Planning Assistant

* Assist planner to create statistical forecasts:
+ Gather, analyze and validate data
+ Execute statistical modeling software
+ Review resulting statistical forecast model
+ Apply error analysis techniques to improve forecasting
+ Summarize/aggregate statistical forecasts
- Assist planner to provide input to volume planning ( Latest Estimates / annual process)
+ Facilitate and manage demand planning/customer meetings
+ Achieve consensus with the business side and the demand chain
- Assist planner to prepare and maintain relevant reports pertaining to demand planning process
- Assist planner to develop demand forecasts (operational forecasts)
- Assist planner to review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results.
- Assist planner to coordinate cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances and refine the forecast model to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions.
- Assist planner to interact with customer to understand demand forecast drivers.
- Assist planner to maintain and develop the Demand Planning software as the primary forecasting system tool.
- Assist planner to provide input to the Supply Planning organization in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and exposed products
- Assist planner to closely coordinate and communicate customer action plans with supply planning