Demand and Supply Planning Manager

Job Title: Demand/Supply Planning Manager

Job Description:

Trystar is a leader in power distribution equipment and related services at the heart of supporting our electrical infrastructure. Our team members focus on producing the highest quality products in the industry and providing industry-leading service. Whether based in our state-of-the-art headquarters in Faribault, MN, our corporate office in Burnsville, MN, or a member of our team out in the field, safety and integrity are our guiding principles, and we work together to achieve excellence for our customers every day.

Trystar’s team members are our most important asset, and we expect this position to play a critical role in achieving our objectives. We are seeking a Demand/Supply Planning Manager who enjoys working as a member of a cross functional team to solve problems and improve performance. This position will be a member of the Trystar finance team and will work with other parts of the organization and team members to maximize success for Trystar and our customers.

We are looking for people who believe in our guiding principles and values of:

• Safety – We believe everyone should leave Trystar facilities in the same or better condition than when they arrived.
• Integrity – We’re honest, transparent, and committed to doing what’s right.
• Customer focus – We have relentless focus on our customers and their success.
• Right with speed – We use good judgement, make thoughtful decisions quickly, and execute them with purpose and intensity.
• Play for each other – We’re a team. We show up for each other and we know that through teamwork we achieve greatness.
• Champion change – We know adaptation and improvement are requirements to survive and to thrive.
• Enjoy the journey – We create an environment where our team feels appreciated and has fun along the way.
  
  
  

In this role you will get to:

• Lead enterprise-wide Integrated Business Planning process, gaining organizational consensus on assumptions and actions to meet & exceed customer expectations
• Facilitate demand planning discussions with Commercial and Finance partners, using statistical methods, industry trends, customer forecasts, and market assumptions to arrive at consensus demand forecasts at an actionable level of granularity (i.e. product hierarchy, SKU, & customer level details)
• Integrate consensus demand forecast into supply planning process, partnering with Operations and Supply Chain leaders to develop and project operational capacity and ensure material availability to fulfill customer demand, meeting or exceeding industry lead times
• Facilitates final reconciliation of risks and opportunities presented in the cycle with Product Owners and Finance to arrive at a consensus forecast that will be the guideline for execution
• Develop best practices for demand & supply planning in a custom solution environment, adapting to the unique & evolving needs of a growing business
• Coordinate high impact customer opportunities throughout the quote to shipment process, ensuring appropriate cross-functional hand-offs to ensure successful execution
• Partner with Commercial and Supply Chain teams to develop inventory management strategies, balancing customer needs with capacity capabilities to achieve ideal inventory levels to serve both customer demand and cash efficiencies
• Incorporate new offering introduction and product lifecycle management decisions into demand and supply plans, coordinating ramp up / down plans.
• Lead executive integrated business planning reviews, clearly articulating to senior leadership forecast assumptions, as well as capabilities needed to execute in a high growth environment
• Identify leading indicators of forecast accuracy and bias to facilitate a continuous improvement mindset with both the process and collaborators
• Drive efforts to enhance planning capabilities, identifying and implementing systematic improvements to demand and supply planning
  
  
  

Job Requirements:

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in Finance, Supply Chain, Business Management, or other quantitative fields
• Minimum of 7years of experience in demand or supply planning, financial forecasting, supply chain management, or other planning roles
• Excellent analytical skills, with a strong focus on managing, manipulating, and presenting large data sets
• Proficient use of financial systems and Microsoft Office tools, including advanced proficiency in Excel
  
  
  

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with ERP and other demand planning systems, with Epicor being a plus
• Experience with data visualization tools, a plus (Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
• Demonstrated ability to document, streamline, and automate complex processes
• Excellent communication skills, with a bias towards collaboration and teamwork
• Positive attitude, adept at problem solving
• Willingness and ability to travel 10%