Senior Demand Planning Analyst

Role Overview

• Part of the Supply Chain Management IT team, responsible for translating business system requirements into design specifications, system configurations, and solutions for purchased and home-grown applications.
• Maintain, sustain, upgrade and enhance existing Demand Planning Solutions including BlueYonder Demand Planning.
• Apply BlueYonder Demand Forecasting expertise to foster best in class solutions across multiple business areas.
• Demonstrate exceptional expertise and leadership related to BlueYonder SCM solutions.
• Ensure proper integration between BlueYonder Demand Planning with upstream and downstream systems including Datawarehouse, Databases, Reporting, Applications.
• Provide clear instructions and specifications to development teams for solutions requiring code work.
• Assist with Unit testing of solutions, and coordinate User Acceptance Testing.
• Work with third party vendors and contractors as needed for major projects, maintain oversight on all project related expenses and budget.
• Create User Stories and acceptance criteria and work with other technical teams to ensure technical and business needs are determined seamlessly.
• Independently and effectively organize and manage multiple assignments with challenging timelines.
• Demonstrable ability to make decisions and collaborate efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrate strong leadership characteristics within the group and broader IT organization.
• Coach and mentor other individual contributors on technologies and business processes.
• Serve as technical solutions lead on large transformational SCM Projects.
• Participate in cross functional projects related to business processes such as: SAP, Order management, Channel management, Commerce, Scheduling, Supply Chain planning, Reporting, and Finance.
• Work with Iterative Agile Methodologies, Waterfall methodologies and Test
• Driven Development.
• Help organization by leading strategic initiatives tightly aligned with departmental goals and measures.
• Serve as spokesperson to senior management for these specialized programs and projects.

Requirements

• BS/MS degree in Management Information Systems, Business Administration, Computer Science, or an IT/SCM related subject
• 10+ years of experience in IT working with business systems
• 10+ years of JDA/BlueYonder Experience required with focus on Demand Forecasting / Demand Planning
• Knowledge in BY Cognitive Demand is a strong plus
• A solid track record of being an expert in BlueYonder system configuration
• A solid track record of being an expert in designing and optimizing end-to-end SCM Demand Planning solutions
• Data-driven decision maker, able to effectively communicate abstract/complex interactions of systems, processes and people
• Able to establish effective working relationships with various levels in the organization and has the influence to drive team players to action and commitment
• Great organizational skills and experience working in Agile environments

Benefits

• medical, vision and dental coverage
• 401k
• paid vacation
• holidays
• sick time
• discretionary performance-based bonus