Role Objective
The Demand Analyst supports the Demand Planning community to improve DP processes and generates performance reports while assisting in forecast improvement through actionable insights.
Key Responsibilities
- Generate demand planning reports and metrics to improve statistical forecasts
- Establish and monitor KPIs (forecast accuracy, bias, OSF freshness)
- Collaborate with demand planners and data scientists
- Optimize processes to reduce inefficiencies and enable automation
- Share statistical and demand sensing forecasts with key insights and risks
- Compare forecasts with final demand plans to identify enrichment ratios
- Support implementation of demand planning tools and systems
- Provide training and mentorship to the demand planning community
Key Soft Skills
- Understanding of business environment
- Open-minded and adaptable
- Proactive and decisive approach
- Strong planning and prioritization skills
Key Functional Skills
- Understanding of end-to-end supply chain planning (focus on demand planning)
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills
- Stakeholder management
Academic Background
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, or Data Science
Experience