Demand Planning Manager

About the role

Raymour & Flanigan, the premier furniture retailer in the Northeast, is seeking an experienced Supply Chain professional based in Liverpool, NY to enhance the shopping experience for our customers. This position is ideal for a career-minded individual with 3-5 years of relevant experience and a four-year college degree.

Responsibilities

Demand Planning

• Responsible for forecasting and demand planning processes for import and domestic furniture product lines.
• Maintain and develop monthly forecasts for a specific portfolio of vendors using NetSuite Planning & Budgeting software as the primary forecasting tool.
• Develop a systems understanding of demand planning software.
• Collaborate with Merchandising Buyers to align forecasts with seasonality and promotional activity.
• Evaluate performance of promotions, analyze sales history, and monitor sales trends to improve forecast accuracy.
• Partner with vendors to support the demand and inventory strategy for new product launches.
• Manage company inventory targets from new product launch through to balancing and exit of dropped collections.
• Maintain strategic and collaborative relationships with the Merchandising team.

Supply Planning

• Analyze and develop a weekly supply plan to achieve consistent flow of finished goods.
• Ensure optimal levels of inventory are maintained while increasing inventory turns and satisfying customer demand via in-stock merchandise.
• Develop a system’s understanding of supply planning software to enhance and flow product from forecast to purchase order transmission and acknowledgment.
• Track shipments of purchase orders through weekly communications with vendors.
• Apply analytical skills to maintain safety stock levels and anticipated demand as it relates to the sales forecast and vendors' order flow capabilities.
• Develop and foster vendor partnerships at the executive level, as well as with customer service and logistics.
• Collaborate with the vendor community to ensure compliance with Raymour & Flanigan's supply chain expectations to reduce stock-outs and over-stocked items.
• Coordinate with the Raymour & Flanigan global logistics team to ensure seamless flow of merchandise throughout the supply chain.
• Develop a close, cooperative, and supportive relationship with cross-functional partners to ensure mutually beneficial decisions are made from a broad company perspective.

Qualifications

• Must thrive in a fast-paced, demand-oriented business with frequent and rapid priority changes.
• Strong analytical skills, decision-making ability, and demonstrated business acumen.
• 3-5 years of supply chain or ERP Demand Planning work experience.
• Four-year college degree required.

Raymour & Flanigan proudly supports a drug- and smoke-free work environment. Candidates must have authorization to work in the U.S. without the need for sponsorship now or in the future.