Senior Demand Planner

What we need

We are looking for a Senior Demand Planner to support a successful and rapidly growing business with trusted brands. Overall purpose of the role: Create demand plans from client and sales department forecasts. Purchase goods, materials, and services to ensure that the company operational needs are met, considering price, quality, and delivery and to ensure continuity of supply. 

The position will be responsible for managing & planning multiple SKUs with our US & China Team, along with inventory management and demand forecasting for assigned product lines. The position will work in conjunction with sales, marketing, and end clients to identify demands, product priorities and allocations. You will plan, monitor manufacturing and shipping to measure progress by established standards of performance as well as monitor supply inventories through computer information systems such as NetSuite (ERP) to meet required customer demand. You will interface with all support departments and customers daily to stay abreast of changes and to communicate needs, priorities, and realistic product availability. This team leadership role functions as a single point of contact for issues of product status, product quantities and time of delivery.  This is an onsite position based in our Lawrenceville, Georgia office.

About Us:

Telementum was established in 2021 as a holding company for some of the largest and most recognized brands in mobile accessories.  From product, distribution, logistics, and business insights, Telementum is changing the category with fresh solutions to our customers challenges and outstanding products to consumers.  Our portfolio of brands include:

Speck Products is the OG of the mobile accessories category.  Founded in 2001 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, Speck has gained recognition for its innovative and stylish cases that offer both protection and personalization for consumers' devices. Speck's cases are known for their durability, impact resistance, and slim profiles. Speck continues to innovate and expand its product offerings with the introduction of ClickLockTM attachable accessories and true wireless earbuds in 2023.

Tech21, since 2005, has been developing the most advanced cases and screen shields for mobile, tablet and laptop devices worldwide. Tech21 combines science, engineering, and British design to create products that address three core consumer benefits: style, protection and performance. As the brand evolves to continue meeting the needs of its consumers, Tech21 has developed the most advanced impact protection material on the market – FlexShock™. The ultra-thin and lightweight material absorbs and dissipates force and can withstand drops up to 13 feet. Tech21 puts all its products through a rigorous testing program, and in an industry-first has worked with the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) to develop its testing methodology. Tech21 is the number one case brand in the UK.

Alphacomm custom designs, manufactures and distributes wireless accessories to over 18,000 points of distribution, primarily in the Prepaid wireless market in North America. Alphacomm leads the wireless industry in the number of carrier brands managed and is the first to market carrier-licensed accessory portfolios for over fifty devices launched annually. In-house brands, Quikcell and BosBos, are leading brands designed and manufactured by Alphacomm for the Prepaid channel.

Responsibilities

• Obtaining information on occurrences that could impact demand like promotions and production delays
• Collaborate with R&D, Procurements, Marketing, Operations and Finance in developing forecast for new items, promotions, and end of life items
• Ability to align forecast to shifts in demand to improve customer in-stock levels
• Develop annual, monthly and daily demand plans and forecast for online business
• Minimize inventory exposure through accurate demand planning and detailed root cause analysis of inventory status.
• Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organization
• Coordinate and conduct customer specific weekly CPFR meetings
• Manage statistical forecasts and inventory demand plans and align according to KPI metrics
• Manage capacity plans to ensure sufficient allocation to support inventory demand plans within a global supply chain
• Manage multiple SKUs with short life spans, typically averaging 6 – 8 months
• Manage long range planning and execute New Product Launch and End of Life strategy
• Manage S&OP process to review KPI performance, sales, forecasts, purchase plans/orders, risks, and opportunities to better align sales plans with operational plans
• Manage procurement analytics to ensure accurate data is reflected on reports
• Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and keep up good communications

Requirements

Preferred Skills and Industry Experience

• Ability to assess issues from both legal and business perspectives to: clearly define risks; clearly articulate positions; create and project manage action plans related to inventory
• Strong mathematical and statistical knowledge
• Capability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated abilities in production planning, researching, responding to, and resolving sales order, logistics, product allocation and shipping inquires and other related issues within a global supply chain
• Extreme attention to detail and outstanding organization skills and the ability to get things done

Minimum Requirements 

• Qualified candidate must possess a Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in manufacturing planning/management in a global supply chain (Asia preferred) environment, scheduling, inventory control, sales order allocation, product distribution and global shipping.
• Strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills and existing team leadership experience
• Results-driven and proactive approach to problem solving
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to present ideas and information clearly
• Ability to work independently, under pressure and meet deadlines
• Must be articulate, goal-oriented, and enthusiastic

Benefits

Insurance

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Voluntary Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary Supplemental Life/AD&D
• Voluntary Accident
• Voluntary Critical Illness
• Company paid Long-Term Disability
• Company paid Basic Life/AD&D

Time Off

• 11 total holidays, including 4 "Floating Holidays" which are employee chosen dates
• Generous PTO policy

Retirement

• 401k (Traditional and/or Roth options)
• 401k company matching