Demand Planning Manager

ExtendMyTeam

Demand Planning Manager

Miami, FL
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    The company is looking for a Demand Planning Manager to join our team who has experience with demand forecasting and inventory management, as well as strong reporting and analytic skills. Responsibilities to include:

    • Continuously improve the internal forecast through evaluating promotional activities, consumption trends, category trends, advertising investments, and internal and external inventory positions
    • Support developing and managing annual forecast (budget) and determine where gaps exist
    • Lead cross-functional discussions with Sales, Digital Marketing and Brand teams to understand how consumer and customer trends will impact the forecast
    • Provide monthly updates on forecast KPI’s (Forecast Accuracy and Bias) to internal stakeholders
    • Provide actionable shipment updates to senior leadership weekly with larger deep dives on a monthly and quarterly cadence
    • Collaborate with external partners to identify areas of opportunity for greater efficiency and service improvements

    What You Will Need

    • Bachelor’s degree in business
    • 3+ years’ experience in Retail Merchandise Planning, Demand Planning, or CPFR planning
    • Experience within the Consumer-Packaged Goods and/or Children’s/Baby industry preferred
    • Excellent interpersonal skills that enable effective interactions with all levels of the organization
    • Technical Skills: Experience working with MS Office, with high proficiency in Excel and PowerBI
    • Ability to analyze large sets of data, draw conclusions, and articulate clear next steps
    • Ability to prioritize, organize, and manage multiple tasks simultaneously with high attention to detail
    • Ability to recognize opportunities and then recommend and implement improvements
    • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, with a strong sense of urgency to solve multiple and critical issues
    • Demonstrate good judgment in escalating potential risks proactively