Demand Planning Analyst

Looking for a rewarding career with a company that values people, growth, sustainability, and teamwork? Join our team as a Demand Planning Analyst!

The Demand Planning Analyst supports internal Arauco teams to ensure safe, reliable operations. The primary purpose of the position is to partner with Maintenance, Operations, and Procurement to build robust forecasts, set inventory strategies, and drive analytics-led improvements across the network.

This position operates out of our Atlanta, GA corporate office and reports to the Procurement Analytics Manager. This is a hybrid role – three days on site and two days’ work from home. This position requires up to 25% travel to mills in the U.S and Canada.

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s in supply chain, Industrial Engineering, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3-5 years in supply planning/materials planning for MRO/spare parts in a manufacturing environment, including hands-on forecasting and inventory policy setting.
• Proven track record using SAP (MM) and advanced Excel for planning; experience with Power BI preferred.
• Strong analytical/statistical acumen; comfortable synthesizing complex datasets and converting insights into action.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication.
• Familiarity with Lean/Six Sigma and continuous improvement methods (preferred).

What we offer:

• An attractive base compensation package, plus bonus eligibility
• Health plans with options that meet your needs, including a wellness program, gym reimbursement, and additional benefits such as pet insurance, legal insurance, employer-paid and voluntary life insurance, and more
• Paid maternity and paternity leave, a competitive vacation package, and company and floating holidays designed to support your work-life balance
• Retirement planning options, including generous employer contributions
• Opportunities to learn and develop, including a tuition reimbursement program

In this role, you will:

• Build, maintain, and continuously improve statistical and causal forecasts for MRO parts using historical usage, maintenance plans, failure/PM data, seasonality, and shutdown calendars.
• Convert forecasts into executable MRP/MPS signals; create and monitor network inventory plans to meet service levels while minimizing working capital.
• Set stocking policies (min/max, safety time, reorder points) and planning parameters; regularly tune for accuracy (e.g., MAPE, bias) and inventory turns.
• Lead Creation/enrichment/standardization of the spare-parts material master (coding templates, duplicate/alternate identification) to improve planning accuracy and optimize working capital.
• Monitor performance of expense/material categories; implement productivity and process improvements to reduce slow-moving and obsolete exposure.
• Partner with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, and Procurement to align plans, resolve shortages, and manage obsolescence.
• Coordinate with PA (Purchasing Agent) on delivery reliability, lead-time reduction, and risk mitigation; support negotiations aligned to planning needs.
• Build dashboards/analyses to track forecast accuracy, fill rate, service level, inventory turns, aging/slow-moving/OBS exposure, and working capital.
• Research and pilot new planning techniques/best practices; integrate Procurement into core business processes.
• Ensure adherence to company policies and relevant industry standards.