Demand Planning CoE Manager

## Position Summary

The Manager, Center of Excellence Demand Planning is responsible for advancing demand planning capabilities across the enterprise through process excellence, governance, technology enablement, and continuous improvement. This role develops and governs the standards, methodologies, best practices, and performance measures used for demand forecasting and demand planning while partnering with operational planning and commercial teams to improve forecast quality, planning effectiveness, and business performance. The position leads efforts to mature integrated business planning processes, supports the implementation and adoption of advanced planning technologies, and drives continuous improvement across demand planning processes and capabilities. By establishing consistent ways of working and enabling planning excellence, this role helps strengthen organizational planning maturity, improve decision-making, and support long-term business objectives.

This is a remote role with the requirement of residing within the UnitedStates. If you are local to Mentor, OH, this position will be hybrid with the expectation of being onsite in Mentor, OH 3 days/week.

Up to 50% domestic and international travel.

This role is  not eligible for Visa Sponsorship or H1B Transfer.

## What You'll do as a Demand Planning CoE Manager

- Enterprise Demand Planning Excellence - Leads the design, governance, and continuous improvement of enterprise demand planning processes, standards, and best practices to drive consistency, scalability, forecast quality, and planning excellence across the organization.
- Demand Planning Methodologies - Develops and maintains enterprise methodologies and governance frameworks for demand forecasting, statistical modelling, forecast segmentation, hierarchy management, and demand plan development, ensuring alignment with business objectives and operational requirements.
- Cross Functional Alignment - Strengthens alignment among planning, commercial, marketing, finance, operations, and supply chain teams by establishing common demand planning processes, assumptions, decision frameworks, and performance expectations that improve end-to-end business performance.
- Integrated Business Planning Maturity - Designs, governs, and continuously enhances integrated business planning processes, including Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning, by establishing standards for demand review, facilitating continuous improvement, and promoting adoption of best practices across the enterprise.
- Demand Planning Performance Measures - Establishes and governs demand planning performance measures, metric definitions, scorecards, and reporting standards, including forecast accuracy, forecast bias, forecast value added, and demand plan quality, to support consistent performance evaluation and data-driven decision-making.
- Partner Cross Functionally - Partners with planning, commercial, marketing, finance, operations, supply chain, and technology teams to drive cross-functional alignment, support strategic initiatives, and ensure effective execution of demand planning standards and governance requirements.
- Enable Advanced Planning Systems - Supports the implementation, enhancement, and adoption of advanced planning systems and demand planning technologies by defining business process requirements, aligning solutions with established standards, and promoting sustainable business value realization.
- Capability Building - Develops demand planning playbooks, training materials, best practices, and capability-building programs that enhance organizational planning knowledge, accelerate onboarding, and support a culture of continuous improvement.

## The Experience, Skills, and Abilities Needed

Required

- Bachelor's Degree.
- 8+ years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, statistical forecasting, or related supply chain functions
- 8+ years of experience in integrated Business Planning (IBP), Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) or demand review process
- 8+ years of experience in cross-functional projects, process improvements, or business transformation initiatives
- 8+ years of experience in demand planning systems, forecasting tools, analytics platforms, or supply chain technologies

Preferred

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
- APICS/ASCM or Lean Six Sigma certification.
- 5+ years of experience in a complex manufacturing, medical device, healthcare, or life sciences environment.
- 3+ years of experience developing demand planning standards, playbooks, training programs, or capability-development programs.
- 3+ years of prior leadership experience in planning, supply chain, or operations.
- Strong knowledge of demand planning, forecasting, demand sensing, and Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) processes.

Other

- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and business acumen.
- Effective project management and organizational skills.
- Strong written, verbal, presentation, and facilitation skills.
- Ability to communicate complex information and translate data into business recommendations.
- Ability to collaborate across planning, manufacturing, procurement, logistics, finance, commercial, and technology functions.
- Ability to influence stakeholders and lead through expertise.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive continuous improvement.

## What STERIS Offers

We value our employees and are committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that support your health, well-being, and financial future.

Here is just a brief overview of what we offer:

- Market Competitive Pay.
- Extensive Paid Time Off (PTO) and 9 added Holidays.
- Excellent Healthcare, Dental and vision benefits.
- Long/Short Term Disability coverage.
- 401(k) with a company match.
- Maternity & Paternity Leave.
- Additional add-on benefits/discounts for programs such as Pet Insurance.
- Tuition Reimbursement and continued educations programs.
- Excellent opportunities for advancement in a stable long-term career.

STERIS does not accept unsolicited resumes/CV's from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job postings.

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Pay range for this opportunity is $120,000 - $145,000. This position is eligible for bonus participation.

Minimum pay rates offered will comply with county/city minimums, if higher than range listed.  Pay rates are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to local labor market costs, years of relevant experience, education, professional certifications, foreign language fluency, etc.

STERIS offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits portfolio.  Click here for a complete list of benefits:  STERIS Benefits

Open until position is filled.

STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law. We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.