Job Type: Full Time, Exempt
Duration of role: Permanent
Position: 1
Reporting to: Global Procurement Director – Liquid Cooling
Location: Columbia, Maryland, USA/ Austin, Texas, USA/ Remote
About Us
At Tate we are passionate about everything we do. As an independent brand operating within Kingspan Group, a global plc group of companies, Tate has been recognized worldwide as an industry leader in the development and manufacture of data center infrastructure solutions and commercial office raised access floors, for over 60 years. With revenues of over $600m and growing, Tate plays a pivotal role in offering expertise in cutting edge design engineering in order to craft solutions, by working collaboratively with clients as a trusted partner.
Tate continues to grow and expand, operating multiple manufacturing and commercial sites across the US, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We are excited about our fresh, dynamic, and inclusive team of experts working on new innovations and forward-thinking designs, as we remain a market leading player within our industry. We continue to invest heavily in the best available manufacturing tools and equipment needed to adhere to Tate’s world class standards and in keeping with our Planet Passionate sustainability strategy, our focus is on having minimal climate impact.
We are excited by potentially welcoming you as part of our team as we continue to grow on a worldwide scale.
About the Role
Tate is building a world-class procurement and supply chain function for one of fastest growing segments and the most technically demanding segments in the data center market: liquid cooling infrastructure. We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Demand Fulfillment Planner to join our growing team. This role is critical to supporting business growth by building and owning the demand forecasting function for Tate’s liquid cooling business. You’ll translate customer orders, program pipeline data, and sales forecast into a 12-18 month rolling demand plan that’s broken down to the component level so that Strategic Sourcing Managers and Commodity Managers can source ahead of need rather than react to shortages. You’ll be the analytical backbone of Tate’s S&OP process, providing clean, structured demand data that allows every function to make decisions from the same number.
You’ll have the rare opportunity to build this function from the ground up with the full support of leadership and a clear mandate. You’ll design the forecasting approach, establish cadence, and potentially shape how demand planning works at Tate
What You’ll Do
- Build and maintain Tate’s demand forecast models for liquid cooling programs by using historical order data, customer pipeline, sales inputs, and program schedules as the primary data sources.
- Translate TLA forecasts from sales and program teams into component-level demand requirements working with engineering BOMs and MRP logic to explode each forecast to individual part numbers.
- Develop a 12-18 month rolling forecast that gives procurement and operations enough forward visibility to source and plan ahead of demand.
- Maintain separate demand views by program, by factory sites, and by component category giving SSMs and Commodity Managers the granularity they need to act.
- Own forecast assumptions: document, challenge, and update the model as customer commitments, program timelines, or product configuration change.
- Serve as the demand data owner in Tate’s S&OP process: prepare the demand review package for each monthly S&OP cycle, presenting forecast in a format that drives decisions.
- Facilitate the demand review step of S&OP: working with sales, program management, and engineering to align on a single consensus forecast before it’s presented to operations and finance.
- Identify and flag forecast variances early. When actual orders diverge from plan, the ability to quantify the impact and communicate it to procurement and operations with enough lead time to respond is a must have.
- Track forecast accuracy over time by measure bias, timing error, and mix error by program and component category, and continuously improving the model based on what’s actually happening.
- Have the soft skills and self-direction to work directly with sales and program managers to capture near-term demand changes. Building a relationship where they proactively share pipeline updates rather than procurement finding out last minute.
- Partner with engineering to ensure BOM changes are reflected in the demand model properly.
- Provide the Materials & Inventory Planner with component-level demand data to drive materials requirements planning.
- Collaborate with SSMs and GCMs to translate the demand signal into sourcing actions.
- Support finance with demand-driven revenue and cost forecasts for budgeting and quarterly planning cycles.
- Build the demand planning process within Tate’s ERP and planning tools by establishing the data architecture, input workflows, and output reports that make the forecast accessible and actionable.
- Develop and maintain a forecast accuracy dashboard: tracking performance by program, product, and time horizon, and presenting results in S&OP.
- Identify data gaps such as but not limited to missing lead times, unreleased BOMs, incomplete order data and work with the relevant functions/stakeholders to close them.
- Evaluate and recommend improvements to Tate’s planning tools and processes as the function matures and volume scales.
Additional Expectations
- Remain compliant with the Code of Conduct and Policies which includes the Kingspan Group Compliance Policy.
- Ensure that all duties related to product compliance are adhered to in accordance with the Product Compliance Policy, Laws, Regulations, and market demands.
- Responsible for all tasks to achieve compliance goals and demands of the Compliance Management System.
- Must raise concerns related to the Compliance Management System to their supervisor, manager, or any member of the Leadership Team, or through the confidential whistle blower service.
What You’ll Bring
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business Analytics, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, or related field; master’s degree or MBA is a plus
- Experience: 3-8 years of experience in demand planning, supply chain planning, or S&OP within a manufacturing or industrial environment such as data center infrastructure, HVAC, precision manufacturing, or engineered products experience is a meaningful advantage.
- Demonstrating experience building or significantly improving a demand forecasting process.
- Technical Skills: Strong quantitative and analytical skills – proficient in statistical forecasting methods, demand segmentation, and forecast accuracy measurement.
- Proficiency in ERP systems (XA-INFOR or similar). Power BI skill highly desired.
- Experience participating in or running in S&OP cycles, product lifecycle, and/or core team cross functional work.
- Strong communication skills who is able to translate a demand model into clear, confident narratives for sales, operations, and finance audiences who don’t speak forecast.
- Comfortable in operating in ambiguity and building from scratch. Someone who can make progress and create a playbook.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally, if necessary.
What You'll Get
- Pay Range: $110,000 USD to $125,000 USD. This role is eligible for a discretionary bonus.
- Career Scope and Advancement: As we grow, new positions and career opportunities arise, offering accelerated paths for the right candidates, locally and globally.
- World of Wellness: Philosophy: We empower you to take charge of your health and well-being. You’ll have access to a wide range of medical, dental, and vision benefits, along with personalized guidance from a “Health Advocate.” We also offer other supplemental options, including 401k, legal, disability, and theft insurance, to ensure your financial wellness.
- Corporate Social Responsibility: Through Planet Passionate we are determined to reduce our manufacturing carbon (CO2e) emissions to as close to zero as technically possible, together with halving carbon intensity in our primary supply chain. We are very involved in our community, and you will have ample opportunities to support us in creating a better world.
- Skills Development: Given the dynamic pace of our business and a strong collaborative environment, your new role will be diverse and multifaceted – allowing you to be more versatile and develop a broader skill set.
- Mentorship and development: At Tate, we don’t believe in hierarchy, we work together as one team for one common goal. You will have access and exposure to our senior leaders and experts for learning in your role, and additionally mentorship for the future.
- Culture:We have a great team culture, highly collaborative, supportive, and social. Together we innovate, collaborate, take ownership, and strive for excellence.
Stay connected with us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/tate-access-floors/mycompany/verification/) for insights into life at Tate. Join us in our mission to make a difference through exceptional solutions.
Tate Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of post-offer requirements, including a background check and drug screening, in accordance with company policy and applicable laws.
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2 - 10 years: statistical forecasting methods, demand segmentation, and forecast accuracy measurement
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2 - 10 years: demand forecasting process
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3 - 8 years: demand planning, supply chain planning, or S&OP within a manufacturing or industrial environment such as data center infrastructure, HVAC, precision manufacturing,
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Bachelors or better in Business Administration or related field
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Bachelors or better in Manufacturing Engineering Technology or related field
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Bachelors or better in Supply Chain Management or related field
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Adaptability and Flexibility
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Critical Thinking
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Procurement and Supply Chain
Required
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Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
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Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
Required
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Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
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Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks
Equal Opportunity Employer
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