Demand & Inventory Planning Analyst

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If you're ready for a challenging career that provides you with the ability to advance personally and professionally, look to Timken.  Our associates make the world more productive by improving the efficiency and reliability of the machinery that keeps industry in motion.

This position exists to ensures accuracy of detailed line-item forecasts by working within the work processes and timelines outlined in the demand management and SI&OP (Sales Inventory & Operations Planning) process flows.  Executes the demand planning process and maintains the demand/forecast models in Logility. Executes corporate model and develops the inventory targets based on market demands, lead time from plants, and logistics network design.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor baseline forecast against order book and customers while ensuring alignment with business guidelines
• Collaborating with internal customers (i.e. Sales, Marketing) to adjust forecast to reflect change
• Providing analytical support such as demand/inventory analysis, modeling, data updates, new product launches, etc.
• Managing relevant data such as safety stock targets, data accuracy, inventory projections, target adjustments, etc.
• Managing and preparing reports related to functions of the business
• Conduct inventory sweeps to improve product availability and stock in rates
• Engagement in continuous improvement initiatives and other duties per business needs

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration or Relative Discipline with 2+ years of experience

• Experience in Supply Chain Demand Planning, Sales-Marketing Analysis and Inventory
• SAP, Excel, PPT, SQL and Power BI
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Self-driven and able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks 
• Analytical and detail oriented
• Collaborative, team player

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.