About this role
Key Roles and Responsibilities of Position
• Build and drive parts demand and supply chain transparency, connection, and digitalization transformation through leadtime standardization and stock visibility, collaborate forecast management and cost reduction
• Develop demand forecast and statistical forecast models, evaluate forecast results
• Monitor and report on significant variances between sales forecasts, budgets and actual volume; Lead root-cause analysis into major forecast variances. Identify reasons / assumptions / risks behind forecast numbers; Lead initiatives to improve forecast accuracy
• Develop effective parts demand management models and inventory strategies, including dealer inventory, on existing items, new items, and phase-outs
• Closely coordinate and communicate with warehouse & logistic team
• Use and maintain the demand planning software as the primary forecasting tool
Qualifications Required:
• Bachelor’s degree at engineering, vehicle engineering, or statistics, mathematics
• Minimum 3 years’ workplace experience within the Automotive Industry
• Previous experience in planning, data analysis, or related field
• Knowledge of service parts supply, inventory control
GP Strategies Corporation is one of the world's leading talent transformation providers. By delivering award-winning learning and development solutions, we help organizations transform through their people and achieve meaningful change. GP Strategies has delivered our innovative consulting, learning services, and talent technology solutions to over 6,000 organizations globally.
From our global experience working across thousands of projects and initiatives over the past 55 years, we've learned that relationships, business, work, innovation, strategy, and transformation are all about people. And, to put it simply, GP Strategies is about our people - an extensive global network of learning experts. Additional information can be found at www.gpstrategies.com.
With more than 4000 employees in over 30 countries, diversity at GP Strategies is second nature! Beyond our locations, our culture focuses on performance and revolves around respect, fairness, and working collaboratively to achieve our goals. We support our People, no matter who they are or where they are from, because we all have valuable and unique perspectives and approaches. That's how great ideas are born, which enable us to work smarter.
GP Strategies is committed and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other federally protected class.
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