Demand Planning Manager
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Demand Planning Manager manages demand planning and produces customer and product forecasts. Researches and analyzes sales trends and other factors related to demand planning, and manages forecasting processes and reporting.
Job Outlook
There were 60 Demand Planning Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 1595 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Supply Chain / Logistics Manager industry, which includes the Demand Planning Manager career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Demand Planning Manager jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $147,089.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $154,926.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Demand Planning Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $128,900.
Education and Experience
Posted Demand Planning Manager jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 86.46% |
| Master's Degree | 33.54% |
| Doctoral Degree | 0.5% |
| Other | 0.94% |
Posted Demand Planning Manager jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 5.89% |
| 3 to 5 years | 54.59% |
| 6 to 8 years | 26.22% |
| 9+ years | 13.3% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Demand Planning Manager positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Planning (78.75%)
- Forecasting (75.8%)
- Sales (61.88%)
- Communication (60.63%)
- Operations (55.05%)
- Leadership (54.73%)
- Management (48.97%)
- Problem Solving (35.67%)
- Microsoft Excel (32.92%)
- Influencing Skills (25.27%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Supply Chain (74.04%)
- Demand Planning (87.12%)
- Supply Chain Planning (45%)
- Procurement (21.43%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (26.71%)
- Demand Forecasting (37.21%)
- Inventory Management (32.56%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (30.8%)
- Marketing (33.69%)
- Finance (48.52%)
- SAP Applications (27.22%)
- Sales Inventory And Operations Planning (19.42%)
- Process Improvement (25.02%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Demand Management (9.43%)
- Inventory Planning (14.58%)
- Cross-Functional Collaboration (8.55%)
- Sales Forecasting (15.15%)
- Business Metrics (6.91%)
- Workflow Management (7.48%)
- Data Analysis (18.86%)
- Production Planning (9.74%)
- Change Management (6.98%)
- Business Intelligence (8.17%)
- Capacity Planning (7.1%)
- Computer Science (3.14%)
- Customer Demand Planning (10.06%)
- Automation (5.41%)
- Industrial Engineering (8.05%)
- Business Requirements (6.98%)
- Market Trend (10.69%)
- Product Management (7.17%)
- Purchasing (17.41%)
- Sales Operations (3.65%)
- Performance Metric (7.04%)
- Business Planning (13.39%)
- Power BI (12.63%)
- Statistics (8.36%)
- Business Process (9.37%)
- Enterprise Resource Planning (13.58%)
- Business Strategies (10.62%)
- Inventory Turnover (6.85%)
- Stakeholder Management (2.95%)
- Working Capital (3.83%)
- Integrated Business Planning (12.57%)
- Supply Chain Acumen (10.18%)
- Python (Programming Language) (5.66%)
- Material Requirements Planning (14.58%)
- Project Management (26.84%)
- Merchandising (8.3%)
- Product Lifecycle Management (7.29%)
- Supply And Demand (25.27%)
- Operations Management (4.65%)
- Tableau (Business Intelligence Software) (10.62%)
- New Product Development (19.48%)
- Supply Chain Management (33.56%)
- Statistical Modeling (8.86%)
- Stocks (Inventory) (3.02%)
- SQL (Programming Language) (10.87%)
- Root Cause Analysis (5.78%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Demand Planning (95.65%)
- Supply Chain Planning (49.41%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Demand Planning Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Business Planning Manager
- Planning Manager
- Planner
- Director of Demand Planning
- Demand and Supply Planning Manager
- Commercial Sales Manager
- Inventory Demand Planner
- Supply Chain Demand Planner
- Business Planning Intern
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Demand Planning Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Amazon (51)
- Avnet (48)
- The Judge Group (34)
- Mitsubishi (29)
- Deloitte (25)
- Stride K12 (23)
- Accenture (21)
- Intel (18)
- L'Oréal (17)
- The Coca-Cola Company (17)
North Carolina
- Krispy Kreme (4)
- Arinc International Of Canada Ulc (3)
- Carrier Corporation (3)
- The Judge Group (3)
- Grail (3)
- Lowe's (3)
- Thermo Fisher Scientific (2)
- Lenovo (2)
- Raytheon Technologies (2)
- Japan Tobacco International (2)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
- Business Administration Master's Degrees
- Professional Communication and Managerial Skills Graduate Certificates
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