Master Planner

Design Group Americas

Master Planner

Tallahassee, FL +6 locations
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities
    • Develop and maintain a 12-month rolling forecast for assigned customers/categories.
    • Develop and track key forecasting KPI’s such as fill rate and forecast accuracy on a weekly/monthly basis for assigned accounts.
    • Participate in Monthly Demand Planning Consensus meetings.
    • Work closely with internal sales teams as well as key customer representatives in the development of the collaborative forecast.
    • Assemble and analyze all data pertinent to creating the sales forecast including historical sales, market trends, seasonality, promotions, and POS data.
    • Establish and utilize best practices (statistical models and software tools) in creating forecasts.
    • Make recommended adjustments to forecast based on changes in demand and market trends.
    • Work with Sales and Inventory Planning to develop an inventory allocation plan when necessary.
    • Act as a lead contact with Sales and Inventory Planning to determine product availability or the timing of new promotions or opportunities.
    • Perform other related duties as required or assigned.

    Required Skills

    Required Experience

    • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering or other related field or equivalent combination of education and analytical experience.
    • 1-3 years of experience forecasting imported and manufactured SKUs preferred.
    • Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
    • Experience with ERP systems preferred.
    • Experience with Demantra a plus.
    • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
    • Excellent communication skills.
    • Ability to multi-task and quickly shift priorities needed.
    • Travel is minimal but some may be required
  • Qualifications

    Bachelors with minimum 8 years of experience or Masters with minimum 4 years of experience

  • Locations
    Tallahassee, FL • Fort Myers, FL • Jacksonville, FL • Orlando, FL • Atlanta, GA • Baton Rouge, LA • Memphis, TN