Demand Planner

Position Description

At a Glance

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Demand Planner to join the Data, Power, and Control Division in Anaheim, CA.

This position is responsible for leading and managing demand planning functions and developing an S&OP strategy that supports business needs while designing overall inventory strategies that support business growth, increase working capital, and reduce E&O.  Using ERP (SAP), Demand Planning (Anaplan), and CRM (Salesforce.com) systems, this position will also maintain effective levels of inventory (finished or component), monitor production commitments, maintain commitment dates and guard each to ensure customer commitments are met.

Main Duties:

• S&OP:
  • Drive a robust global S&OP process across the business
  • Lead standardization of and incorporate inventory positions into the overall S&OP process to help facilitate supply decisions.
• Demand Forecasting:
  • Develop, refine, and maintain accurate demand forecasts for products, incorporating historical data, market trends, and input from sales teams.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather relevant information and insights to improve forecast accuracy.
• Inventory Management:
  • Optimize inventory levels globally to ensure product availability while minimizing carrying costs.
  • Monitor and manage inventory turnover rates, identifying slow-moving or obsolete items and proposing solutions.
• Supply Planning:
  • Work closely with the procurement and production teams to align supply plans with demand forecasts.
  • Ensure that production schedules and procurement activities meet demand requirements.
• Data Analysis:
  • Utilize advanced analytical tools and techniques to assess historical data, identify patterns, and generate forecasts.
  • Regularly analyze sales data, market trends, and other relevant information to adjust forecasts as necessary.
  • Develop tools/aids to provide visibility on commitment status.
• Collaboration and Communication:
  • Foster strong relationships and open communication channels with sales, production, and procurement teams
  • Support functional leads and manufacturing leads to plan optimization of the supply chain footprint to address cost and service targets.
  • Facilitate cross-functional meetings to align on demand and supply plans.
  • Driving adherence to service metrics: on-time performance, lead time, and voice of the customer.

Salary Range: $95,000 - $105,000 per year

Benefits Overview:  LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network.

Qualifications

Education:   

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or a related field, or equivalent experience, is required
• APICS Basic Certification or in the process of obtaining APICS Basic Certification is preferred.

Experience: 4 or more years of relevant experience in the supply chain function, preferably in planning/ scheduling in a manufacturing environment, is required

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

• Understanding supply chain management, including material planning in an ERP/CRM environment, inventory management, and demand planning within ERP systems, is required.
• Knowledge of the end-to-end supply chain and the ability to run end-to-end S&OP processes are required.
• Must be able to drive successful inventory/working capital strategies, lead time responsiveness, and customer service levels
• Ability to independently extract, clean, and manipulate data from multiple sources to generate actionable insights is required
• Strong systems/process orientation with proven analytical thinking and problem-solving skills is required to sustain results through systems.
• Ability to think and lead strategically, understand the details of the process and data to build sound business cases, and drive root cause analysis and corrective actions is required
• Strong project management skills with demonstrated ability to develop and manage a project plan, establish priorities, work to deadlines, and control multiple projects at various stages are required.
• Must have strong analytical skills to apply logic and methodical thinking to solve intellectual and practical problems
• Must have strong negotiation and influencing skills
• Must be self-motivated and results-driven with a strong work ethic to work with integrity and commitment with minimal supervision.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills are required to communicate professionally across all levels of the organization.
• Must be highly collaborative and able to work in a high volume, fast-paced, highly matrixed, SLA environment and effectively navigate complex organizational needs
• Must be a demonstrated leader with strong strategic and operational skills to lead transformational change
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel is required.
• Ability to travel globally is required.

Company Info

About Legrand

Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and data center markets makes us a benchmark for customers worldwide. We harness technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work, and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative, and sustainable. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR). For more information, visit www.legrandgroup.com/en

About Legrand North and Central America

Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA) is a leader in the AV, Lighting & Controls, Electrical, and Data Center markets. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. For more information, visit legrand.us 

About Legrand’s Data Center Power and Control Division

The industry-leading brands of Approved Networks, Ortronics, Raritan, Server Technology, and Starline empower Legrand’s Data, Power & Control to produce innovative solutions for data centers, building networks, and facility infrastructures. Our division designs, manufactures, and markets world-class products for a more productive and sustainable future. The exceptional reliability of our technologies results from decades of proven performance and a dedication to research and development. 

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