Demand Planning Manager

Overview:

It All Starts with Our People

As the leader in automotive preventive maintenance, Valvoline has a proven track record of growth. We continue to invest in our people, processes, and technology to strengthen our ability to efficiently deliver Quick, Easy, Trusted service across all our stores – every day. We're not just in the car business; we're in the people business. And we're looking for humble, hungry, and smart people to help us shape the future of mobility. If you're hungry to drive change and seek a dynamic, collaborative environment that fuels both personal and professional growth, you've found your place with us.

Our highest priority is creating a welcoming workplace with team members from a wide variety of diverse backgrounds and experiences.

The Opportunity

Valvoline has a rewarding opportunity as a Demand Planning Manager. In this role, you will oversee the execution of the demand planning processes within the planning tool. This role will partner with the Valvoline Retail Services (VRS)Supply Chain team to gather the necessary inputs to manage the demand plan at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons. The primary responsibility of this role is to provide a demand plan within the desired level of accuracy to our largest supplier by analyzing historical trends and forecast accuracy, making necessary adjustments, and maintaining a high level of data integrity. This role will be the subject matter expert for demand planning and our demand planning tool.

How You'll Make a Difference

• Responsible for gathering information that affects demand, such as new product introductions, promotions, changing market conditions, pricing changes, and obsolescence, to adjust demand forecasts at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons to ensure VRS achieves the desired forecast accuracy.
• Partner with internal and external resources to continuously improve the demand planning processes and tools.
• Responsible for demand planning, reporting, and improving forecast accuracy to agreed-upon targets.
• Responsible for the creation, storage, and maintenance of the process documentation about demand planning.
• Must become an expert on our demand planning tool.
• Create processes to identify data integrity issues and analyze root causes to reduce future issues.
• Attend conferences or obtain certifications pertaining to supply chain.
  

What You'll Need to Succeed

• Bachelor's degree (Master's degree preferred)
• Minimum of five years of professional supply chain experience
• Understanding of S&OP processes
• History with forecasting and planning processes and tools
• Background in data analytics
• Strong data analysis skills
• Must be able to process documentation
• Ability to work cross-functionally
• Excellent verbal and communication skills
• Understanding and ability to explain supply chain KPIs (key performance indicators)
• Self-directed
• Effective communicator throughout all levels of the organization
• Experience with BI tools
• Optimization of processes through continuous improvement
• Must be customer-focused
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. 

We Take Care of the WHOLE You

• Health insurance plans (medical, dental, vision)
• HSA and flexible spending accounts
• 401(k)  
• Incentive opportunity*
• Life insurance
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Paid vacation and holidays*
• Employee Assistance Program
• Valvoline Instant Oil Change discounts
• Tuition reimbursement*
• Adoption assistance* 

*Terms and conditions apply, and benefits may differ depending on position.

Your Path to Valvoline

Valvoline provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Join us in revolutionizing the automotive aftermarket industry while enjoying competitive benefits, a supportive work culture, and opportunities for advancement. Apply now and become an integral part of our journey at Valvoline.

The Company endeavors to make its recruitment process accessible to any and all users.  Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request to applicants with disabilities to facilitate equal opportunity throughout the recruitment and selection process.  Please contact Human Resources at 1.833.VVV.Report or email ECC@valvoline.com to make a request for reasonable accommodation during any aspect of the recruitment and selection process.  The contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.