Demand Planning Manager - ExtendMyTeam

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