Job DescriptionYou will drive supply chain maturity, process standardization, and digital tool adoption across our global manufacturing and regional networks. You act as the bridge between regional sales, product managers, demand planners, IT, and global leadership to design "to-be" workflows, monitor compliance, and support S&OP excellence.
You will have a deep knowledge of Advanced Planning Systems and will be driving system architecture solutions in alignment with future business processes.
Key Responsibilities- Process Governance & Standardization: Own document end-to-end demand management processes, including forecasting, demand reviews, and S&OP activities - including master data governance, forecast
- Workflow Analysis & Optimization: Map "as-is" demand management processes, identify process gaps, bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities to enhance forecast quality and planning effectiveness.
- CoE Enablement & Deployment: Help lead the global rollout of demand management technologies (e.g., Oracle Cloud or equivalent), developing training materials and driving user adoption across sites.
- Cross-Functional Alignment: Identify process gaps, bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities to enhance forecast quality and planning effectiveness.
- Performance & Analytics: Help define, monitor, and report global key performance indicators (KPIs) such as forecast accuracy, S&OP timeliness, planning cycle time.
- Project Contribution: Participate and lead in project to implement Oracle Cloud SCP across the company.
Qualifications & Requirements- Education: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field (Master's preferred).
- Experience: 8+ years of total experience, with a minimum of 3-4 years specializing in demand management process analysis within a High-Tec manufacturing environment involving discrete and/or process manufacturing.
Technical Skills:
- Hands-on experience in Oracle Demand Management Cloud is a must for this role, including time spent driving the system architecture for an implementation
- Proficiency in process mapping tools and advanced data analytics (Excel, Power BI, SQL).
Soft Skills: Exceptional stakeholder management, cross-cultural communication, and the ability to influence without direct authority in a matrixed organization.
Safety RequirementsAll employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.
Quality and Environmental ResponsibilitiesDepending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.
