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Demand Planner

Milliken & Company
United States, South Carolina, Spartanburg
920 Milliken Road (Show on map)
Aug 18, 2026
Milliken & Company is a global manufacturing leaderwhose focus on materials science delivers tomorrow's breakthroughs today. Fromindustry-leading molecules to sustainable innovations, Milliken creates products thatenhance people's lives and deliver solutions for its customers and communities. Drawing on thousands of patents and a portfolio with applications across the textile, flooring, chemical and healthcare businesses, the company harnesses a shared sense of integrity and excellence to positively impact the world for generations. Discover more about Milliken's curious minds and inspired solutions at Milliken.com and on Facebook, Instagramand LinkedIn. POSITION OVERVIEW The Demand Planner, based in Spartanburg, SC, supports the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process by coordinating demand planning activities, facilitating meetings, and ensuring all stakeholders are engaged and executing agreed plans. This role is tactical, focusing on preparing scenarios, analyzing data, and maintaining the IBP process each cycle. The Demand Planner works closely with sales, marketing, finance, sourcing, and manufacturing to develop accurate demand forecasts, challenge assumptions, and drive consensus on the demand plan. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Leading the consensus demand planning process and improving forecast accuracy through data analysis and stakeholder collaboration. Facilitating and following up on demand review meetings, ensuring decisions are executed. Tracking and reporting key IBP metrics, driving continuous process improvement. Coordinating information from various teams, maintaining IBP master data, and communicating demand requirements to supply and finance. Conducting scenario planning, analyzing risks and opportunities, and aligning plans with business strategy. Managing the monthly demand planning process, including data cleansing, statistical forecasting, and analytics. Supporting new product development and phase-in/phase-out processes. Acting as a super user in SAP IBP demand planning. QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, or related field; 3-5 years of equivalent experience considered. Strong analytical and data interpretation skills. Strong communication, facilitation, and cross-functional collaboration skills. Proficiency with planning tools, forecasting processes, and data analysis. QUALIFICATIONS - PREFERRED Demand or supply planning experience with strong data-driven insights. Experience in apparel, textiles, flooring, or project-based demand planning. Commercial or sales experience related to demand planning, customer insights, or business forecasting preferred. There are two openings for this position, with one role supporting the Flooring business and the other supporting the Apparel business. #LI-DS1 Milliken is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, including but not limited to lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, a job interview, or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contactTalentAcquisition@milliken.com.