Supply Chain, Forecasting & Demand Planning Intern

Candidates are encouraged to apply to 3 or fewer internship roles during a given internship recruiting cycle

The E2E Planning, Demand Planning intern will be responsible for managing demand plans for the North America Operating Unit stakeholders by analyzing, reporting and communicating current business trends and incorporating into a demand signal to be used across the Supply Chain organization.

Function Related Activities/Key Responsibilities:

• Tune statistical models generated in the forecasting platform as often as necessary (minimum weekly) to provide a clear starting point for cross-functional stakeholders to collaborate and align on.
• Project Total Weekly Demand volume for all horizons to deliver as accurate a signal to our Company operations and supply chain, as well as Co-Man partners.
• Drive alignment through robust collaboration and analyses to provide the best demand signal for both financial forecast and supply chain planning.
• Leverage all available technologies (Anaplan, ORI, Power BI, etc.) to continuously improve effectiveness and efficiencies in our forecasting and demand planning processes. Look for opportunities to automate and digitize as much of the process as possible.
• Analyze shipment and consumption/sell-through data to identify forecast variances and root causes to drive forecast process and accuracy improvement.
• Provide insights, volume risks and opportunities, and scenarios in order to drive aligned forecast for the downhill periods.
• Track, analyze, and improve forecast performance by leveraging multiple data sources (shipments, orders, primary vs. secondary vs. consumption/sell-through sales, etc.).

• Currently working towards a 4-year bachelor's degree with a final graduation date of no earlier than December 2025.
• Must currently be enrolled as a student at The Ohio State University.

• Intellectual Curiosity
• Strong Analytical Skills
• Critical Thinking
• Forecasting
• Supply Chain