Nautic Partners, LLC completed its acquisition of the Specialty Tapes business from Berry Global Group, Inc., rebranding the company as Vybond™. As a standalone business, Vybond is poised to strengthen its leadership in pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes, delivering innovative solutions to industrial and specialty markets worldwide. Headquartered in Franklin, KY, with facilities in Riverhead, NY, and Bristol, RI, Vybond Group, Inc. manufactures specialty foil, film, and duct tapes and adhesives. With over 1,500 specialty SKUs spanning 500+ product families, Vybond serves 1,500+ customers across the HVAC, building and construction, industrial, retail, medical, aerospace, automotive, and other specialty industries.
Purpose:
The Demand Planning Manager, working under the direction of the Supply Chain and Customer Care Director, will provide accurate customer demand forecasts to the Supply Chain, Operations, and Commercial teams based on demand trends and market insights to maximize production efficiencies and working capital, while meeting customer volume and delivery expectations. The Demand Planning Manager will be assigned to perform these tasks for Tapes product lines.
Responsibilities Develop and maintain statistical demand forecast in planning software at multiple aggregation levelsManage item level forecast in planning software including supersedures, life cycle planning and promotional opportunitiesReview sales trends and evaluate historic forecast performance by building Demand performance metrics and internal reportingCoordinate cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances and refine the forecast model to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions.Interact with commercial team to understand demand drivers' impact on customer demandDevelop conclusions and make recommendations about forecast opportunities and risks to maximize business performanceInteract with customers to gather updated forecasts and ensure planning continuityProvide visibility and communication to demand forecast in the format, level, and detail changes timelyProvide input to the Supply Planning organization in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs.Use and maintain the Demand Planning software as the primary forecasting system toolServes as key participant in S&OP, leading discussions about key business drivers impacting the forecastReport and provide weekly updates on shipment to plan pacingSupport additional projects necessary to aid in the growth of Tapes/ B&CPerform additional responsibilities as neededKey Results:
A demand forecast which incorporates current and accurate market information that allows the company to correctly predict customer demand and provide its supply chain with the appropriate information to plan how to meet that customer demand.Improved relationships among planners, sales, product line management, and finance, which will lead to effective knowledge sharing and an optimal consensus forecast to better guide the company.Refined systems and methods to continually improve forecasts so that the company can better anticipate customer needs.Execute with excellence in the area of customer replenishment and feedback to the Supply Chain group the opportunities and risks regarding customer replenishment performance metrics. Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in business or related field requiredStrong analytical, data mining, and MS Excel skills 6-8 years of demand planning experience required3-5 years of supervisory or management experience preferredAbility to travel 10-20% Options Apply for this job onlineApplyShareEmail this job to a friendRefer Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your newsfeed We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Application FAQsSoftware Powered by iCIMS
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