At Midea LATAM North, we believe diverse teams build better solutions. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to a workplace where everyone is respected, valued, and empowered to grow.
The Demand Planner is responsible for ensuring supply alignment to meet customer demand while maintaining healthy inventory levels. This role serves as the primary planning interface across cross-functional teams, driving forecast accuracy, optimizing supply utilization, and supporting business growth through data-driven planning processes.
What will you do?
• Challenge and validate commercial assumptions through trend analysis, historical performance, market insights, and demand signals.
• Promote a One Number culture through the adoption of Integrated Business Planning (IBP) best practices and data-driven decision-making.
• Monitor and improve key planning KPIs, including Forecast Accuracy, Bias, Fill Rate, Inventory Health, Excess & Obsolete Inventory, Aging Inventory, and Months on Hand (MOH).
• Support the digitalization of planning processes through advanced analytics,
automation, and reporting tools.
• Approve, release, and monitor the status of production and purchase requisitions.
• Develop priorities and communicate with support functions while taking an active role in problem resolution as required.
• Coordinate with Sales, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Operations teams to ensure optimal inventory levels and maximize customer fulfillment.
• Regularly update work order due dates based on fluctuations in internal capacity and factory delivery schedules.
• Keep the Supply Chain & Logistics Manager informed of any changes affecting production or procurement lead times to ensure planning data remains accurate and up to date.
• Regularly monitor and update safety stock levels in the system as needed.
• Identify opportunities to improve current planning processes and recommend corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
What are we looking