Demand Planning Sr. Analyst

What you’ll do:

Job Summary:

The Senior Demand Planner is responsible for developing, managing, and continuously improving the demand plan for assigned product lines, businesses, and geographies within Electrical Sector Americas. Acting as the primary link between the business and the CoE, the role ensures demand plans accurately reflect market conditions, commercial strategies, new product introductions, and business objectives.

The role is accountable for driving forecast accuracy, supporting the SIOP process, identifying risks and opportunities, and ensuring alignment between commercial demand signals and operational execution. In addition, the Senior Demand Planner supports standardization initiatives, planning governance, and continuous improvement efforts led by the CoE.

This role is part of the Supply Chain Center of Excellence (CoE) and reports directly to the Lead Demand Planner, with a functional reporting relationship to the Business Demand Planning Leader

Job Responsibilities:

*Develop and maintain accurate demand forecasts for assigned product lines, businesses, and geographies across a 3-24 month planning horizon.
*Partner with Sales, Product Line Management, Finance, Supply Planning, and Operations to create consensus demand plans aligned with business objectives.
*Serve as the primary Demand Planning partner for the assigned business, collaborating closely with the Business Demand Planning Leader to align forecasts, assumptions, and growth strategies.
*Analyze historical trends, market dynamics, product launches, and commercial activities to identify demand risks and opportunities.
*Lead and support Demand Review and SIOP processes by presenting forecasts, assumptions, key drivers, and recommended actions.
*Monitor and improve Demand Planning KPIs, including Forecast Accuracy, Forecast Bias, and Forecast Stability, through ongoing analysis and corrective actions.
*Perform scenario planning and evaluate the impact of demand changes, portfolio shifts, promotions, and market conditions on business performance.
*Ensure forecast assumptions, demand changes, and planning decisions are documented, communicated, and reflected in the planning process.
*Collaborate with Supply Planning teams to ensure demand signals are translated into actionable supply and inventory plans.
*Support CoE standardization, governance, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance forecasting effectiveness, planning efficiency, and cross functional alignment

Qualifications:

Education level required 

• Professional degree in Engineering, Business Administration, International Business 

Years and area of experience required

• 3+ years in similar roles

Technical knowledge

• Fluent English.
• SCM, SIOP, ERP systems, Demand Planning, Analytics, Power BI 

Skills:

Candidates should demonstrate a strong alignment with Eaton’s Culture Model by exhibiting curiosity, learning agility, accountability, courage, adaptability, collaboration, trust-building, inclusion, innovation, and a broad enterprise mindset. These competencies enable employees to Think Big, Act Boldly, and Win Together while delivering sustainable business results.

Additional Information:

Organizational Chart:

Supervisor: Demand Planner Supervisor COE 
Functional Manager (if applicable): Demand Manager ESA
Incumbent (if applicable):
Peers (if applicable):
Direct Reports (if applicable):
Indirect/Functional Reports (if applicable):

Dimensions:

Scope of Responsibilities: Local, regional, etc.

• ESA-IBP  (Assigned Demand Network / Product Lines)

Record any measurable statistics which the position impacts**

• Direct
• Demand Plan stability (relative error, bias)
• Demand plan accuracy (wMAPE)
• Financial Forecast Alignment vs SIOP (per Network)
• SIOP deployment and effectiveness
• Indirect
• DOH / Inventory optimization
• SFR / OTD / OTR
• Inventory Forecast Accuracy

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