Description

Mini-Circuits designs, manufactures and distributes integrated circuits, modules, and sub-systems for high-performance radio frequency (RF) and microwave applications. With design, sales and manufacturing locations in over 30 countries, Mini-Circuits’ products are used in a range of wired and wireless communications applications. Our products are also used in detection, measurement and imaging applications, including military communication, guidance and electronic countermeasure systems, commercial, scientific, military land, sea and aircraft; automotive systems, medical systems, and industrial test equipment.

Mini-Circuits’ sells its products to over 20,000 customers globally through our direct sales force, applications engineering staff, sales representatives, as well as through our extensive website.    

Position Summary:

The Senior Demand Planner will focus on forecasting demand and aggregating insights based on trends and patterns, using historical data and cross functional inputs from Sales and Marketing to maximize fulfillment rates that drive shipments.  

The Senior Demand Planner will assist the Manager of Demand Planning in building and structuring weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting to monitor performance and identify risks and opportunities.  

In partnership with the Manager of Demand Planning, the Senior Demand Planner will communicate risks and opportunities during the monthly S&OP cycle to ensure stakeholders remain aligned.  

This role will take the lead in supporting the Product Life Cycle process to ensure model rationalization in keeping the assortment relevant and profitable.   

Salary Range: $99,000 - $115,000 per year

Job Function:

• Address demand related constraints in a timely manner.  
• High level of competency to monitor/report significant changes in the forecasts and inventory estimations to manager and in an S&OP environment.  
• Adhere to monthly forecasting cycle  
• Review and analyze current demand and forecast data 
• Collaborate with the NPI team and establish appropriate forecasts  
• Initiates continuous and effective communication across all necessary departments to understand demands, trends and challenges. 
• Works with the Demand Planning Manager to develop risk mitigation and contingency planning strategies. 
• Identify areas of process improvement. 
• Work towards improving model configuration to fine tune the forecast 
• Perform other duties as necessary and as assigned 
• Comfortable presenting to executive leadership and communicating insights clearly to stakeholders. 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics, Materials Management, Supply Chain Management or related field 
• 10 years’ experience in Demand Forecasting  
• Exceptional planning, time management and organizational skills are a must 
• Proficient in mathematics 
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel with proficiency in MS Office and related Suite programs 
• Functional experience with one or more data visualization tools (i.e., Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, Qlik, Sisense, etc.) strongly preferred 
• Experience in an MRP environment strongly preferred 
• SAP experience preferred  
• APICS certification strongly preferred 
• Previous experience in a formal or informal leadership capacity 

The duties, responsibilities and expectations described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the member, within the scope of the position.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to operate a computer keyboard. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Cultural Focus:

• Displays enthusiasm and Passion for their work  
• Works to the standard of Uncompromising Quality by meeting or exceeding stated objectives and embracing continuous improvement  
• Exercises sound Business Judgement, ensuring that efforts are on track with the Company’s goals 
• Operates with the mindset of Customer Obsession – by meeting or exceeding expectations to both internal and external customers  
• Takes Accountability by taking ownership and accepting responsibility for their conduct and contributions  
• Demonstrates a strong sense of urgency and accomplishes tasks with Speed and attention to detail  
• Cooperates, collaborates and contributes to shared goals with a strong sense of Teamwork  
• Conducts themselves with Honesty & Integrity and treats all members with Trust & Respect  

Additional Requirements/Skills:

• Comply, understand, and support corporate safety initiatives to ensure a safe work environment
• Ability and willingness to abide by Company’s Code of Conduct
• Occasional travel, some overnight, as required

Disclaimer: The listed qualifications and requirements for each position are intended as guidelines.  Mini-Circuits reserves the right to hire outside of these guidelines at Management’s discretion.

Mini-Circuits is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, familial status, gender identity, gender dysphoria, pregnancy-related condition, and domestic violence victim status or protected class characteristic, or any other protected characteristic as established by federal or state law.