Demand Planning Leader

10 Hours ago • 10 Years + • $144,750 PA - $259,392 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As the Demand Planning Leader, you will set the strategic vision for regional demand planning, aligning it with broader business and supply chain goals. You will drive the adoption of digital planning tools, advanced analytics, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance forecast accuracy, reduce bias, and empower smarter decision-making. Responsibilities include leading the end-to-end Market Demand Planning process, managing a team, owning long-term forecasts, and representing the North American voice in global planning transformation initiatives.
Must have:
  • 10+ years of experience in demand management
  • Experience in leading high-performing teams
  • BS degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, Economics, or Business
Good to have:
  • MBA is preferred
  • Experience with demand planning software
  • Experience in customer-centric strategies
Perks:
  • Generous PTO
  • 401k (up to 7% match)
  • HSA (with company contribution)
  • Stock purchase plan
  • Education reimbursement

Job Details

Job Title

Demand Planning Leader

Job Description

Demand Planning Leader - Nashville, TN or Cambridge, MA

Ass the Demand Planning Leader, you'll set the strategic vision for regional demand planning, aligning it with broader business and supply chain goals. In this key leadership role, you'll drive the adoption of digital planning tools, advanced analytics, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance forecast accuracy, reduce bias, and empower smarter decision-making.

Your role:

  • Act as the main liaison for executive interactions during monthly Demand and S&OP planning cycles. Support AOP and Strategic Planning (SPOR) through clear forecast communication and coordination.

  • Lead the end-to-end Market Demand Planning process, producing 18–24-month demand forecasts through Activity, Demand, and Consensus Reviews. Drive process maturity and ensure accuracy through cross-functional collaboration.

  • Manage and grow a team of demand planning professionals. Build sustainable, risk-resilient processes and establish talent development frameworks.

  • Own long-term revenue, inventory, and demand forecasts, blending statistical models with stakeholder input. Define and monitor KPIs like OTIF, market inventory, and cost to serve.

  • Represent the North American voice in global planning transformation initiatives. Drive change management, implement lean methodologies, and improve S&OP/SIOP performance metrics across markets.

You're the right fit if:

  • You’ve acquired 10+ years of experience in demand management, project planning, scheduling, and/or supply chain management. You’ve led high-performing teams and managed cross-functional planning initiatives in fast-paced, matrixed environments, engaging directly with executive leadership.

  • Your skills include financial and supply chain acumen, advanced planning tools, analytics, and continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma). You’re also skilled in executive communication, stakeholder engagement, and critical path analysis. Experience with demand planning software, automation, and innovation in customer-centric strategies.

  • You have a BS degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, Economics, or Business; an MBA is preferred or equivalent experience in a similar leadership capacity.

  • You’re an adaptive, strategic thinker with a customer-first mindset. You thrive in collaborative environments, are self-starting, and can translate complex concepts for various stakeholders. You bring creativity, flexibility, and a proven ability to influence at all organizational levels. PCE-related travel or flexibility may be required as needed.

  • You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

This is an office role.

About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.

Philips Transparency Details

The pay range for this position in TN is $144,750 to $231,600

The pay range for this position in MA is $162,120 to $259,392

The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.   

In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered.  Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more.  Details about our benefits can be found here

At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case. 

Additional Information

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.

Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position.  For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Cambridge, MA or Nashville, TN.

This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates.  Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.

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About The Company

At Philips, we believe that every human matters. As a global health-tech leader, we focus on improving people’s health and wellbeing through meaningful innovation. The people who work here share our passion and are motivated to bring this purpose to life.For more than 130 years, we have been creating technologies and innovations that improve people's lives and support healthcare practitioners. Headquartered in the Netherlands and operating in more than 100 countries globally, we focus our advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights on Precision Diagnosis, Image Guided Therapy, Enterprise Informatics, Monitoring/ Connected Care, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Personal Health.Together, we deliver better care for more people because we believe that every human matters.

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