Rheem

The Demand Planner II is responsible for the development and maintenance of supply plan of assigned finished goods, considering shelf-life expiration, while balancing network demands with supply capabilities to maintain target stock levels and support on time shipments to customers. The position works closely with scheduling, procurement, and distribution to align production plans with company goals connected to inventory management and maintaining low levels of obsolescence.

This position supports our Replacement Parts Division, based in Randleman, NC. This is a hybrid role and you will be required to come into the office roughly 3 days/week. You must reside in a commutable distance to our Randleman office. 

• Proactively identify supply constraints and propose solutions.
• Monitor inventory levels and coordinate inventory pre-builds with Manufacturing to compensate for periods of capacity limitations.
• Generate supply plan on a regular basis and communicate potential inventory or customer service gaps or risks to cross functional partners.
• Work with the Supply Chain to identify opportunities for improvement related to capacity planning, productivity and plan attainment metrics through Continuous Improvement efforts as well as planning system parameters.
• Leads cross-functional product, customer, and project calls to communicate, align, and optimize capacity and inventory plans with operations execution.
• Evaluates production history, working with operations to establish opportunities to increase production on installed equipment to address growth and new business wins.
• Leads the demand planning consensus process including considering inputs from statistical models, sales and marketing insights, and other analyses while collaborating with cross functional teams including commercial and supply chain. This position will also be responsible for managing relevant measures (KPIs) to help drive better forecast accuracy and lower error rate.
• Review, scrub and analyze the forecast through scrutiny of variances, historical sales trends including rolling averages, year over year data, research of demand drivers, and other customer and market related changes.
• Ensure that the agreed consensus forecast is passed accurately and at the appropriate level of detail to the production planning systems, on a timely basis.
• Escalate any supply chain related issues for awareness and action using the correct sense of urgency.
• Manage various ad-hoc reports from large, complex data sets using Excel.
• Review and revise production and fulfillment plans as required by changes in the sales forecast or manufacturing schedules.
• Leads and owns master data in support of efficiency and accuracy in plans.
• Improvement and automation of supporting processes.
• Works under some supervision of department leadership with independence on projects in scope.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Bachelors Degree in Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• 3 + years of experience in demand planning and sales forecasting.
• Experience in demand planning software such as Oracle, JDE, or similar.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficient computer skills and in-depth knowledge of relevant software such as MS Office Suite.
• Demonstrated ability to work well with others in a matrix team environment.

As a leader at Rheem, how you achieve results is as important as the results you achieve. While LEADING SELF, you will be expected to demonstrate the following competencies and behaviors:

• Adapting
• Business Understanding
• Collaborating
• Communicating Effectively
• Continuously Improving
• Customer-Orientation
• Developing Self
• Focusing on Results
• Influencing
• Managing Relationships
• Managing Work
• Problem Solving & Decision Making

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in related field; MBA.
• APICS certification a plus.

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At Rheem, we are dedicated to bringing comfort to people’s lives. As a leading global manufacturer of heating, cooling and water heating equipment, we are innovating all-new ways to deliver just the right temperature while saving energy, water and supporting a more sustainable future. It is an exciting challenge that requires a team of talented, passionate people with a diverse set of skills. From engineers to accountants, sales professionals to support experts, Rheem depends on people to power our innovations. Join Rheem, and help shape the future of products that impact lives—every day.

Rheem is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Rheem encourages all qualified candidates to apply, including those of any race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The job description above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equivalent combination of education, experience, and skills may supplement above minimum job requirements.

For U.S. Based jobs, please note that Rheem is unable to hire candidates to be employed in the following states: Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, or Wyoming.

Rheem and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed Recruitment Services Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee.

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