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Dickies: Demand Planner

Position Summary:

A day in the life of a Demand Planner at Dickies looks a little like this.

Reporting to the Manager of Demand Planning, the Demand Planner owns the Dickies Account Planning process end to end for specified channels/accounts. They will lead monthly demand planning activities which include building and analyzing forecasts, making recommendations, incorporating historical and market intelligence data into the current forecast. This includes leveraging the demand planning software to execute monthly plans. The Demand Planner consistently works cross functionally with commercial, sales operations, finance and inventory teams.

Let’s break down that day-in-the-life a bit more.

• Develop strong collaborative internal and external account relationships to drive an accurate revenue signal to increase the service level to the retailer.
• Maintain Dickies internal financial forecast through the S&OP process. Participating with finance and sales in a collaborative process to align financial plan and sales forecast.
• Be the liaison between sales, finance, operations, supply planning, and merchandising to insure the overall execution.
• Incorporate point of sale data reports to read and react to consumer behavior.
• Manage account level plans by Style/color/size.
• Perform pre-season, in-season, and post-season analysis to identify opportunities and risks at the account/channel level.
• Provide input around key decisions related to drops, and in stock style positions regarding Supply Demand match. Partnering with Supply Planning to implement strategies and anticipate/mitigate opportunities and risks.
• Articulate key findings providing both qualitative and quantitative insights and participate in the resulting action plans to support revenue projections.
• Work on company metrics monthly/quarterly and annually.
• Utilize Continuous Improvement techniques for demand planning processes.
• Participate in communications and meetings, adding value to the Demand Plan.

What do you need to succeed?

We all have unique skills that we bring to work and celebrate every day. For this role, there are foundation skills you’ll need to succeed and excel. Additionally, while formal education in a related field is great to have, we are most interested in your 2-3 years of experience and professional achievements. 

The foundation skills you will need in this position are:

• Effective Communication skills
• Critical thinking and decisions making
• Ability to adapt and evolve
• Influence others for action that are not direct reports
• Focused time management and decision-making skills
• Achieve within a team environment
• Planning experience (Logility, o9, BY software knowledge a plus)
• Analytical skills, and attention to detail
• SAP based software (SAP/JBA/JDE) experience preferred
• Windows based PC including Excel, Word, Access, Power Point
• Data analytics supported by experience with Excel, Tableau, or related BI tool

Educational/ Position Requirements: 

• Years of Related Professional Experience:  2-3 years
• 4 -year College Degree
• 3 days per week in the Costa Mesa, CA office

Special Physical and/or Mental Requirements: 

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business data. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

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Hiring Range:

Incentive Potential: This position is eligible for additional compensation awards that may include an annual incentive plan, sales incentive, or commission potential. Specific details of the additional compensation eligibility for this position will be provided during the recruiting and interview process.

Benefits at VF Corporation: You can review a general overview of each benefit program offered, including this year's medical plan rates on www.MyVFbenefits.com  and by clicking Looking to Join VF? Detailed information on your benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

Please note, our hiring ranges are determined and built from market pay data. In determining the specific compensation for this position, we comply with all local, state, and federal laws.

At VF, we value a diverse, inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual’s race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws.  If you are unable to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [email protected]. VF will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities to the extent required by applicable law.

Pursuant to all applicable local Fair Chance Ordinance requirements, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, VF will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.