Supply/Demand Senior Planner

IBM

IBM

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Posted on Apr 11, 2026
Introduction

At IBM Infrastructure & Technology, we design and operate the systems that keep the world running. From high-resiliency mainframes and hybrid cloud platforms to networking, automation, and site reliability. Our teams ensure the performance, security, and scalability that clients and industries depend on every day. Working in Infrastructure & Technology means tackling complex challenges with curiosity and collaboration. You’ll work with diverse technologies and colleagues worldwide to deliver resilient, future-ready solutions that power innovation. With continuous learning, career growth, and a supportive culture, IBM provides the opportunities to build expertise and shape the infrastructure that drives progress.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Supply Chain Professional, you will perform cognitive and data analytics to provide data analysis and forecasts for business, supply, and demand requirements supporting supply chain and revenue targets.

The Demand Planner is responsible for the following key items:

· Accountable for the worldwide demand plan and strategy that support IBM's revenue objectives for our products.

· Analyze product inventory, historical shipments, weekly and daily load tracks, and other key customer consumption indicators to ensure demand volume accuracy

· Understanding of the end to end supply chain process relative to IBM’s products, specific product knowledge and application of statistical analytics in determining optimum production volumes.

· New product introductions planning in collaboration with Product Management and Engineering teams.

· Drive continuous improvement and innovation

· Detailed analysis with large amounts of data using Data Science methodology to predict future shipment volumes behavior

Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
  • +4 years of experience in Supply Chain Roles
  • University degree required (i.e. Bachelors degree) or equivalent relevant work experience. Engineering is preferred
  • Proven hands-on experience with Kinaxis Maestro (formerly Kinaxis RapidResponse), demonstrated through direct ownership or significant contribution to planning, analytics, or solution development within the platform
  • Must be a team player able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing tasks and demands and willing to lead teams.
  • Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation
  • Excel Level: Advanced
  • English Level: Advanced
  • Strong interpersonal collaboration skills to work effectively with all levels of the organization
  • Leadership capabilities to drive improvement projects

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate - they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world’s most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.

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