Client Computing Group Demand Planning Lead

Responsibilities

• Data Governance and Master Data: Proactively identify, address, and resolve data issues within demand hierarchies and demand master data to ensure a single source of truth.
• Execution and Escalation Management: Review and manage the weekly customer Return-to-Forecast -RTF- process and directly address/resolve customer escalations.
• Demand Plan Optimization: Collaborate with Business Unit -BU- Forecasters, Regional Demand Leads, and Accounts to develop a comprehensive Demand Plan. Optimize the plan for maximum margin and the best use of supply/inventory capabilities.
• Supply and Demand Alignment: Review proration, consumption, and disaggregation to ensure the demand plan at the lowest level is entirely consumable by the supply chain execution teams.
• Continuous Monitoring: Review Backlog, Gross Billings, Customer Demand, and Sales Forecasts continuously to make data-driven changes to the weekly demand plan. When applicable, manage and update upper-case/lower-case demand variations.
• Constrained Planning -S&OP Horizon-: Develop and recommend the Constrained Demand Plan, incorporating Supply Plans, S&OP Executive decisions, and Business Management Group -BMG- direction on allocation strategies.
• Allocation Facilitation: Facilitate critical allocation decisions with the Supply Management Group -SMG- when market demand exceeds available supply.
• S&OP / S&OE Harmonization: Act as the bridge between execution and strategy, ensuring that Sales and Operations Execution -S&OE- and Sales and Operations Planning -S&OP- demand plans are completely harmonized.
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively across regional and business unit teams.

Requirements

• You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.
• This position not eligible for Intel immigration sponsorship.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Operations, Business Administration, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, or supply chain analytics.
• Proficiency with demand planning software, ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle), and advanced Excel/data tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• MBA or Masters degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations, System Engineering
• APICS Certification or Supply and Demand Certifications
• Previous experience creating, recommending, and presenting strategies to key decision-makers and various management levels
• Driving continuous process improvement and people skills development.
• Deep understanding of the business being able to articulate supply capability and output to stakeholders and executives.
• Establish and maintain relationships while influencing them to move towards a common goal.
• Enabling an environment of inclusiveness, collaboration, truth and transparency, trust, and continuous learning and innovation.
• Passion for motivating, mentoring, and coaching successful leaders, talents, and managers.
• Tolerance for ambiguity and operating in complex and multiorganizational environments.
• Job Type:
• Experienced Hire
• Shift:
• Shift 1 (United States of America)
• Primary Location:
• US, California, Folsom
• Additional Locations:
• US, Arizona, Phoenix, US, California, San Jose, US, California, Santa Clara, US, Oregon, Hillsboro
• Business group:
• Posting Statement:
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex

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Additional Information

Job Details: Job Description: The Supply Chain Planning Operations organization -SCPO- is searching for a Demand Planning Analyst. This role directly reports under the SCPO Demand Planning Director. The Demand Planning Analyst is responsible for managing, optimizing, and executing the weekly and long-term demand planning processes. This role ensures data integrity, coordinates cross-functionally to build consensus forecasts, and balances supply-demand constraints to maximize margin and inventory utilization. The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical skills, a keen eye for data governance, and the ability to turn complex market signals into a consumable demand plan.

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