Position Summary
As Supply Chain Statistical Analyst, you will be responsible and accountable for design, development and reporting of all supply chain measures enabling timely decision making.
You will drive operational excellence & provide a robust and fact-based 30 months rolling forecast.
You will coordinate cross-functional research activities and reconcile significant variances for its reduction and work on mitigation actions deployment and execution. You will ensure that the weekly & monthly forecast submission deadlines and allied reports are respected. You will lead and drive product life cycle activities ensure zero obsolescence.
Key Responsibilities
Demand Management
- Responsible for weekly update of arbitrated demand using specific tool (e.g. o9 - Demand Planning)
- Statistical Analyst & Reporting's through o9, PowerBi, PowerPoint presentations
- Analyze demand, ask questions, investigate, challenge demand forecast based on historical data, seasonality, market trends, external events, etc
- Manage and prepare statistical forecasts: gather, analyze and validate data
- Apply error analysis techniques to improve forecasting
- Check weekly demand vs sold capacity, demand variation vs tolerance and escalate deviations
- Take actions if incorrect EDI/demand (e.g. EDI/demand received for obsolete PNs)
- Work with Customer Desk Specialist and Sales Manager to validate EDI/Demand in case deviations are identified
- Analyze gap and seek convergence of short term / long term forecast
- Propose demand arbitrated volumes and validate them with Sales Team and Global Demand Planning
- Proactively monitor the demand and raise the flag in case of risks (demand variations)
- Use MAPE and BIAS for demand analysis and take actions to improve forecast accuracy
Demand Accuracy
- Weekly check MAPE and BIAS at PN level
- One Team: Discuss and align assumptions with CM at required & meaningful level
- Continuous Improvements: Follow defined standards and guidelines. Propose and implement improvements
- Check and address with improvement top offenders
Internal Alignment and Collaboration
- GEM deployment and its substance for business process excellence
- Drive annual SDP process and coordinate and lead key project through six sigma principles
- Collaborate with Supply Chain, Customer Desk Specials, Sales Team to align on demand forecast
- Ensure adherence to standard demand planning, PIPO, NPI process for meet assigned functional KPIs viz. MAPE, BIAS, Inventory, E&O, Premium Freight
- Actively participates in weekly demand planning, SIOP meetings with ensuring successful completion of assigned deliverables
- Lead, support & report statistical analysis on demand forecast and related KPIs
- Follow-up and adjust arbitrated demand in case change of references (dash change; phase in/phase out) to avoid excess and obsolete
Education / Qualifications
- Post Graduate & / Bachelor’s degree on Business Administration, Engineering or related areas required
Experience
- Minimum 10+ years of relevant experience in demand planning or customer service, sales and supply chain
- Previous experience in the automotive industry preferred (OEM, Tier-I)
Key Skills and Knowledge
Technical Skills
- English proficiency level; Spanish, Portuguese proficiency added advantage
- Proficiency in statistics, forecasting and forecasting methods with an understanding of their financial and operational impacts
- Strong analytical skills
- ERP tools viz o9, SAP skills required and other software related to demand planning preferred
- Experienced with MS Office (Excel advanced, PowerPoint, PowerBi etc.)
- Presentation and communication skills
- Preferred - Six Sigma Green Belt Certification / equivalent certification
Behaviors
- Customer focus – understand and follow customer specific requirements
- Analyze and challenge forecast data, investigate variations
- Spot risks of forecast deviations and communicate internally, share information, collaborate and validate findings
- Self-learning, seek for continuous improvement
- Well organized to manage multiple competing priorities in parallel
- Work accurate and follow the weekly MOS
- Team player
Position Information
- Individual Contributor Role
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Postgraduate degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or related field
- Minimum 10+ years experience in demand planning, customer service, sales, or supply chain
- Proficiency with o9 demand planning platform
- Proficiency with SAP ERP systems
- Advanced Excel skills and experience with Power BI and PowerPoint
- Strong proficiency in statistics, forecasting methods, MAPE and BIAS analysis
- Experience analyzing demand, investigating variances, and driving mitigation actions
- English proficiency (Spanish or Portuguese advantageous)
- Presentation and communication skills
- Familiarity with EDI processes and handling incorrect EDI/demand
- Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent certification
- Previous automotive industry experience (OEM, Tier-1)
Garrett Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered fair or above average in several teams and markets, with comments highlighting “fair pay for job” and “above average pay.” Core engineering compensation in the U.S. is characterized as competitive in certain locations, albeit based on directional data.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off programs include “unlimited” PTO at some locations and a defined holiday schedule, with many describing positive experiences using time away. Other sites reference straightforward vacation/PTO programs within a globally guided framework.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a company match is a standard element of the U.S. package and is consistently referenced. This provides a conventional foundation for retirement savings within the total rewards mix.
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What We Do
Garrett Motion is an automotive technology leader, serving vehicle manufacturers worldwide for more than 65 years. Garrett’s cutting-edge technology enables vehicles to become cleaner, more efficient and connected. The company’s broad offering of gas and diesel turbocharging applications, electric boosting and fuel cell technologies and automotive software solutions empowers the transportation industry to redefine and further advance motion.
