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Job Description

Reporting to the Demand Planning Manager, the Senior Demand Planner will focus on forecasting demand and aggregating insights based on trends and patterns, using historical data and cross functional inputs from Sales and Marketing to maximize fulfillment rates that drive shipments. They will assist the Manager of Demand Planning in building and structuring weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting to monitor performance and identify risks and opportunities. As well, the Senior Demand Planner communicates risks and opportunities during the monthly S&OP cycle to ensure stakeholders remain aligned, and will take the lead in supporting the Product Life Cycle process to ensure model rationalization in keeping the assortment relevant and profitable.

Responsibilities include:

• Monitor/report significant changes in the forecasts and inventory estimations to manager and in an S&OP environment
• Address demand related constraints in a timely manner
• Review and analyze current demand and forecast data, and adhere to monthly forecasting cycle
• Collaborate with the New Product Introduction team and establish appropriate forecasts
• Initiate continuous and effective communication across all necessary departments to understand demands, trends and challenges
• Work with the Demand Planning Manager to develop risk mitigation and contingency planning strategies
• Identify areas of process improvement
• Work towards improving model configuration to fine tune the forecast
• Present data and insights to executive leadership
• Involved in the implementation of SAP
• Perform other duties as necessary and as assigned

Must-Have Skills, Experience, and Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Logistics, Materials Management, Supply Chain Management or related field
• 7-10 years' experience in production and materials management and demand forecasting
• Exceptional planning, time management and organizational skills
• Proficient in mathematics and statistical analysis
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel with proficiency in MS Office and related Suite programs
• Functional experience with one or more data visualization tools (i.e., Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, Qlik, Sisense, etc.) strongly preferred
• SAP experience and experience in an MRP environment preferred
• APICS certification strongly preferred
• Comfortable presenting to executive leadership and communicating insights clearly to stakeholders

Critical Traits:

• Self-starter
• Excellent interpersonal, oral & written communication skills
• Accuracy, analytical skills and attention to detail
• Team player, cooperative, fast-learner, flexible, nimble
• Strong multitasking skills, proactive self-starter
• Organized and focused
• Able to operate in a structured environment and manage ambiguity effectively

Job Description

Job Description

• Identify market needs and translate these into specific product requirements for new product development with prioritized features, creating customer driven product roadmaps.
• Develop messaging and promotional activities to position products to end markets and customers.
• Maintain SWOT analysis of the market and use it to find competitive advantages that keep products well-positioned.
• Drive development of new products and launch to end customers.
• Work with design center manager to assess the performance of the group, set priorities and budgets.
• Identify and manage key investments strategy owner.
• Support department initiatives, technology roadmap creation and cross-organization/sector involvement.
• Stay current regarding market trends and direction from Voice of the Customer (VOC), competitive activity and publication review.
• Manage product pricing.
• Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for applications on all assigned products.

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Electronic Engineering. Master's Degree preferred.
• 12+ years of experience in a multi-disciplined engineering environment.
• Product experience within some or all of the following: transceivers, power amplifiers, switches, LNAs, filters, combiners.
• Strong background in semiconductors, specifically RF.
• Knowledge of GaAs and GaN technologies, a good view of the core & wire and classical filters competitive landscape and understanding of the addressable markets and application.
• Experience developing product and technology roadmaps.
• Detail oriented.
• Problem-solution focused - able to provide detailed insight and constructive feedback into problems and complex situations.
• Able to define requirements & resources needed to implement new ideals, approach innovation with a practical, task-oriented mindset, convert ideas into actionable plans.
• Communicate effectively - express ideas and information in a clear and concise manner, tailoring the message to fit the interests and needs of the audience.
• Technical expertise - keep technical skills current, apply specialized knowledge and skills to work tasks, understand and master technical skills associated with the job, and share technical expertise with others.
• Responsive, self-driven, strong sense of ownership and desire to achieve business objectives.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, both verbal and written - interact with customers and internal teams effectively in fast paced rapidly changing environment.
• Willingness to cooperate and collaborate in order to execute tasks and achieve objectives with multiple stakeholders.
• Must be a US citizen or US permanent resident.