ICP Group

Forecast Strategy Manager

Andover, MA
Full Time
Experienced
Innovative Chemical Products Group (ICP Group) is a leading formulator and manufacturer of specialty coatings, adhesives, and sealants serving the construction and industrial end markets. ICP Group is comprised of leading brands known for innovation, quality, and performance. Founded in 2015 and supported by a lean corporate team, ICP Group has scaled rapidly through organic and acquisition growth into one of the largest coatings, adhesives, and sealants companies in North America. ICP Group is headquartered in Andover, MA and has manufacturing and distribution sites throughout North America, Latin America, UK, Europe and the Asia Pacific region.

ICP Group is seeking a senior-level Demand Planning professional (Forecast Strategy Manager) to own and continuously refine the demand plan that enables customer service, inventory health, and financial performance. 
 
This is not a reporting or spreadsheet consolidation role. This position requires strong business judgment, deep system fluency, and the ability to challenge demand assumptions and drive alignment across commercial and operational stakeholders. 

This role is accountable for developing, maintaining, and executing a credible, actionable demand plan that reflects real market signals and business priorities. The individual will serve as the single point of accountability for demand accuracy, ensuring the ERP and MRP systems are kept current so downstream planning processes function effectively. 

Success in this role requires comfort with direct, data-driven conversations to resolve misalignment between demand expectations, service commitments, and inventory realities. 

This role can be remote for the right candidate.

Responsibilities:
  • Own the demand plan and ensure forecasts are accurate, realistic, and continuously refined 
  • Translate commercial demand signals into executable system inputs that support customer and financial performance 
  • Actively challenge forecast inputs, assumptions, and timing with Sales and other stakeholders 
  • Drive resolution of demand gaps, spikes, and timing issues through structured, fact-based discussions 
  • Maintain demand-related planning parameters within the ERP system to ensure MRP outputs are valid and usable 
  • Upload and maintain inventory reorder quantities aligned to the approved demand plan 
  • Maintain customer lead times to reflect realistic service commitments 
  • Use existing tools to refine inventory allocation across the ICP warehouse network 
  • Generate and manage intra-company transfer orders driven by demand and inventory positioning needs 
  • Monitor transfer execution and ensure inventory balances are accurate and timely 
  • Track adherence to shipping and transfer performance metrics 
  • Perform periodic reconciliation of eCommerce inventory 
  • Conduct ad-hoc analysis to identify risks, trends, and improvement opportunities related to demand quality and execution 

Experience needed:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Statistics, or a related field 
  • Proven experience in a manufacturing environment is required 
  • Hands-on experience working with MRP in a live manufacturing ERP system is required 
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel expertise is required (complex formulas, large datasets, data integration; VBA strongly preferred) 
  • Strong understanding of demand planning fundamentals and push/pull concepts 
  • Demonstrated ability to work directly in ERP systems to maintain planning integrity (Syspro experience a plus) 
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to convert data into decisions 
  • Strong communication and influencing skills, including the ability to challenge assumptions constructively 
  • Comfort operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment with limited structure 
  • Willingness to travel occasionally to other ICP domestic locations 
Our compensation is more than a paycheck; it’s an investment in your future. Along with a competitive pay range, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your financial well-being, and personal health.
  • Compensation: $90,000.00-$115,000.00 a year.  Actual pay is dependent on candidates overall skills for the role
  • Annual bonus eligible
  • Progressive paid time off policy that empowers you to take the time you need to recharge
  • 401K Employer contribution plan, with eligibility the first of the month following 90 days of employment
  • Excellent health, dental and vision insurance packages to fit your needs
  • A values-driven culture with colleagues that rally around People, Accountability, Trust and Execution

ICP Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, or religion or other legally protected status.
 
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