Staff Engineer, Industrial Engineering

Job Description
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Develop, analyze and optimize operational demand for consumer solutions to meet customer &
business requirements and guide regional planners across NAM,LAT,APAC and Europe on allocation strategies and buffer guidelines.
Track booking and shipping attainment by Unit, PB for current quarter and adjust the operational plan accordingly.
Maintain forecast profile/linearity at a weekly granularity based on order booking, regional promotions and feedback from regional Sales, Marketing and BU.
Manage operational plan buffer to financial forecast by Unit, PB at SKU and family level.
Direct regional planners across NAM,LAT, APAC and Europe on allocation plans through listing latest allocation guidelines and buffer guidance
Understand new product transitions, speed bumps, promotions and help in signaling demand well ahead in time for operations to prepare for it. Planner needs to understand BOM structure and highlight possible NAND and other constraints.
Understand retail seasonality, market dynamics, product life cycles, consumer behaviors, currency impact, host product impacts and reflect in CSF profile and mix.
Track Forecast Accuracy, coordinate corrective and preventive action with Regional Planners
Analyze revenue risk due to supply shortages and worked with Business Unit teams to minimize revenue impact by forecast re-mixing.
Perform weekly push on time and adhere to allocation and NPI guidelines;
aim to minimize non netand perform MDM where necessary.
Provide weekly summary to BU, regional Sales GM, Sales, and Pricing team during weekly meeting.