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Sr. Demand and S&OP Manager

Plano,Texas,United States

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791521

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About this opportunity:

• Job Locations: Plano, TX or Boise, ID
• Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions Inc. does not sponsor U.S work authorizations for this job positionincluding U.S. immigration filings for initial and/or change of employer paperwork for H-1’s, H-1B1’s, E-3’s, O-1’s, and TN’s. Ericsson also does not hire F-1’s working on CPT or EAD for this position.

Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions is a team of authentic, hard-working, and innovative peopledriven by a shared vision to Connect Beyond the limits of wired networks. We help customers —big and small, across industries and around the world — utilize LTE and 5G cellular technology toconnect people, places, and things, anywhere. We’re at the forefront of the Wireless WAN and 5G —the next big waves in networking — and we remain as hungry and humble as the day we started. Ifyou’re hungry to be part of something big, come join us.

How Will You Contribute to the Company?

The Sr. Demand Architect is responsible for creating an accurate and achievable collaborativeconsensus plan in close partnership with Sales, Product Management, and Finance. This keyposition must be able to facilitate and drive results in a fast-paced and demanding growthenvironment, leveraging his/her strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Additionally, theDemand Planner plays a critical role in the monthly S&OP process and will be the key resource forall demand-related issues. This role will be challenged to continue the development of bestpractices and standardized processes.

What you will do

Forecasting

• Manage demand planning and forecasting for purchasing to ensure an uninterrupted supply ofproducts for global customers
• Partner with Sales and Marketing to understand historical sales, market trends, seasonality,product mix, sales events, marketing promotions, and other factors which influence theforecast
• Manage key stakeholders by communicating realistic and accurate demand plans based onstatistical modeling
• Drive consensus between cross-functional groups and leaders.
• Effectively identify demand patterns, changes in trend, and drivers of product demand
• Develop and drive continuous improvements to forecasting models, demand forecastingtechniques, and methods by performing root-cause analysis
• Successfully identify risks and opportunities in the demand plan, escalates and communicatesappropriately
• Work with Supply Planning and Sales stakeholders to shape demand and optimize businessperformance
• Provide quantitative analysis that drives forecast and volatility improvements across thebusiness
• Facilitate regular reviews of forecast accuracy results across the business
• Effectively adapt communication of data, insights, statistical modeling, and market trends tovarious audiences
• Utilize best practices in technology and processes to enable an effective demand planningfunction

S&OP

• Manage the global S&OP demand process for all products in collaboration with Sales, Finance &Supply Chain
• Collaborate across the organization to ensure that the appropriate data is available andaccurate to be reviewed at the S&OP process meetings
• Prepare all data and metrics for demand-related S&OP meetings and reviews. Identify gapsand scenarios that will be presented. Guide final decision-making on open items includingtrade-offs and risk mitigation proposals
• Provide ad hoc analysis to support decision-making by Supply Chain, Operations, Finance,Sales, Marketing, and Executive leadership

NPI

• SKU level demand planning to incorporate weekly and monthly reporting of key performanceindicators for the product transitions by collaborating with Product Management, Engineering,and Supply Planning leadership
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, and monitor progress of product milestones for on-time completion. Drive continuous improvement in processes
• Develop internal tools to make SKU transition demand planning models sustainable andscalable
• Manage the analysis of hardware lifecycle information to create a HW ramp up/ramp down planto optimize inventory & fulfill customer requirements
• Support the analysis for Excess & Obsolete inventory, root causes, and process improvements

Business Process

• Will play a key role in identifying, implementing, and integrating systems, solutions, andprocesses to improve business and operational processes, reduce costs, improve businessKPIs, and achieve organizational targets
• Proficient at creating and analyzing business information and