Demand Planner

Role Overview

The Product Solutions (PS) Category Operations Team at HP is responsible for driving the worldwide demand forecast for Personal Systems products. Within this group, the ACS Demand Planning Team forecasts global demand specifically for HP’s Workstations, Cloud Clients, and Point of Sales offerings. This position focuses on Demand Planning for products within the Retail Industry Solutions portfolio.

The successful candidate will manage the loading of forecasts to ensure the business achieves its fiscal and calendar shipment targets, optimizing order conversion while maintaining excellent customer experience. Efforts will also be directed toward minimizing excess inventory and obsolescence. The planner will be held accountable for meeting forecast accuracy goals and will actively participate in projects and initiatives within the Category Operations area.

Core Responsibilities

• Input demand plans for allocated products efficiently.
• Coordinate forecasts to align with both fiscal and calendar quarter shipment objectives.
• Adjust demand plans according to the product life cycle stages.
• Oversee connection rates for essential components and sub-assemblies to maximize supply chain effectiveness.
• Maintain a high level of forecast accuracy while achieving all aforementioned objectives.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Proven experience working in complex global supply chain environments involving sophisticated manufacturing processes.
• A 4-year degree or equivalent in Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Management, Business Administration, or other related fields.
• Strong analytical skills with experience handling and interpreting large datasets.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of managing diverse stakeholders ranging from Product Marketing to Business Management.
• Mandatory proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Additional Information

• Job function falls under Supply Chain & Operations.
• Position is full-time with no shift premium or travel requirements.
• No relocation assistance is provided.
• HP is committed to equal employment opportunity and prohibits discrimination based on a wide range of protected characteristics, ensuring confidentiality for information shared during recruitment.

For further details, HP provides access to its Equal Employment Opportunity policies and outlines applicants’ legal rights regarding workplace discrimination.