience, JDE & SQL skills preferred
• Strong Interpersonal skills; Verbal and written communications skills

Education, Experience, Certification

• Bachelor''s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Management or related discipline preferred
• MBA/Masters in Information Technology or Logistics preferred
• 5-10 years of planning, operations, supply chain, or related experience.
• Preferred experience in Scheduling/Purchasing Role
• CPIM (APICS) certification a plus.
• MBA/Masters in Information Technology or Logistics preferred

Competencies, Skills, Knowledge

• Working knowledge of supply chain planning, processes, and systems.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. JDA and JD Edwards experience is beneficial.
• Strong organization, time-management, and communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical skills. Ability to see the bigger picture while applying analytical solutions to complex issues.
• Ability to advance within the organization.
• Demonstrates high integrity in the performance of job responsibilities.

Travel

• This position requires less than 20% travel.

EEO Statement

Stryten Energy is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant''s qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.

About Statement

Stryten Energy helps solve the world's most pressing energy challenges with a broad range of energy storage solutions across the Essential Power, Motive Power, Transportation, Military and Government sectors. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, we partner with some of the world's most recognized companies to meet the growing demand for reliable and sustainable energy storage capacity. Stryten powers everything from submarines to subcompacts, microgrids, warehouses, distribution centers, cars, trains and trucks. Our stored energy technologies include advanced lead, lithium and vanadium redox flow batteries, intelligent chargers and energy performance management software that keep people on the move and supply chains running. An industry leader backed by more than a century of expertise, Stryten has The Energy to Challenge the status quo and deliver top-performing energy solutions for today and tomorrow. Learn more at stryten.com.