Demand Planner

Responsibilities

• Understands the implications and influence of Supply Planners and drives effective communication and action with supply planning staff
• Assemble and analyze all data pertinent to creating the sales forecast (historical sales, market trends, seasonality, promotions, and inventory levels)
• Continuously improve forecasting techniques, methods, and approach by quantifying data pulls and recommending solutions
• Determine best methods to improve forecast accuracy
• Collaborate with Supply Planning to design, track, and report on promotions
• Work cross functionally with Supply Planning in developing proper stocking strategies
• Build and maintain relevant reports pertaining to Demand Planning processes
• Become “super user” of RockySoft tool and provide corresponding support to Supply Planning
• Actively participate in design, testing, and implementation of RockySoft upgrades and feature enhancements
• Actively participate in design, testing, and implementation of new tools
• Interact as appropriate with Field Services, Client Support, and Account Management to attain business intelligence vital to developing the most accurate forecast
• Interact as necessary with other departments (Transportation, Warehouse Ops, Finance, Engineering) to provide forecast information relevant to their respective areas
• Participate in and support new customer integration activities
• Manage the Demand Planning function within the financial budgets and assist with budget development
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities in Demand Planning
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures for Demand Planning processes and systems
• Lead or participate on project teams as required
• Perform root cause analysis in developing corrective action plans
• Develop and manage to relevant KPI’s to support and measure the business
• Affirmatively assess technology requirements needed to support current or proposed business

Requirements

• Minimum: 2-5 years of inventory management experience and/or proven mastery of business analytics as it relates to inventory management
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Logistics, Supply Chain, or other relevant discipline OR 5 years of relevant experience
• Strong analytical abilities and attention to detail
• Experience using inventory management software (ie RockySoft, SAP, Manugistics, etc)
• Experience using data mining software to pull data, build reports and make business decisions/recommendations (ie COGNOS)
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to interact cross-functionally, with higher-level management, and with external clients
• Extensive use of Excel and/or Access
• Strong project management and process development skills
• Ability to set priorities and make decisions in a dynamic work environment
• Action oriented, with good problem solving, analytical, and math skills