Hybrid Sr. Manager, Demand Planning bei None

SUMMARY

The Sr. Manager, Demand Planning develops accurate and timely demand forecasts while reducing inventory/working capital and minimizing forecast variability. This lead partners with the commercial planning teams; Sales, Finance, Merchandising, and Marketing, to gather input to build the consensus demand plan.   

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. 

• Work cross-functionally to develop and optimize rolling 18-month statistical SKU-level forecast to guide both supply chain and S&OP planning decisions.
• Maintain a forecasting system to accurately forecast market trends, historical trends with Sales and Merchandising Teams.
• Participate in monthly meetings with Sales & Merchandising teams to gather information related to market activity and incorporate into the forecast.
• Manage in-season forecasting to meet or exceed key performance indicators, including sales, and inventory health, age/turns, and weeks of supply.
• Ensure forecasting objectives are achieved, review potential risks/opportunities between the demand plan and financial plan, and collaborate cross functionally to mitigate and reduce inventory risk. 

Cross-Functional Collaboration: 

• Sales: Monthly collaboration to develop seasonal assortment and demand plan across all key accounts including consistency of forecast assumptions, base business trends, promotional plans, new launch volumes, assortment changes & seasonal volume.  
• Business Intelligence: Work with Demand Analyst and utilize BI tools to analyze data and inform forecasting and allocation decisions. Develop insights and recommendations based on performance metrics and trends.
• MFP Finance: Align Forecasts to financial budget, make recommendations based on trends.
• Merchandising: Support SKU optimization through analytics for Brand assortment and new product launch performance reviews. 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE  

• BA/BS degree in Supply Chain Business or related field preferred. 
• Minimum 5-7 years Demand or Omni-Channel Planning experience
• Ability to manage and maintain large record sets
• Experience with cloud-based planning platform, o9 preferred.
• Exposure to SAP 
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and analytical with a focus on execution and process improvement.
• Comfortable operating both strategically and tactically, from high level overview to detailed execution
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and Power BI
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Management skills, ability to lead, train and motivate others

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Annual Salary range:  $110,000.00 - $130,000.00