Demand Planner

Requisition Number: 79594 The company built on breakthroughs. Join us. Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science. From the depths of the ocean to the farthest reaches of space, our technologies push the boundaries of what’s possible. How do we do this? With our people. They break through limitations and expectations – not once in a career, but every day. They help move our company, and the world, forward. At Corning, there are endless possibilities for making an impact. You can help connect the unconnected, drive the future of automobiles, transform at-home entertainment, and ensure the delivery of lifesaving medicines. And so much more. Come break through with us. Our Solar business delivers industry leading, U.S.-made solar components. We manufacture hyper-pure polysilicon, high-quality solar wafers, and innovative photovoltaic modules, leveraging our leadership in advanced manufacturing to serve growing energy demand. You will be a part of advancing critical U.S. supply chains and delivering unmatched quality and reliability to customers. Role Purpose The Demand Planner owns the commercial demand signal and supports alignment around a consensus demand forecast. The role partners closely with Supply Chain and Planning but is distinct from production and supply planning. The Demand Planner focuses on what customers and the market are expected to require and when, while operational planning functions determine how those requirements are translated into production, capacity, material, and inventory plans. Key Responsibilities Own and maintain the consolidated demand forecast across customers, projects, products, and planning horizons Support the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP/SIOP) process by developing a consensus demand plan and clearly communicating assumptions, changes, risks, and opportunities. Develop demand forecasts using customer commitments, historical demand, commercial inputs, market intelligence, and documented business assumptions. Reconcile demand forecasts against the sales pipeline, contracts, purchase orders, and open sales orders to identify gaps or inconsistencies requiring review. Monitor customer pull-ins, push outs, cancellations, volume changes, project timing changes, and product-mix changes, and reflect relevant updates in the demand outlook. Analyze forecast versus actual performance, identify drivers of significant variances, and recommend corrective actions. Track and improve key demand-planning measures, including forecast accuracy and forecast bias. Develop base, upside, and downside scenarios to help the business evaluate changes in customer demand and commercial exposure. Provide clear demand visibility to Supply Chain and Planning to support downstream capacity, production, inventory, and material planning. Develop and maintain demand-planning reports, dashboards, assumptions, and supporting analytics. Identify opportunities to improve forecasting processes, data quality, reporting, and integration between Commercial and operational planning. Experiences/Education - Required Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Finance, Analytics, Engineering, or a related field. Experience in demand planning, commercial operations, sales operations, supply chain planning, business analytics, or a related role. Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear business insights. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience working with large datasets. Experience working with forecasts, customer demand, sales orders, inventory, or pipeline data. Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy. Ability to communicate planning information clearly to commercial, operational, and leadership stakeholders. Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and the ability to constructively challenge assumptions. Ability to operate effectively in a dynamic environme…

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