Motorola Solutions' Demand Planning team needs to create and manage the global demand plan for a diverse product portfolio, requiring anticipation of customer needs based on market trends, product lifecycles, and sales forecasts to ensure product availability. This role supports the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) cycle by providing a unified demand signal for strategic decision-making.
Requirements
- comfortable with numbers, data analysis, and statistical concepts and should be able to interpret data, identify trends, and use this information to build forecasts
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel: A strong command of Excel is essential. This includes using functions like VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, SUMIFS, and creating charts and reports to analyze large datasets.
- clearly and concisely present findings, explain methodology, and collaborate effectively with non-technical stakeholders. Both written and verbal communication are critical.
- Demand planning involves working with large amounts of data, where small errors can have a significant impact. An intern must be meticulous and detail-oriented to ensure accuracy in their work.
- The intern should be able to approach challenges with a logical and structured mindset, helping to identify root causes of forecasting errors and proposing solutions.
Responsibilities
- manage a portion of a Demand Analyst portfolio, which offers real-time experience in demand planning activities
- executing daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting to assist the planning organization
- perform analyses and assist with projects cross-functionally within the broader supply chain organization
- complete a summer project that focuses on a specific deliverable with measurable benefit to the business
- presentation of the summer project to MSI executives and senior leaders
Other
- Candidates must be pursuing a Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Business, Mathematics or Engineering
- Ability to prioritize work between daily tasks, summer project, and other intern projects in an effective manner
- Ability to work effectively in a team setting to make decisions and drive results
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