Sr Demand and Supply Planning Analyst

About the Role

Yubico is looking for a Sr. Demand & Supply Planning Analyst – Americas to lead short- and mid-term demand, supply, and production planning for the Americas region. This role translates commercial forecasts and customer deployment requirements into actionable supply and production plans while ensuring appropriate inventory levels, product availability, and cross-functional alignment.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Own the short- and mid-term demand and supply planning process for the Americas, translating sales forecasts, historical demand, and business intelligence into actionable supply and production plans.
• Partner with Sales to review forecasts, pipeline, large opportunities, and customer deployment schedules; monitor forecast accuracy and bias.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, and Supply Chain teams to align capacity, inventory, and lead times with demand.
• Maintain healthy inventory levels balancing product availability, customer service, working capital, and obsolete inventory risk.
• Identify demand, supply, inventory, and production constraints and develop mitigation, allocation, and prioritization plans.
• Act as a key interface between Manufacturing and internal stakeholders.
• Lead regular demand and supply reviews and develop/maintain planning KPIs and reporting.
• Build and continuously improve planning processes and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Partner cross-functionally on product lifecycle planning (NPI, upgrades, EOL).
• Support continuous improvement of NetSuite demand and supply planning capabilities.
• Utilize Google Sheets extensively for planning models, scenario analysis, and reporting.
• Occasional international travel may be required.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or a related field.
• 6+ years of experience in demand planning, supply planning, production planning, or supply chain management, preferably within a high-tech manufacturing environment.
• Strong experience managing short- and mid-term demand, supply, inventory, and production planning.
• Hands-on proficiency with NetSuite demand and supply planning functionality.
• Advanced proficiency with Google Sheets and working knowledge of Google Workspace.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills developing planning models, KPIs, dashboards, and reporting.
• Strong understanding of forecasting, inventory management, production planning, and supply chain operations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop teams and drive process improvements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Bonus Skills

• Experience with tools such as Looker Studio or Power BI.
• Lean and/or Six Sigma certification.