Demand Planner - 2184

KIOXIA America Inc. is looking for a Demand Planner for our Business Operations team. As a member of the SSD Business Unit (BU) team, you will manage the demand planning activities and work closely with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Customer Service teams to ensure that operational metrics on demand forecasting, delivery and inventory are achieved. The winning candidate will demonstrate strong interpersonal and excellent communication skills, with a proactive, positive approach to problem solving, as well as, attention to detail while never losing sight of the big picture.This role will report to the Manager of SSD Planning and Business Operations.Responsibilities:Manage the demand planning process for assigned strategic customers.Participate in customer meetings by presenting supply plans & demand forecasts, updating delivery schedules and coordinate responses to action items.Partner with headquarters team in weekly planning meetings to clearly communicate demand changes, confirm supply plans and review customer action items.Provide weekly reporting analysis by collecting all data relevant to creating the revenue plan (backlog, lead times, product lifecycle, historical sales, market trends, sales forecast).Engage senior leaders in meetings and presentations with consensus revenue forecast, KPI metrics as well as risks and opportunities within the S&OP cycle.Perform data analysis and reporting for selected key inventory metrics such as ending on hand (EOH), days of supply (DOS) targets, and aging inventory disposition plans.Responsible for the execution of operational and revenue related activities.Identify opportunities for continuous improvements to business processes.Drive root cause/corrective actions to improve business performance.