Position: Demand Planning Manager
Location: Buena Park
Job Responsibilities:
- Establish and maintain corporate policies related to supply chain matters for imported OEM and inhouse manufactured products.
- Manage S&OP and capacity planning including planning forecasting procurement/sourcing warehousing scheduling and transportation for imported OEM and inhouse manufactured products in collaboration with HQ.
- Oversee the shipping and receiving process of imported products including logistics from export locations to customer destinations.
- Optimize the supply chain by coordinating sales demand manufacturing transportation and warehouse resources to ensure ontime service to customers while maximizing revenue.
- Manage the weekly demand plan based on the latest sales forecast and customer order trends with statistical analysis.
- Develop a master supply plan aligned with the demand plan and reconcile supply restrictions in production replenishment imports etc.
- Develop product transfer plans among facilities and create a monthly forecast by estimating inventory levels at each facility.
- Analyze shortages and overages taking appropriate actions to minimize risk.
- Update S&OP operation results in weekly/monthly S&OP meetings and coordinate with relevant departments including Sales Marketing Production and Purchasing.
- Review orders for accuracy and compliance with company procedures and recommend vendors that offer better quality service or pricing.
- Develop reports on budgets and manage costs within established standards; assist with adhoc responsibilities as assigned by the Division Manager.
- Perform projectrelated duties and other tasks as assigned.
Skills/Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain Management Business Finance or a related field.
- 7 years of experience in supply chain management particularly in demand planning.
- Strong project management and analytical skills; experience in forecasting and cost accounting preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Intermediate proficiency in MS Office (Outlook Excel Word and PowerPoint).
- Strong interpersonal organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to develop interpret and report key performance indicators to measure supply chain performance.
- Previous experience with SCP systems (e.g. Kinaxis JDA SAP) is preferred but not required.
- Bilingual in Korean is preferred.