Demand Planning Manager

• Responsible to consolidate an 18-month rolling Demand & margin/mix plan for the Analytics segment in Americas and Europe
• Represent the Demand Planning function in the M&CS SIOP process. Lead monthly Pre-DRM and DRM
• Coordinates the demand planning process, critiques & analyses, and provides integrated understanding
• Partner with commercial and finance teams across segment divisions to gain consensus on demand plan and alignment between SIOP and financial planning processes
• Maintain list of assumptions, collected via the multiple stakeholders in the process
• Facilitates strategic decisions on issue resolution & gap closing
• Provide summary of sensitivities, vulnerabilities, opportunities to relevant KPIs
• Continuous improvement of Demand Planning process, actively searching for opportunities to streamline existing processes
• Facilitates data collection and reporting
• Ensures consistency with Xylem process standards for Demand Planning across the segment

• Coordinate M&CS Demand Planning strategic reviews including systems and related processes
• Benchmark Xylem against competitors on Operational KPIs
• Research market conditions and customer segmentation to support business case development

• Lead supply chain projects in sales, manufacturing or distribution as assigned
• Crosstrain, Backup and temporarily replace members of the SIOP group as required

IMPACT

• Operating Income: Responsibility for sites with annual COGS of ~483M USD

COMMUNICATION

• Effectively communicate with commercial teams, manufacturing sites, sourcing, sales, distribution centers and finance functions at all staff levels to ensure goal fulfillment for Xylem.
• Can lead and direct a change process and be eager to make a difference.
• In a professional way represent Xylem to external suppliers / customers.

INNOVATION/ KNOWLEDGE

• Actively search for new or more optimal processes to improve forecast accuracy, reduce logistic cost, optimize service and inventory.
• Understand the supply chain planning industry trends and effectively communicate to drive change, input to strategy.

RISK

• Actively search information about potential planning and market issues.

DECISION MAKING AUTHORITIES

• As per DoA.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

Internal: Product Management, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Finance, Procurement, Executive

External: Suppliers, Customers, Peer Companies, Consultants

REQUIRED SKILLS / EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS

• Has bachelors degree (e.g. supply chain, finance)
• Minimum 5+ years relevant supply chain experience for a Global international company
• Oliver Wight / APICS Certification (or comparable)
• Demonstrated Leadership & Strategic development
• Excellent English skills and other languages is a plus
• Knowledge and experience of lean manufacturing, CI, and/or six sigma tools & concepts
• Excellent analytical and presentation skills
• Highly proficient in Excel and ERP planning systems
• Ability to translate business and financial goals into action plans
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels from manufacturing floor to Executive
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and work in a rapidly changing stressful environment
• Change agent and ability to think creatively and look forward

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Represent Xylem in a professional manner and maintain high personal integrity
• Comply with the Xylem Code of Conduct
• Ability to work independently and to travel (up to 10%)
• Ability to focus, prioritize and deliver results quickly
• Advanced analytical skills and ability to present results in a clear and simple manner
• Can think out of the box and challenge a traditional mind-set
• Capable of working with multiple projects simultaneously
• Capable of working in a team environment involving multiple cultures
• Strong knowledge of Supply Chain concepts and their contribution to overall company targets
• Keeps updated on world current events (general, customer, competitors)
• Willing and flexible to accept new challenges

Xylem does not provide visa sponsorship for this position.

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