Demand Planner II

BSH Home Appliances Corporation – Top Employer US 2024

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At BSH, People Matter. Bring your unique skills, capabilities, and experiences to our dynamic teams where your contributions will drive our innovation culture. We strive to be a workplace that values people and supports opportunities for continuous professional and personal growth. As a leading manufacturer of home appliance brands Bosch, Gaggenau, and Thermador, we prioritize having a consumer centric mindset and creating positive experiences for the consumer throughout all interactions with our products and services. Join us now and give your career a home. You Belong Here.

Demand Planner II

Irvine, CA / Full-time

Your responsibilities

Responsible for coordination with a team of Demand Planners who are responsible for sales forecasting, bottom up and top down, collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment with key customers, forecast error, finished goods production planning, deployment and control of inventory management throughout our central and regional distribution network. This person ensures our finished goods inventory levels remain within business plan targets as well meeting or exceeding key SCM metrics such as customer order fulfillment rates.

·         Forecasting: Analyze historical sales figures; work closely with Sales and Product Marketing to determine fluctuations in sales and promotional activity; make necessary adjustments as needed based on current sales trends.

·         Regulate short-term factory production based on sales forecast; make adjustments based on any deviation or fluctuation in sales (i.e. independent requirements management).

·         Coordinate with factory on scheduling and prioritizing production, expediting parts if needed, and increasing the production capacity when necessary.

·         Create purchase orders to outside suppliers; monitors their production and shipping fulfillments.

·         Adhere to a 92% customer order/delivery fulfillment rate; monitor incoming goods and oversee allocation to the customer

·         Create and maintain daily and weekly reports (sales, back order, inventory availability, etc.) and situational reports to aid colleagues from factories, Sales and Product Marketing.

·         Meet the expectations of major functional departments such as:

·         Production: Smooth production planning via weekly production meetings

·         Sales: High delivery fulfillment

·         Supply Network Planning: Accuracy of forecast at each RDC for inventory deployment; ensure production plans are

·         Product Marketing: Monthly forecast alignment; successful product phase in/out planning

·         Controlling: Provide monthly invoice forecasts; ensure forecast is within an acceptable tolerance to business plan

·         Sales Support: Effectively communicate product availability dates

·         Logistics: Transmission of RDC inventory requirements via the forecast signal

·         Responsible for the performance of the operational bottom up sales forecast at a SKU and regional distribution center level

·         Track and maintain phase in and phase out activities

·         Assists in the management of safety stock parameters for all regional distribution centers

·         Effectively absorbs job activities of other Demand Planners to cover vacations, sick days, leave of absence, etc.

·         Create/initiate business analytics and proposals/recommendations to various teams

·         Drives process improvements

·         Performs all other duties as assigned

Your profile

·        Bachelor’s degree (Business Administration or Related Fields) – Required

3-5 Years of Supply Chain Experience - Required

·        3-5 Years of Experience (Professional Business) – Required

·        Language skills: English (knowledge of German helpful)

·        Mathematical skills: college level

·        Reasoning Ability: ability to make decisions, control and influence large groups of people including top management

·        Prior SAP experience preferred

·        Normal office equipment; e.g., computer, copier, fax machine, etc.

·        Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

·        As required – average domestic travel ranges from 3-6 trips a year, possible yearly international travel

·        High proficiency in Excel

·        Travel Percentage – 10%

Your Pay & Benefits

The pay range posted for this position is based on the location noted in the posting title. Exact compensation offered may vary based on your specific skillset and work location. If the position is bonus or incentive eligible then the payments range from 0% to 200% of target with details laid out within the plan document.

Benefits offered include the following:

·         Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability benefits, employee assistance program (EAP), Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), and Health Savings Account (HSA) participation starting on the first day of the calendar month following date of hire.

·         Wellness Plan that allows participating employees to earn lower medical care premiums.

·         401(k) Retirement Plan starting on the first day of the calendar month following 30 days of service.  The plan provides a fully vested 100% employer match on the first 4% of compensation contributed and includes an annual employer-funded profit sharing contribution dependent on company profitability.

·         Two weeks of paid vacation for all non-temporary status new hires below Director level positions. Vacation entitlement increases based on years of service with BSH.

·         Unlimited paid vacation for all Director and above level positions.

·         The greater of (a) 40 hours of paid sick leave or (b) state or local minimum requirements for paid leave (Non-Production Line).

·         40 hours of paid personal leave (Production Line).

·         12 days of paid holidays per year (max 8 hours paid per day).

·         Adoption Reimbursement Program, Perks at Work, and BSH Employee Purchase Program.

·         BSH provides ongoing product training, uniforms, computer tablet, cell phone and a company vehicle for eligible positions.

Further information

Please visit career.bsh-group.com and learn about what makes BSH a Top Employer!

BSH is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, military service, or any other protected class.  By including everyone and ensuring equal opportunities, BSH unleashes its full potential - EOE / AA Employer.

This position is eligible for the Employee Referral Bonus program.

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