Demand Analyst, Production

About the role

The Demand Analyst - Production develops accurate demand forecasts and production plans to ensure material availability, optimise inventory and support customer service objectives. Using planning systems and data analysis, the role monitors performance, resolves forecast and inventory issues and aligns replenishment across Operations, Procurement, Finance, Service and global teams. The position is based in Watertown, Wisconsin.

Key responsibilities

• Demand planning and forecasting: build and maintain forecasts using historical data, market trends and business intelligence, align them with product lifecycle and operational strategy, and assess the impact of machine sales forecasts on capacity planning
• Resolve planning forecast alerts, input forecasts for new product launches and monitor forecast accuracy to improve model performance
• Supply and replenishment planning: release purchase requisitions, develop weekly production plans, and track component and base unit availability
• Analytics and reporting: run ad hoc analysis, develop and monitor planning and purchasing KPIs, perform root cause analysis of forecast and inventory issues and turn data into actionable insights
• Inventory optimization: balance inventory investment with operational goals, work with supply planning on critical parts, mitigate excess or obsolete inventory risk, and lead return and scrap actions
• Cross-functional collaboration: partner with Finance, Service and Operations, represent U.S. requirements in the systems, coordinate with warehouse, procurement and production leadership, and support special projects
• Data management: use ERP and planning systems, maintain data integrity, raise change requests, ensure BOM accuracy and generate executive dashboards

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree (Supply Chain, Business, Statistics, Business Intelligence or related)
• 3-7+ years of experience in supply chain, demand planning or service parts planning
• Experience with planning systems and ERP integration; global or multi-region supply chain experience preferred
• Proven success improving forecast accuracy and inventory performance

Required skills

• Forecasting and demand planning systems such as Baxter Planning, Synchron, PTC Servigistics, Infor M3, SAP Service Parts Planning
• Advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, Power Query, Lookups) and database tools
• ERP knowledge, JDE/Oracle preferred
• Power BI or similar BI tools for dashboards
• Communication, stakeholder management and continuous improvement mindset

What we offer

• Pay range of $65,000-$80,000, adjusted for experience, location and other factors
• 401(k) plan with a 2.5% employer match up to 6% of contributions
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance, plus FSA, dependent care and disability coverage
• Paid vacation, sick days and holidays, annual bonus and professional development assistance