Principal Demand Planner

Job Summary

The Principal Demand Planner is accountable for developing a high-quality, unconstrained consensus demand plan.The scope of this role is to manage processes and inputs which allow continual refinement of the demand forecast.This person will also be a contributor to our monthly Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE) processes.

In this role, you will be the trusted authority of the company’s demand signals across a rolling 24-month time horizon, ensuring plan alignment while eliminating bias across a broad spectrum of stakeholders and data inputs. This role is a key enabler to an effective S&OP process, which delivers customer satisfaction at an optimized cost.

Ensures the appropriate process structure, inputs, outputs, reviews, and cadence of demand planning globally to deliver company demand plans on a monthly cycle

Achieves assigned KPI’s which may include forecast accuracy, forecast bias, and line fill performance.

Capable of prioritizing work within the portfolio to maximize the impact of efforts with an end goal of reducing cost and / or improving customer satisfaction.

Drives engagement and participation of consensus demand review and other S&OP meetings, including consolidation and distribution of presentation materials, key decisions, demand plan publish, meeting notes / action items

Aligns product management and supply chain stakeholders to ensure successful new product introduction and phase-out of discontinued products

Drives Financial partnership to ensure quality financial forecasts, including avg. selling price, mix and margin to ensure monthly financial realization

Travel :

Domestic and international travel may be part of this role, not to exceed 10%

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as the ability to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical audiences

Strong business acumen and problem-solving capabilities, with direct, applied experience in supply chain

Ability to build strong working relationships with commercial and marketing teams

Understanding of end-to-end planning and supply chain management

Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Work Environment :

• Prolonged sitting in front of a computer
• Mix of face to face and virtual meetings

Experience :

5 years+ of relevant supply chain management experience. Specific experience in demand planning or in business forecasting area required, ideally in the Medical Device, Biotechnology, or Pharma industries

2 years+ of experience leading team(s)

Education :

Minimum : Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management or relevant field

Preferred : Master’s degree in business or supply chain management

Preferred : APICS or similar professional accreditation

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Our Benefits :

As an employee of CooperSurgical, you'll receive an outstanding total compensation plan. As we believe your compensation goes beyond your paycheck, we offer a great compensation package, medical coverage, 401(k), parental leave, fertility benefits, paid time off for vacation, personal, sick and holidays, and multiple other perks and benefits. Please visit us at to learn more about CooperSurgical and the benefits of becoming a member of our team.

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