Forecasting Analyst - Buckingham Search

This position is responsible for maintaining the monthly demand planning process (including both statistical and consensus / collaborative forecasting approaches). This individual will monitor and update the finished goods forecast process data. This person contributes to the cross-functional inventory planning and customer demand review processes.

Responsibilities:

• Validate demand data from multiple sources.
• Develop and maintain a monthly forecast for all finished goods parts using order and shipment history, customer point of sale data, market intelligence, and industry trends to inform the projected demand.
• Contribute to the monthly collaborative demand review as part of the S&OP process.
• Work with sales, marketing, and product management to understand product life cycles, demand patterns, and short, medium, and long-term forecasts.
• Analyze and develop insights on data from a customer point of sales data systems and internal order-management systems.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts to advance the demand planning and forecasting process capabilities.
• Maintain forecast vs. actual history data by customer, product family, channel, geography, and SKU.

Qualifications:

Competencies

• Knowledge and experience with enterprise planning software (e.g., SAP, JDA, Oracle, etc.)
• Experience using and interacting with MRP systems.
• Experience with forecasting methodologies, techniques, and approaches (e.g., moving averages, exponential smoothing, holt-winters, box-jenkins, discrete probability, etc.).
• Detail-oriented and ability to organize work activities in highly ambiguous situations.
• Strong MS Office skills (i.e., Excel and Access).
• Strong problem-identification and analytical skills.
• Experience with process management skills.
• Action-oriented.

Education/Experience

• Undergraduate degree in mathematics, supply chain, or engineering required.
• Relevant industry experience in the automotive or aftermarket parts business.
• 2-6 years of supply chain planning experience in the areas of S&O