Demand Planning Analyst

Company Generac Power Systems

Name Demand Planning Analyst

Req # 64875

Employment Type Full Time

Shift 1st

At Generac, our people help make the world safer, brighter, and more productive. We are united by our efforts to inspire change for a better world; impact our people and community; influence and achieve positive results; and innovate the industry. Our shared goals allow people with diverse backgrounds and points of view to work together, bringing our global customers peace of mind through reliable products and exceptional support.

The Corporate Demand Planning Analyst executes the corporate demand planning process for the company through modeling, analysis and forecasting. Prepares and analyzes sales and operations forecasts; prepares reports and presentations including analyses of variances versus forecasts. Provides support for sales revenue target setting and forecasting processes; researches and provides estimates for market demand. Collaborates with departments across the organization (e.g. Sales/Marketing, Engineering, IT, Finance) to develop, create and maintain accurate corporate demand planning forecasts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Generate accurate and timely monthly statistical demand forecast reports for Generac’s product lines by market segment and/or geographic region, ensuring the right quantities of the right products are produced, effectively allocate supply, and accurately build financial and operating plans.

• Continuously improve forecasting accuracy, techniques, methods/approaches, establishing and utilizing best practices. Perform weekly root cause analyses and take proper actions with the Corporate Demand Planning Manager.

• Prepare weekly demand planning meeting agendas and send out regular demand planning reports for review.

• Utilize quantitative and qualitative techniques to analyze and input sales history, promotional data from consumer/residential and industrial/commercial product lines and channels into the demand planning system. Generate weekly demand forecast.

• Analyze and enhance the forecast to include additional consumer-based intelligence, competitive impact, marketing intelligence and other causal factors where appropriate.

• Simplify and translate complex data into clear, concise information that is understandable to non-technical audiences.

• Responsible for overall data maintenance for systems associated with Demand Planning.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Math, Business, Statistics, Supply Chain Management or other related quantitative disciplines;

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in demand planning, market analysis or related field;

• Experience with statistical analysis tools such as SAS;

PHYSICAL DEMANDS : While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Specific conditions of this job include are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel.

“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”