Worldwide Supply Demand Planner
VAST Data
Worldwide Supply Demand Planner
- Business Operations
- California
Description
VAST Data is looking for a Worldwide Supply Demand Planner to join our growing team!
This is a great opportunity to be part of the fast-growing infrastructure company in history. In just a few short years, we’ve shaken up the industry by challenging traditional architecture models and introduced a revolutionary set of storage possibilities through our Universal Storage platform.
Our success has been built through incredible leadership and motivated employees who want to leverage their skills & experiences to make a real impact. This is an opportunity to be a key player at a pivotal time in our company’s growth.
Come join the disruption, make your mark, and be a part of the amazing team introducing the new era of data storage!
We are looking for a Worldwide Supply Demand Planner who: a) has a background working in a fast-paced environment, b) is detail-oriented, c) has ample experience with demand and/or supply planning, and d) is passionate about learning and growing.
About the Role:
- This is a critical planning role that requires strong attention to detail, cross-functional collaboration with Supply Chain, Materials, and Sales, and the ability to take multiple concrete and ambiguous perspectives and data points to update existing planning models and build up ad-hoc planning models.
- Using financial targets, historical run rates, inventory data, and sales opportunity leads - generate and publish monthly product demand forecasts for VAST’s integration partners.
- Maintain and analyze VAST’s integrator sites’ inventory data on an ongoing basis
- Drive planning analyses and recommend strategies for component/product EOL scenarios, product transitions, and risk buys
- Own generating, managing and reporting the monthly demand forecast for Services inventory
- Present updates and recommended actions to Operations executive management team on a weekly basis.
- Identify, create, and implement new planning processes and models.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum 2-3 years in supply and/or demand planning in a fast-paced work environment
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Power Point
- Strong analytical, planning, and presentation skills
- Experience in creating and implementing complex planning models
- Experience in analyzing inventory and supply/demand of raw materials
- Experience in planning for Last Time Buys and Production Risk Buys
Preferred Requirements:
- Master’s degree
- 5 years or more supply and demand planning in a fast-paced work environment
- Experience with Tableau and Data Visualization software tools