Program Manager II

Program Manager II

BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated Program Manager II for an Remote opportunity!

Position Title: Program Manager II

Location: Remote

Anticipated Start Date: 10/28/2024

Please note this is the target date and is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.

Expected Duration: 6 Months

Job Type: Contract (>%3D30 HRS WEEKLY)

Pay Range: $34.18 - $56.40

Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).

Overview:

The Demand Planner will act as the primary contact for Infrastructure demand plans which support mass production builds at its data centers, POPs, and MNA locations globally. As a Demand Planner, you will be responsible for enabling Infrastructure hardware and commodity forecasts and related demand management activities, including development of business processes, tools and analytics to support demand planning and forecasting activities. This position is part of the Sourcing and Operations Engineering team reporting to the infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

• Own and understand E2E demand planning and forecasting requirements and Processes.
• Work across various internal stakeholders and lead teams to ensure forecast and demand inputs are consistent. Translate business forecasts and timelines into an executable demand plan.
• Establish and utilize best methods (statistical models, processes and software tools) in creating forecasts and respective inventory targets.
• Present supply and demand recommendations, drive timely decisions, and ensure clear and concise communication to all stakeholders in the supply chain, based on demand planning scenarios, business forecast and product transitions.
• Support Integrated Business Planning process development, adoption and maturity as well as execution within the Infrastructure team.
• Support business requirements development, deployment, and ongoing enhancement of planning, inventory and S&OP-like processes, tools, and systems to support multiple supply chains within the Infrastructure team.
• Work with IT system developers to spec, implement, and validate new tools/systems.
• Prepare process workflows and associated documentation.
• Perform data analysis and drive processes optimization.
• Develop and manage short and long-term supply and demand models that seek to maintain service levels requirements for our customers. This includes development and refinement of business processes, demand impact simulations and analysis, interface and communication of the requirements throughout supply chain and XFN stakeholders.
• Drive product success by keeping ourselves and others accountable for metrics such as forecast accuracy, quarterly financial variance, inventory utilization, delivery performance, etc.
• Review and analyze inventory target setting parameters for optimal inventory planning.

Must-Have Skills:

• 3+ years of experience in Demand Planning domain, Experience in demand forecasting, inventory optimization and supply planning
• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills with ability to present to various levels of management and ability to work with XFNs to drive a project/program.
• Excel/Sheets and other data analytic tools

Nice-to-have Skills:

• SQL
• Experience in project management and Production/Planning MRP
• Understanding of end-to-end Supply Chain Management processes (scheduling, warehousing, fulfillment, reverse logistics)

Min Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree in Business, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, related field or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years of experience in Demand Planning domain
• Experience in demand forecasting, inventory optimization & planning and supply planning
• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills with ability to present to various levels of management and ability to work with XFNs to drive a project/program.
• Good with analytical tools like MS Excel/Google Sheets/Power BI etc

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in project management and Production/Planning MRP
• Understanding of end-to-end Supply Chain Management processes (scheduling, warehousing, fulfillment, reverse logistics)
• Have experience writing SQL queries, or have a quantitative background and desire to learn

Benefits:

BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.

About BCforward:

Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward's 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.

BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

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Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 228263 when responding to this ad.

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