General Purpose:
The Demand Planner is responsible for gathering, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data to develop accurate demand forecasts that support inventory, capacity, and financial planning decisions. This role serves as a key liaison among internal stakeholders, ensuring alignment of business assumptions and enabling effective decision-making through demand visibility and forecast accuracy. This role is strategic, requires proactive analytical thinking, and is key to meeting our objectives across various product groups and a rapidly growing market.
Position Summary, Responsibilities and Expectations:
- Develop and maintain demand forecasts across multiple product categories using historical sales data, market trends, promotional activities, and business insights.
- Analyze demand drivers, sales performance, seasonality, and customer trends to improve forecast accuracy and planning effectiveness.
- Manage forecast data, reporting, and performance metrics while proactively identifying forecast risks, gaps, and opportunities.
- Collaborate with the Business team, Finance, Operations, and Product teams to validate assumptions and incorporate business intelligence into forecasting models.
- Utilize Oracle Cloud SCM and other planning tools to maintain and improve forecasting processes.
- Support New Product Introduction (NPI) planning by developing launch forecasts and monitoring performance throughout the product lifecycle.
- Assist with product transition and End-of-Life (EOL) planning activities, including inventory strategies and excess and obsolete (E&O) mitigation.
- Consolidate and validate regional demand plans to ensure alignment with business objectives and data accuracy.
- Support the monthly Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process by providing forecast inputs, analysis, and recommendations.
- Prepare reports, dashboards, and presentations to communicate forecast performance, assumptions, and business insights.
- Perform data analysis and scenario modeling to support planning decisions and business objectives.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance forecasting processes, data quality, and operational performance.
- Support ad hoc analysis, reporting, and planning activities as required.
Essential Skills and Experience:
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret large datasets and translate insights into actionable recommendations.
Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, data modeling, forecasting, and scenario analysis.
Ability to develop and communicate forecast assumptions, risks, opportunities, and business impacts to stakeholders at all organizational levels.
Qualifications:
Experience: 3 – 5 years of hands-on experience.
Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
Forecast accuracy management
Cross-functional collaboration
ERP/planning system experience
NICE TO HAVE:
Experience in consumer electronics, computer hardware, peripherals, gaming, or related industries is a plus.
Experience in Oracle Cloud SCM and Power BI
About UsCORSAIR (NASDAQ:CRSR), founded in 1994, is a leading global developer and manufacturer of high-performance gaming and streaming gear. With 21 different product lines, CORSAIR offers a complete range of products that help digital athletes perform at their peak and enable streaming creators to produce studio-quality content for their fans. CORSAIR has built a passionate base of loyal customers due to its gamer- and creator-centric design philosophy, commitment to high performance, and professional quality.
The company has received more than 4,000 product awards and has a footprint that reaches customers in more than 75 countries. CORSAIR also includes subsidiary brands Elgato, which provides premium studio equipment and accessories for content creators, SCUF Gaming, which builds custom-designed controllers for competitive gamers, ORIGIN PC, a builder of custom gaming and workstation desktop PCs and laptops, Drop, a community-driven company that designs and curates enthusiast keyboards and peripherals, and Fanatec, a leading manufacturer of high-end sim racing hardware.
