Harman

About the Role

As a Demand Planner, you are responsible for all demand planning activities and in delivering a monthly 24 month rolling consensus forecast for the assigned OEMs, working cross functionally with a team of Program Managers, Customer Business Unit Managers etc. This forecast is the basis for production planning and all MRP related activities.

What You Will Do

• Ownership, and coordination for all Demand Planning (Forecasting) activities for the assigned OEMs.
• Accountable for delivering a monthly rolling 24-month consensus forecast, working together with a cross functional team of Customer Business Unit, Program Managers, and other key members.
• Support monthly financial closing and ensure on time delivery of data including account review and variance analysis.
• Coordination of 5YP (five years plan) activities together with the Sales excellence team, once a year.
• Ensure 100% adherence to the Global Consensus Demand Planning Process using Integrated Business Planning (IBP) tool.
• Maintain and use key input data elements like system program architecture, OEM vehicle production, take rates, customer forecasts, statistical forecasts, etc. in preparation of the forecasts.
• Drive forecast excellence with high forecast accuracy levels.
• Support in preparation for Senior Leadership meetings when needed.
• Prepare KPI-s, reports as well as ad-hoc analysis to drive progress.
• Participate in problem solving and corrective actions.
• Support all process improvement activities.
• Support special projects as required by the business.
• Any other tasks as required by the business.

What You Need

• Associates degree or equivalent in a related field.
• At least 3+ years in Sales & Operations Planning.
• Knowledge of/experience in ERP systems: SAP, IBP, BW preferred.
• Strong Analytical skills with the ability to manage big data sets.
• Flexible independent worker with an ability to lead and problem solve.
• Fluent English and Mandarin language skills. Hindi strongly preferred. (For Asia only)

What is Nice to Have

• Strong preference for a background in Global Automotive environment.
• Experience with QlikSense analytics or similar Business Intelligence tool
• Experience with Business warehouse

What Makes You Eligible

• Be willing to travel up to 10% international travel
• Be willing to work in an office and/or home office in Novi, Michigan (Hybrid)
• Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment

What We Offer

• Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.)
• Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
• Competitive wellness benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Access to HARMAN Campus Fitness Center and Cafeteria
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development