Sr. Demand Planner (5029)

Company: Ariat
Location: Union City
Posted on: April 4, 2021

Job Description:

Career Opportunities: Sr. Demand Planner (5029) Requisition ID--5029-----Posted--02/26/2021-----Union City, CA-----Supply Chain-----Full Time The Senior Demand Planner is a core supply chain function supporting the Sr. Director of Planning in forecasting, analysis, purchasing, and inventory management activities. This ideal candidate for this role is passionate about data analysis and relentless in searching for insights that will serve to optimize inventory productivity, capture upside potential, and insure maximum in-stock positions for merchandise presentations. This is a highly integrated position, interfacing with virtually every department internally, and with our dedicated sales force. Responsibilities:

• Manage the demand and inventory planning for some of the company's fastest growing footwear businesses
• Design and generate weekly and monthly statistical forecast reports.
• Continuously improve forecasting techniques, method, and approach.
• Relating and measuring the impact of forecast accuracy.
• Evolving and maintaining documentation and standard operating procedures for demand planning processes and systems.
• Conduct current and future forecasting analysis, insuring forecasting processes and methods are followed.
• Assemble and analyze all data pertinent to creating the sales forecast (historical sales, market trends, seasonality, door count, promotions, and tier 1 account POS and inventory levels).
• Establish and utilize best methods (statistical models and software tools) in creating forecasts and respective inventory targets.
• Make recommended adjustments to forecast and inventory targets based on changes in demand and market trends.
• Lead forecast and inventory planning meetings with Product Managers, reviewing recommended sales forecasts and inventory goals (emphasis on brand transitions, new product introduction, and promotions).
• Manage inventory targets (including safety stock levels) that are approved by management.
• Prepare, report, and communicate forecast and inventory measurements to management (forecast accuracy, inventory plan vs. targets).
• Monitor SKU levels and recommend SKU rationalization initiatives in the future
• Proactively facilitating, re-engineering, and creating best practices & consensus between functional experts (Demand & Inventory Planning, Purchasing, Sales & Marketing, Operations, Finance, and IT). Requirements:
  • Wholesale experience required. Background in retail planning preferred.
  • BA/BS degree in Finance or Economics preferred in addition to 3-5 years work-related experience.
  • Advanced skills in MS Excel and Access and experience with large data sets are essential.
  • Enjoy math and have strong numbers and logic skills.
  • Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and computer skills are essential.
  • Exhibiting intellectual curiosity, a passion to learn and an ability to maintain a positive attitude.
  • Work well with multiple cross-functional partners, stating your point of view with confidence but also open to hearing others' perspectives.
  • A self starter who takes initiative and is flexible and adaptive to changing priorities.

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