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Senior Supply Demand Planner - Spares & FRUs - Supply Chain Operations
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What they do
A Demand Planner creates demand forecasts and provides demand analysis and planning for a company. Analyzes sales data, monitors inventory, creates reports for company managers, and works to improve the accuracy of demand forecasts. May coordinate demand planning with sales, production or logistics departments.
$110,850 / year median in Massachusetts
+14% projected growth
Job Description
Job Listing ID:
4562493
Job Title:
Senior Supply Demand Planner
- Spares & FRUs
- Supply Chain Operations
Application Deadline:
Open Until Filled
Job Location:
Salem
Date Posted:
09/03/2026
Hours Worked Per Week:
Not Provided
Shift:
Not Provided
Duration of Job:
Either Full or Part Time, more than 6 months
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Job Summary Job Description The Senior Supply Demand Planner owns end-to-end supply and demand planning for service spares, Field Replaceable Units (FRUs), and New Product Introductions (NPIs). The role ensures service readiness, supply continuity, and optimal inventory across the product lifecycle. This senior individual contributor operates with a high degree of autonomy and partners across Service, Engineering, NPI, Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, Repair, Finance, and Product teams to manage risk, optimize inventory, and support customer service commitments. Responsibilities Key Responsibilities Analytics & Business Management
- Develop dashboards and planning models for supply, demand, and inventory..
- Track service levels, shortages, forecast performance, and inventory health..
- Perform root-cause analysis on planning and service gaps..
- Compare NPI assumptions to actual field performance..
- Develop supply-demand scenarios for business and financial planning..
- Drive improvements in planning tools, data, and processes.. Cross-Functional Leadership
- Serve as the planning subject matter expert for spares, FRUs, and NPI..
- Lead supply-demand and launch-readiness reviews..
- Communicate risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations to leadership..
- Influence cross-functional decisions without direct authority..
- Drive resolution of complex supply-chain issues..
- Mentor planners and establish planning best practices.. NPI & Launch Planning
- Own spares and FRU planning for new product introductions..
- Develop initial demand forecasts using installed base, reliability, and failure-rate assumptions..
- Define launch stocking strategies and inventory requirements..
- Ensure parts readiness ahead of product launch and customer deployment..
- Identify critical FRUs, long-lead items, and supply risks..
- Build scenarios for demand, failure rates, lead times, and service levels..
- Track NPI readiness and drive mitigation for gaps..
- Transition planning from assumptions to actual field demand..
- Lead post-launch reviews and incorporate lessons learned.. Demand Planning
- Own demand forecasts for assigned spares and FRU portfolios..
- Incorporate installed base, consumption, reliability, returns, and lifecycle data..
- Forecast new products with limited or no historical demand..
- Identify demand trends, forecast bias, and abnormal usage..
- Adjust plans based on field performance and reliability changes..
- Develop scenarios to support planning decisions.. Supply & Inventory Planning
- Develop supply plans to meet service and inventory objectives..
- Set and optimize safety stock and inventory targets..
- Identify shortages, excess, and supply-demand imbalances..
- Lead mitigation for constrained or high-risk materials..
- Optimize inventory across global service locations..
- Partner with suppliers and Procurement on capacity and lead-time risks..
- Reduce excess and obsolete inventory while protecting service levels.. Lifecycle Management
- Manage planning across NPI, ramp, sustaining, transition, and end-of-life..
- Monitor early-life demand and adjust inventory strategies..
- Manage FRU substitutions, supersessions, and engineering changes..
- Minimize stranded inventory during product transitions..
- Develop end-of-life and last-time-buy plans..
- Align inventory with warranty and service obligations.. Repair & Reverse Supply Chain
- Incorporate repair yields, turnaround times, and capacity into supply plans..
- Balance new-bu.
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Compensation
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Job Requirements
Experience Required:
See Job Summary
Education Required:
None
Minimum Age:
N/A