The Role
Lead end-to-end demand forecasting across products, regions, and business units; own forecast accuracy and bias; drive S&OP demand reviews with VP stakeholders; translate market and customer insights into forecast scenarios; align plans with supply, operations, and finance; manage NPI, phase-in, and end-of-life forecasting.
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Job Description Summary
The Senior Demand Planner leads development of Global Resonant's demand forecast and drives cross-functional alignment through the S&OP process. This is a senior individual contributor role serving as a strategic partner to Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance leaders — directly influencing executive decision-making and building forecasting maturity across the business.**This position is Hybrid - at least 3 days in office in Oakwood, GA facility. **
How will you make an impact & Requirement
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end demand forecasting across product families, regions, and business units
- Own forecast accuracy and bias performance, and drive continuous process improvement
- Lead the monthly Demand Review as part of the S&OP cycle, presenting to VP-level stakeholders
- Translate market intelligence, customer insights, and lifecycle changes into forecast scenarios
- Clearly articulate forecast risks, opportunities, and trade-offs to executive audiences
- Partner with Supply Planning and Operations to evaluate feasibility and capacity constraints
- Align demand plans with Finance to support revenue forecasting and annual budgeting
- Lead demand planning for NPI, phase-in, and end-of-life products
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Finance, Engineering, or related field
- 6-8+ years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, or supply chain analytics
- Proven track record leading S&OP or IBP demand processes in a cross-functional environment
- Hands-on experience with advanced planning systems (SAP IBP/APO, Kinaxis, o9, Blue Yonder, or Anaplan)
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong executive communication and facilitation capabilities
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in manufacturing or regulated industries (biopharma, medical devices, chemicals)
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior leadership without direct authority
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Finance, Engineering, or related field
- 7-10+ years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, or supply chain analytics
- Proven track record leading S&OP or IBP demand processes in a cross-functional environment
- Hands-on experience with advanced planning systems (SAP IBP/APO, Kinaxis, o9, Blue Yonder, or Anaplan)
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong executive communication and facilitation capabilities
- Experience in manufacturing or regulated industries (biopharma, medical devices, chemicals)
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior leadership without direct authority
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The Company
What We Do
As agile partners to life science enterprises, we offer personalized solutions that advance clinical and commercial operations from development to delivery. We combine customized precision, uncompromising quality, and intuitive expertise to define new standards in sourcing, supply chain, and storage services. Our newly architected company builds on a rich legacy of experience across life science services: Kitting by Therapak Biorepository & Archiving by EPL Archives Equipment & Ancillaries by MESM
