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Demand Planning Co-Op

Motorola Solutions · Chicago, IL

Posted Sep 13, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 20, 2026

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Likely interview questions for this role

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Behavioral

Tell me about a time you worked with a spreadsheet or dataset that was messy or incomplete and you still had to produce something useful from it.

comfort with imperfect real-world data, since demand data rarely arrives clean

Tell me about a group project in school or work where people disagreed on the right approach and you had to find common ground.

how the candidate handles cross-functional friction, relevant to aligning Sales, Finance, and Supply

Describe a time you had to present numbers or an analysis to someone more senior than you. How did you prepare?

poise and preparation habits given this role involves presenting revenue risk to executives

What interests you about supply chain or demand planning specifically, compared to other business functions you could have chosen?

genuine motivation and whether they understand what the job actually involves day to day

Technical

Walk me through how you would build a statistical forecast for a product line if you had two years of historical sales data with some obvious seasonal spikes.

whether the candidate understands basic forecasting methods like seasonality and trend decomposition, not just that they know a tool exists

What do you know about Excel functions like pivot tables, VLOOKUP, or forecasting formulas, and can you give an example of using them on a real project or class assignment?

actual hands-on tool fluency versus resume keywords

What's the difference between a forecast being biased and a forecast being inaccurate, and why does that distinction matter?

whether the candidate grasps basic forecasting concepts beyond surface level vocabulary

Have you used any planning or ERP software before, like SAP, Kinaxis, or a similar system, even in a class setting?

baseline exposure to planning systems so onboarding expectations are realistic

Situational

If you noticed a sudden gap between what the forecast predicted and what actually sold, what steps would you take to figure out why?

structured root-cause thinking rather than jumping straight to blaming the model

How would you explain forecast accuracy to someone in sales who thinks the number is just wrong?

ability to translate technical output into language non-planners understand

Say you're told there's a global component shortage affecting a product line. How would you go about estimating the revenue at risk?

logical framework for connecting supply constraints to dollar impact, a core part of the role

If Supply Planning tells you inventory targets aren't being met because your demand plan keeps changing week to week, how would you respond?

awareness that demand stability affects downstream partners, and willingness to own the problem instead of deflecting

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The full job description

As published by Motorola Solutions.

Company Overview At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future. Department Overview The Supply Chain and Procurement organization is a fast-paced and dynamic environment, delivering world-class communications equipment and solutions for customers around the world. Our purpose is to deliver exceptional value and customer experience through agility, speed, and collaboration. We plan what products and services are needed, source efficiently and ethically from a diverse supply base, launch new products, make and deliver solutions on time, and exceed customer expectations through outstanding quality, service and support. We are designed to bring value, lead technology innovation, and provide Motorola Solutions a competitive advantage on revenue, cost, cash, and delivery. Job Description The Demand Analyst is a member of the North America Demand Planning team that is responsible for developing a demand plan, participating in S&OP, and executing a multi year demand plan to support the business objectives of Revenue, Cost, Cash, and Customer Experience. In this role you will be responsible for the following: • Demand Planning - Use and maintain the Demand Planning software as the primary forecasting system tool, reviewing historical sales trends, researching demand drivers, preparing forecast data, developing statistical forecast models, and evaluating forecast results. • Global Revenue Modeling - Identify key global supply shortages across the business. Calculate total revenue risk tied to shortages and present bi-quarterly to executive partners • Forecast Accuracy - Create and implement processes to achieve best in class performance • Demand Stability - Identify practices that cause gyration to the supply base and systematically resolve • Inventory - Collaborate with Supply Planning to achieve inventory targets • Sales & Operations Planning - Drive alignment with Sales, Finance, Supply, Product and Engineering teams on demand plan over 2-year planning horizon Basic Requirements Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Business, Mathematics or Engineering Travel Requirements None Relocation Provided None Position Type Intern EEO Statement Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.  We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team. We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. To request an accommodation, please complete this  Reasonable Accommodations Form  so we can assist you.

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