Demand Planning Analyst

About the role

We are seeking a collaborative and analytical candidate to join our Supply Chain team. This role will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and improving demand forecasts to support both supply chain planning and inventory goals. It will focus heavily on system-driven forecasts as well as comprehensive reporting on both the short- and long-term forecast outlook. Excellent analytical and organizational skills are a necessity to succeed.

Responsibilities

• Maintain consensus demand forecasts using supply chain planning software
• Analyze historical sales, promotions, and seasonality to improve forecast accuracy
• Monitor forecast performance and key metrics such as forecast accuracy and bias
• Collaborate with supply planning to ensure forecasts support inventory targets
• Compile monthly reports to monitor in-season performance and future forecast outlook
• Support monthly S+OP meeting needs with detailed analyses
• Identify system improvements, automation opportunities, and data quality issues
• Collaborate with account sales forecasting partners to ensure on-time updates of products and programs
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, ideally with focus in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field
• 3-5+ years of experience in planning, ideally in the consumer goods industry
• Experience with Forecasting and Supply Chain Planning Software is strongly preferred

Qualifications

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and adjust quickly to changing demand and business conditions
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced computer user skills (Microsoft Office Suite specifically Excel) with the ability to learn new systems

Skills

• None specified

Benefits

• Employee Discounts
• 401K with immediate participation and a 1% match, a retirement 401(K) match of 3% safe harbor match, plus a potential profit-sharing retirement contribution of 1% after a full calendar year of employment
• After 30 Days Waiting Period 20 days PTO program/13 Paid Holidays (prorated)
• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Company Paid AD&D and Life Insurance (2 times Base Salary)
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Accident Insurance, Critical Illness or Hospital Indemnity
• Company Paid Short- and Long-Term disability plans
• Flexible Spending with $680 Carry Over option and Dependent Care Account Plans
• Employee Life Assistance Plan and Identity Theft Protection Support
• Tuition Reimbursement after waiting period

Pay

The pay range for this role is $70,000 – $84,000 annually, which is what we reasonably expect to offer when filling the position.

Schedule

The position is located at our Headquarters in Stoughton, MA with a hybrid office option and will report to the Manager of Demand Planning.