Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with safety. It’s the constant that empowers people to confidently move forward. It can fill a flight or sell out a stadium. It can care for a patient or graduate a class.

As a global leader in public safety and enterprise security, we create and connect the technologies that help to keep people safe where they live, learn, work and play. Our integrated technology ecosystem unifies critical communications, video security and access control, and command center software, enabling collaboration in more powerful ways.

At Motorola Solutions, we’re ushering in a new era in public safety and security. Bring your passion, potential and talents to a career that matters.

Department Overview

Job Description

In this role you will:

• Develop demand forecasts (operational forecasts) at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part of a demand planning function.

• Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results.
• Coordinate cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances and refine the forecast model to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions.

• Interact with sales, product, and other key partners to understand demand forecast drivers.
• Utilize a collaborative and consensus approach by working with Sales, Product and Finance to obtain and ensure that current and accurate information is used for demand forecasts.

• Use and maintain the Demand Planning software as the primary forecasting system tool.
• Provide input to the Supply Planning organization in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills verbal and written.
• Proficiency in statistics, forecasting, and planning with an understanding of financial and operational impacts.
• Knowledge of Oracle Demand Planning or other software related to demand planning preferred.
• Experienced with software packages including Windows, and Microsoft Office.
• Strong analytical, organizational, decision making, and presentation skills.
• Must live in Chicago, IL.

Basic Requirements

Required Skills:

• High School diploma, or College Degree in Business, Finance, or Supply Chain
• 3+ years of experience working in a Demand Planning or Supply Chain environment.
• Must live in Chicago, IL.

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Travel Requirements

Relocation Provided

Position Type

Referral Payment Plan

Our U.S. Benefits include:

• Incentive Bonus Plans
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
• 401K with Company Match
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Generous Paid Time Off Packages
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid Parental & Family Leave
• and more!

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran's status, or, any other protected characteristic.