Demand Planner

About the Role Demand Planner to support data-driven planning and forecast accuracy for our operations in Anderson, South Carolina. This role translates sales patterns, market signals, and business inputs into practical demand plans that guide supply chain decisions. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical capability, sound business judgment, and the ability to work across teams to improve planning performance and responsiveness. What You'll Do

• Analyze historical demand, customer activity, and market developments to build reliable planning assumptions and support informed forecast decisions.
• Create and maintain statistical forecasts while incorporating commercial insights from sales and marketing to produce balanced, realistic demand plans.
• Lead regional planning discussions and coordinate S&OP-related meetings to align stakeholders on forecast expectations, supply considerations, and response strategies.
• Evaluate the impact of product introductions, lifecycle changes, and market shifts to support planning scenarios, risk reviews, and escalation needs.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Regional Supply Chain, and Finance to ensure planning decisions reflect cross-functional business priorities.
• Track forecast accuracy and related performance metrics, identify root causes of variance, and drive improvements in planning effectiveness.
• Anticipate changes in demand such as seasonality, surges, or market disruptions and work with internal partners to reduce business risk.
• Present planning insights, assumptions, and recommendations clearly to stakeholders to support consensus and timely decision-making.