• 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

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