Marketing Product Line Planner

Are you passionate about data and the value it brings to strategic conversations? Do you enjoy working with raw data to build meaningful and coherent visualizations? Are you looking to make real and long-term impacts to demand planning and supporting the Sales & Operations (S&OP) teams? We have the role for you!
In this new role, you will be responsible for commercial demand planning of specific product groupings in conjunction with the S&OP process, ensuring company strategy is encompassed in a usable demand plan. Interaction and cooperation with Marketing, including Product Management, Domestic and International Sales and Operations teams, S&OP will be vital to success in this role. As the Marketing Product Line (demand) Planner, you are key to ensuring forecast accuracy and long-term forecasting up to 24 months.
Key Responsibilities

• Oversee demand planning and management processes for new and existing products.
• Global project engagement with Regional Sales and Operations teams.
• Schedule monthly forecast meetings with all internal customers as required.
• Involved in significant material New Product Development (NPD) for assigned product groups.
• Develop demand forecasts based on demand patterns, business trends, and market intelligence.
• Liaison for demand planning related projects and business development.
• Works closely with local or regional Supply Chain counterparts as required to ensure forecasts are executed upon and provide market inputs where needed.
• Assist in forecasting cost reduction projects and implementation of new product/engineering changes.
• Maintains and reviews Forecast vs. Actual usage for assigned products.
• Work with sales team and product management to improve forecast accuracy.
• Work closely with Sales, Marketing and Supply Chain teams to effectively manage demand planning during product phase in/phase out.
• Utilize analytical, marketing, sales and purchasing knowledge to effectively plan future increases or decreases of product demands.
• Achieve department performance forecasting goals
• Participate in continuous improvement workshops (kaizens) with team members to improve quality, delivery, and productivity that may impact long term forecasting with
• Contributes, in the capacity of team member, individually, or as reference, to resolving forecasting challenges.
• Direct involvement in S&OP process and converting S&OP topics into usable demand plan.
• Identify areas of improvements and recommend action plans.
• Responsible for collecting all additional demand forecasts for assigned product lines and communicating the Operations.

Background and Skill

• Minimum of 5 years forecasting / demand planning experience
• Proficient as the use of MS office applications including Word, Excel, Access and Power BI
• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Business, Finance or Supply Chain
• Proven ability to lead and deliver results through others, ability to work without close supervision, and obtains
• Understanding of Lean Manufacturing concepts and methods

Excellent communication skills

• Technically capable of grasping new concepts quickly
• Functions effectively as a team member in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary environment
• Self motivated and a high achiever

Here are just a few things you will get when you join our team!

• Market competitive compensation and benefits.
• Paid Company Holidays, Vacation time, and flex time.
• Referral Bonus opportunity (Between $500-$5,000 based on the level of the position filled)
• Tuition Reimbursement opportunity
• Student Debt Program
• And so much more!

The base compensation range for this position is $94,000 to $118,000 per year. Your actual base salary will be determined based upon a number of factors which may include relevant experience, skills, location (labor market data), credentials (education, certifications), and internal equity.
Vontier partners with you and your family on your health and wellness journey. Visit VontierBenefits.com to view our benefits. We offer a premium suite of health and wellness programs for you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance. With programs for family planning from Maven Clinic to managing diabetes like Livongo, coverage for women's health, support for adult and elder care, paid parental leave, a generous 401(k) plan with matching company contributions, and more. Vontier is here for all stages of life. We also offer paid time off up to 15 days per year, 12 paid holidays per year.
The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Who We Are
The world depends on Gilbarco Veeder-Root products to stay moving. We are the worldwide technology leader for retail and commercial fueling operations. We continue to evolve as smart cities, urbanization, electrification of vehicles, and advanced vehicle diagnostics drive the industry forward. Offering the broadest range of innovative, integrated solutions in the industry, Gilbarco Veeder-Root has delivered value, built extraordinary teams, and earned customer trust for more than 150 years. To learn more about us visit: www.gilbarco.com.
Who Is Vontier
Vontier (NYSE: VNT) is a global industrial technology company uniting critical mobility and multi-energy technologies and solutions to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving, more connected mobility ecosystem. Leveraging leading market positions, decades of domain expertise and unparalleled portfolio breadth, Vontier enables the way the world moves – delivering smart, safe, and sustainable solutions to our customers and the planet. Vontier has a culture of continuous improvement built upon the foundation of the Vontier Business System and embraced by over 8,500 colleagues worldwide. Additional information about Vontier is available on the Company’s website at www.vontier.com.
"Vontier Corporation and all Vontier Companies are equal opportunity employers that evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and other characteristics protected by law."