Senior Demand Planning Manager

About us

Dyson is a global technology enterprise. We’re growing fast and our ambition is huge – more categories, more locations and more people. Dyson launched in the US in 2002, and since then operations have grown exponentially. Our US headquarters is based in Chicago's Fulton Market neighborhood. We also have employees working in field sales, our service centers, and in our growing number of Dyson Demo Store’s across the country. 

We're committed to our campus culture and want to have people collaborating, developing, and learning from each other. By having everyone on campus together, we have been able to nurture a fantastic social and dynamic environment.   

About the role

Leverage the forecasting and inventory planning system (APO) to generate a 18-month rolling forecast and supply plans

• Partner with Sales and Marketing teams to develop accurate Demand Plans, linked to customers’ Sales and Trade Stock levels.

• Oversee report generation in order to identify and recommend changes to the current supply plan, target weeks cover and demand plan

• Lead & coordinate calendar integration across Demand/Supply/Finance teams

• Develop and provide feedback on enhanced tools and ways of working to continue the maturity scaling across the Demand Planning function

• Communicate all critical demand  changes to Senior Leadership, production planning, finance, sales, and marketing, as required. Play a leadership role in generating timely options to deal with issues

• Monitor forecast performance and utilize root cause analysis to identify misses to the plan and recommend subsequent process improvement opportunities

• Own an entire category of business, train and develop team members

Forecasting

• Forecast at the account and product level as required

• Take a category perspective and focus on market growth dynamics as they interact with customer and product mix, share

• Support delivery of assigned budgets on monthly, quarterly and yearly basis

• Leverage and lead adoption of new tools and capabilities, TELUS

Partner with global operations, marketing, and sales teams to drive new product launch planning

• Determine pipefill and replenishment quantities by retailer, ensuring all relevant retailer timelines and reset dates are met

• Communicate market needs to Group Supply Chain to ensure all areas of the business are working toward the same plan

Inspire, actively manage and lead direct reports

• Communicate clear priorities and required results

• Provide consistent support and regular feedback through 1:1s and team meetings

• Consistently monitor and track performance goals for the team

Drive continuous improvement in processes to deliver improved demand forecast accuracy, and improved supply planning collaboration with Supply Chain

• Relish the opportunity to pick up new activities that fall broadly in the purpose of the role

• Think outside of the box, identifying opportunities for improvement.

• Identify problems and find solutions

• Demonstrate an acute attention to detail

About you

• Bachelor’s degree required Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or Logistics preferred

• 8+ years forecasting and/or planning experience required

• 3+ years’ experience in a CPG/retail company required

• 2+ years’ experience managing a team to drive results required

• SAP/APO experience strongly preferred

Skills & Competencies

• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills

• Ability to partner effectively with Sales and Supply Chain teams

• Evidence of success in complex, matrix and entrepreneurial environments is key

• Excellent influencer with the ability to inspire, align and engage multiple teams without exercising direct authority

• Strong leader capable of developing a vision, drawing on multi-disciplinary perspectives, obtaining buy-in across the business, and driving collaborative execution

• Excellent ability to build relationships at all levels of the organization, locally and globally

• Energized by thinking differently, delivering change, and diplomatically challenging the norm

• Successful experience working across the spectrum of strategic to executional, and comfortable with hands-on delivery

• Comfortable with ambiguity but able to build structure and clarity

• Self-starter who is proactive and has an owner’s mindset, sees things through to completion

• Uncompromising ethics and integrity

• Having worked in entrepreneurial contexts is a plus

• Third party platform direct experience is a strong plus

• Must be able to adhere to a 5-day office attendance schedule

Compensation : $140,800 - $158, 400 annually + bonus opportunity 

Benefits

At Dyson, how we reward you is linked to our high-performance culture. But it’s about more than salary and bonus. Through a package of financial, lifestyle and health benefits, we support whatever stage of life you’re in and the moments that matter.

Financial benefits:

•          401K with up to a 4% match

•          Company paid Life Insurance and AD&D

•          Flexible Savings Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)

Lifestyle benefits:

•          Competitive Paid Time Off Benefits including Separate Holiday, Sick, and Vacation Time

•          Pre-tax Commuter Benefits (applicable areas only)

•          Generous Child Care Leave Program

•          Wellness Program

•          Employee Assistance Program

•          Dyson Product Discounts

Health benefits:

•          Multi-Level Healthcare Coverage Options

•          Vision & Dental Coverage

•          Company paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Dyson is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. If requested, we will provide reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process for persons with disabilities. Contact us at americas.talentacquisition@dyson.com for more information. Dyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer.