Demand Planner

We are seeking a Demand Planner to focus on and create the best possible demand projections for the future to support near term tactical business decisions and long-term strategic business decisions. These decisions will be directly related to the output of the business sales and operations planning process.

Leggett & Platt is a diversified manufacturer that conceives, designs and produces a broad variety of engineered components and products that can be found in most homes and automobiles.  The 134-year-old company with 2019 sales of $4.8 billion, is comprised of 15 business units, 22,000 employee-partners, and 140 manufacturing facilities located in 19 countries.

Leggett & Platt is the leading U.S. manufacturer of a) bedding components; b) automotive seat support and lumbar systems; c) components for home furniture and work furniture; d) carpet cushion; e) adjustable beds; f) high-carbon drawn steel wire; and g) bedding industry machinery.

Adjustable Bed Group:

L&P Adjustable Bed Group is part of the Bedding Segment.  We strive to meet the ever-changing requirements of the industry.  We manufacture in North America with facilities in the US and Mexico.  Through our design and manufacturing we enable individualized comfort in the bedroom – whether asleep or awake – to promote better health and well-being.

The Demand Planner at Leggett & Platt is a hands-on position that requires someone to work tactically, with a large volume of data.

So, what will you be doing as a Demand Planner?

• Responsible for long-term product line forecast (18M & 60M)
• Adjust sales forecast based on lifts, promotions, etc.
• Ensure plans include timing/launch of new products
• Evaluate forecast relative to historic assumptions/metrics
• Compare sales/inventory to forecast(mid-month)
• Intimately familiar with the customer/business intelligence factored into the Demand Plan
• Responsible for collecting customer demand intelligence from the commercial team as part of the demand planning process
• Responsible for making the manual adjustments to the statistical forecast and its accuracy
• Responsible for the accuracy of the finished goods forecast for a product line
• Maintain the demand plan between IBP cycles
• Analyze actuals monthly and create performance tracking files
• Responsible for establishing/reviewing finished goods stocking plans with customers

To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

• 3-5+ years of industry experience in data analysis and developing business cases
• 2+ years’ experience in dashboarding, data visualization, and reporting
• Ability to work in cross functional teams
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Excited to learn new technologies and analytical methodologies relating to business intelligence and data analysis
• Strong communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills to translate ambiguous business requirements into complex analyses and actionable insights
• A deep understanding of metrics, reporting tools, and data structures

• Ability to be a self-starter and work in groups or alone on projects
• Ability to align with forward vision and proactively seek solutions to achieving vision
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Supply Chain Management, Mathematics. Data Science or Business-related field preferred 

 Things we consider a plus: 

• Demand planning experience in the bedding manufacturing environment. 

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