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Palo Alto Sr Manager Planning 
United States, California 
188305024

16.09.2024
Description

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Impact

  • Manage demand and portfolio management teams (including NPI and EOL) while driving optimization of a S&OP forecast that drives the manufacturing build plan and decisions for last time buys
  • Develop monthly S&OP input (medium- or long-term demand plans), evaluate supply plans generated and inventory implications from it
  • Drive continuous improvements in forecast and planning models/processes, planning systems, reporting, teams and processes
  • Facilitate and lead continuous analysis around changing demand, supply performance and provide input to improvement initiatives to optimize inventory, reduce obsolescence across the network, while maintaining desired level of service levels for customers
  • Work with business unit leadership to generate a consensus demand plan, consensus supply plan and a final S&OP plan
  • Ability to run and create new forecasting models based on statistical data to predict future demand and lead AI driven forecasting initiatives with the team
  • Influence and collaborate with key partners in product management, sales, Go To Market, operations and finance and address input gaps as identified by forecast error, volatility review, supplier performance, supply constraints and other means
  • Drive both S&OP and S&OE, work with relevant stakeholders and business leadership to discuss the potential risks and opportunities associated with changes to demand and the supply
  • Ensure that demand and supply plans are shared/received at the level of detail and timing required by all customers and supply chain partners, with documented assumptions, to achieve the various business objectives
  • Collaborate with various cross-functional teams on projects such as new product launches, GTM Promotions/Programs, and any other supply chain impacting strategies and be able to showcase sound business decision making aligned with company goals
  • Partner with our contract manufacturer on key initiatives and also work with the supply planning lead to ensure the supply plan aligns with thresholds and expectations at their end
  • KPI Management - Able to develop, manage and monitor KPIs around S&OP, S&OP, Supply Demand Planning and Inventory
  • Ability to manage planning related activities to ensure smooth closure of quarter ends

Your Experience

  • 10+ years of experience in demand/ supply role
  • Thorough understanding of end-to-end planning and supply chain management
  • Experience in using and improving systems (Planning Related)
  • Proven people management experience
  • Knowledge of processes in sales, product management, finance and manufacturing.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple projects at once.
  • Demonstrated ability to achieve KPIs like plan accuracy improvement, process adherence, inventory turns
  • Proactive self-starter with ability to deal with changing priorities and environment
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal), role requires presentations to executives
  • Ability to develop relationships and work in a team environment
  • Ability to lead automation projects for planning processes

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $118,000/yr to $191,500/yr. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found .

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.