Demand Planner (5344)

Broan-NuTone leads the residential ventilation industry in North America with our innovative products, fulfilling our mission to improve people's lives through better air. We are present in more than 110 million homes in North America and are proud to move almost 13 trillion cubic feet of fresh air per year. Our 2,000+ entrepreneurs operate in four countries and our quality products are made by five manufacturing facilities we own and by trusted supply partners. Our leading brands include Broan, NuTone, Zephyr, Best, Venmar, and vanEE.

At Broan-NuTone we are all about growth, so we have a one-page Growth Agenda that serves as our true north at all levels in the organization. Founded in 1932, Broan-NuTone is the largest company in Madison Air, one of the world's largest privately held companies with 8,000 entrepreneurs, $10 billion in enterprise value, and 42 manufacturing facilities in 11 countries around the world. Madison Air's mission to make the world safer, healthier, and more productive through the transformative power of air brings us all together. We are also passionate about the safety of our entrepreneurs, a culture that promotes safety, innovation, growth, a bias for action, and building trust.

This is a hybrid role that requires being onsite at our Hartford, WI location several days a week.

Business Job Title: Demand Planner

Job Summary: The Demand Planner will lead a methodical monthly sales forecasting process starting with the development and maintenance of a rolling 24-month sku-level sales forecast. This person will lead, anticipate, and report on all customer demand for all products within their assigned business segment. They will operate as a liaison between cross-functional business teams to collect the necessary inputs to ensure forecast accuracy while achieving sales targets. The right individual will be able to work collaboratively with sales, marketing, finance, and operations to identify and evaluate the latest market trends, macro environmental factors, and promotional impact on the demand forecast.

Reporting to the Sr Demand Planning Manager, this position will play an essential role in the forecasting process within the monthly S&OP framework. The Demand Planner will communicate sales forecasts and associated analytics to various levels of the organization. In addition, they will identify potential risks and opportunities to the forecast and the annual financial budget. This role is highly analytical with many competing priorities. The position requires an individual who can quickly disaggregate data and provide timely, insightful, data-driven recommendations to best position the business for short & long-term success.

Job Responsibilities:

• Oversee the creation and maintenance of a 24-month rolling demand sku-level forecast for assigned business segments and channels. Communicate and document all assumptions, inputs, and analyses through monthly demand review meetings.
• Manage and maintain all forecasts for assigned customers/channels by working closely with key stakeholders. Obtain all necessary inputs to improve forward looking forecast every demand cycle. Evaluate and reconcile previous assumptions and apply learnings appropriately to optimize the future forecast.
• Lead monthly cross functional forecast collaboration meetings with key customers, territory account managers, regional sales managers, and segment leaders through a monthly enrichment process. Work to elicit relevant insights and data points to better forecast the business.
• Prepare & present frequent analyses of sales forecasts, trends, risks, opportunities, and seasonality components as well as other analytical insights pertaining to specific customers or products as requested.
• Track, monitor, and analyze forecast variances between statistical forecasts, POS forecasts, customer forecasts, and the consensus forecast on a monthly cadence. Report demand planning performance metrics such as forecast accuracy, bias, impact, etc.
• Lead the variance & gap reporting and tracking for Sales versus Budget, Cycle Forecast Change, and Forecast versus Budget for assigned business segments.
• Provide analytical insights, guidance, and recommendations in the monthly Demand Review meetings with operations, sales, and finance to align on a consensus forecast across various time horizons.
• Generate forecasting dashboards and forecast visualizations to highlight demand trends and forecast performance.
• Work closely with resource planning teams to devise inventory management strategies in support of customer service levels.

Job Requirements:

• BA/BS degree - Business or Technical, preferably in a quantitative field
• 3 to 5 years' experience in sales forecasting, demand planning, or a supply chain field with focus on forecasting techniques, concepts, and best practices.
• Knowledge of supply chain and inventory management strategies; ideally in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience with end-to-end supply chain planning tools and forecasting systems. ERP/MRP User.
• Strong experience with data visualization and reporting (Excel, SQL, Power BI, Tableau)
• Strong understanding of S&OP and demand planning principles
• Strong analytical and quantitative mindset to handle and interpret large amounts of data.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills with an emphasis on problem solving, working with conflicting objectives, and dealing with multiple key stakeholders.
• Self-motivated with a strong drive for achievement while working in a highly dynamic and often ambiguous environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to influence peers to achieve desired business outcomes.
• Customer-focused and action-oriented.

Physical Requirements:

• Travel up to 10% periodically.
• Use a computer in an office setting for an extended period of time.
• Ability to move safely throughout all areas of site location(s), with or without accommodation.

At Broan NuTone, we take pride in offering exceptional benefit packages and a highly competitive pay structure to our employees. Our comprehensive benefits include health, dental and vision insurance, company paid life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, wellness program, education assistance, parental leave, and employee assistance programs. In addition, we provide a competitive pay structure that rewards our employees for their hard work and dedication, ensuring that they are compensated fairly for their contributions. Join our team and enjoy the peace of mind and financial stability that comes with our outstanding benefits and competitive pay.