Senior Demand Planner

About the role

Maintain Luminize's rolling 12-month purchasing forecast, built from sell-through data across the full brand portfolio
Onboard new brands into the forecasting model, and maintain visibility into offboarding as brands or SKUs wind down
Partner with the Supply Chain Analyst team to collect, standardize, and validate the inputs that feed the forecast each month
Work directly with Brand Management to incorporate brand-level priorities, launches, and promotional plans into the forecast
Maintain Purchasing vs. Plan variance reporting and roll forecast outputs into total business and brand-level budgets
Resolve forecasting and inventory discrepancies, and drive continuous improvement in forecast accuracy, turnaround time, and usability
Serve as a subject matter expert in demand and inventory forecasting, providing guidance and training to team members

Responsibilities

• Maintain Luminize's rolling 12-month purchasing forecast, built from sell-through data across the full brand portfolio
• Onboard new brands into the forecasting model, and maintain visibility into offboarding as brands or SKUs wind down
• Partner with the Supply Chain Analyst team to collect, standardize, and validate the inputs that feed the forecast each month
• Work directly with Brand Management to incorporate brand-level priorities, launches, and promotional plans into the forecast
• Maintain Purchasing vs. Plan variance reporting and roll forecast outputs into total business and brand-level budgets
• Resolve forecasting and inventory discrepancies, and drive continuous improvement in forecast accuracy, turnaround time, and usability
• Serve as a subject matter expert in demand and inventory forecasting, providing guidance and training to team members

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in supply chain, demand planning, or inventory planning (8+ years preferred)
• Proven expertise in sell-through-based forecasting and purchasing planning, ideally within Amazon
• Advanced Excel and Google Sheets skills - comfortable building and maintaining complex, multi-tab forecasting models from scratch, not just operating pre-built templates
• Advanced knowledge of inventory and logistics management within FBA
• Proven ability to manage higher-risk decisions involving significant capital
• Proven ability to mentor and train team members
• Excellent communication skills for aligning inputs across a large analyst team and non-technical brand stakeholders

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Finance, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience)

Skills

• Advanced Excel and Google Sheets skills
• Advanced knowledge of inventory and logistics management within FBA
• Proven ability to manage higher-risk decisions involving significant capital
• Excellent communication skills

Benefits

• Multiple medical plan options through Anthem Blue Cross
• Dental & vision insurance (including orthodontia and annual exams)
• Pet benefit program with savings on vet care, products, and services
• Paid vacation (accruing up to 120+ hours/year with rollover and cap)
• Paid holidays annually
• Coverage for spouses/domestic partners and dependents under 26

Pay

$105,000 - $125,000 DOE

Schedule

Onsite at Symphony Towers, San Diego, CA 92101