Demand Planner

Topcon Positioning Group is headquartered in Livermore, California, USA (topconpositioning.com).

We design, manufacture and distribute productivity tools for developing a brighter future. Whether cultivating the earth or building upon it, Topcon brings innovation in workflow automation and seamless connectivity of data to construction, geopositioning and agriculture industries focused on developing a sustainable tomorrow.

Topcon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or other legally protected status.

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Overview

We are seeking a data-driven Demand Planner to manage, optimize, and execute our product forecasting processes. The ideal candidate will leverage SAP IBP for advanced statistical modeling and scenario planning, ensuring seamless data alignment and execution within our core SAP ECC environment. This role serves as a critical bridge between cross-functional business units (Sales, Marketing, Finance) and supply chain execution to drive forecast accuracy and optimize inventory levels.

Responsibilities

• Advanced Forecasting (SAP IBP): Develop and maintain high-quality baseline statistical forecasts within SAP IBP Demand Planning, leveraging machine learning, demand sensing, and historical data patterns. – 25%
• System Integration & Data Flow: Manage the transfer of master data and planning figures between SAP IBP and SAP ECC. Ensure generated forecasts successfully write back to ECC as Planned Independent Requirements (PIR) to feed Material Requirements Planning (MRP).- 10%
• Consensus Planning & S&OP: Facilitate monthly Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) meetings with sales, marketing, and finance teams to integrate promotional calendars, market intelligence, and lifecycle changes into the consensus plan.25%
• Data Sanitization & Integrity: Audit and clean historical sales history data within SAP IBP, adjusting for one-time anomalies, stockouts, or unexpected spikes to ensure forecast model integrity – 25%
• KPI Management: Track, analyze, and report on key metrics including Forecast Accuracy, Error, Bias, and Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE), diagnosing root causes to continuously refine the system's predictive accuracy. 15%

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business Analytics, Industrial Engineering, Statistics, or a related field.
• Experience: 3 to 5+ years of dedicated supply chain or demand planning experience.
• SAP IBP Expertise: Minimum 2 years of practical experience using SAP IBP (specifically the Demand and S&OP modules), including setting up key figures, planning levels, and running "what-if" scenario models.
• SAP ECC Fluency: Solid functional knowledge of SAP ECC modules (specifically PP, MM, or SD), master data elements (material master, BOMs), and how system-led planning maps to execution.
• Analytical Tools: Highly proficient in advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, data modeling) and analytics platforms like Microsoft Power BI.
• Soft Skills: Proven ability to translate complex data into clear operational guidance and manage cross-functional stakeholder alignments effectively

Base Pay

Expected Base Pay Range: $90k - $118k annualized. The base pay range included is a projected hiring range for a position, level and potential work location(s) listed. Topcon provides the compensation range that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full-time schedule.

Benefits:

Topcon offers a comprehensive benefit package for this position including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, tax saving spending accounts a 401(k) plan with employer match, tuition reimbursement in addition to other perks and benefits. We also offer time off for our employees to recharge. Our employees are eligible for paid company holidays, paid personal time off, and paid sick time that meets or exceeds state/local requirements.

Topcon reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation; individual candidate compensation may be determined based on individual skills, experience, training, certifications, education, final work location and other factors not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law. Changes in the position level, location or other factors associated with the role may change the final determined compensation. The recruiter can provide additional information during the hiring process.

Topcon time off policies can vary as well as roles which are exempt or non-exempt. For hourly (“non-exempt”) employees, we offer personal paid time off which accrues in accordance with local standards. For salaried (“exempt”) employees, we offer a flexible paid time off policy giving you flexibility to take time when needed, while supporting business needs. All paid time off policies are in accordance with or exceeding local law. Employees working at least 30 hours per week are eligible for our Health and Welfare benefit package.