Demand Planner III
Location: Manasquan, NJ, 08736 OR Bay Shore NY
Initial contract duration: 6 – 12 months with potential for conversion to full-time in the future - no set date
Pay: $54/hr on w2
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans
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Key Responsibilities
• Develop, maintain, and improve demand forecasts using statistical models and business input across multiple product lines.
• Execute demand planning processes within the current ERP ensuring accuracy and integrity of planning data. Experience with SAP (IBP, APO DP, ECC or S/4HANA Demand Management) is preferred.
• Analyze historical sales data, market trends, customer inputs, promotions, and seasonality to refine forecast assumptions.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Manufacturing, and Distribution teams to build a consensus demand plan.
• Participate in S&OP initiatives including demand reviews, forecast alignment, and executive presentations.
• Monitor forecast accuracy, bias, and key supply chain KPIs; identify gaps and recommend corrective actions.
• Partner with supply chain and production teams to align forecasts with capacity, lead times, and inventory targets.
• Support new product introductions (NPI), product transitions, and end-of-life planning with demand projections.
• Maintain planning parameters (safety stock, reorder points, lead times) in ERP.
• Generate reports and insights using available tools and analytics platforms to support decision-making.
• Identify process improvements and assist in optimizing demand planning workflows and system usage.
• Ensure smooth integration of demand signals into the broader supply chain planning process.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Business, Engineering, Statistics, or related field.
• 3–7 years of demand planning or supply chain planning experience in manufacturing and/or distribution.
• Strong, hands-on experience with enterprise ERP demand planning tools such as SAP demand planning tools (IBP, APO DP, ECC or S/4HANA).
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with large datasets.
• Experience participating in S&OP or integrated planning environments.
• Understanding of inventory management, production planning, and distribution networks.