Demand Planning Manager

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Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree with a record of high academic achievement
• 4-8 years of experience in Demand Planning, Analytics, Supply Chain, or other Business Operations function
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint required
• Experience demand planning direct-to-consumer businesses strongly preferred
• Experience using demand planning and ERP software strongly preferred (Blue Yonder specifically)
• Experience with S&OP or IBP strongly preferred
• Ability to manipulate data and insights to make recommendations
• Rigorously detail-oriented and produces exceptional deliverables
• Excellent ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders to drive cross-functional consensus and results in the day-to-day business
• Strong work ethic; ability to independently own and drive projects
• Motivated to learn; asks insightful questions and fully embraces working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Sense of humor

Responsibilities:

• Own the monthly demand planning process for Lume & Mando Retail Channels
• Be the expert on drivers behind the business by running monthly cross-functional meetings to gather input from stakeholders across the company
• Produce accurate demand forecasts by analyzing key forecast drivers and thought partnering w/ Commercial partners
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, FP&A and Commercial teams to determine the downstream implications of published demand forecasts
• Develop root cause analysis and forward actions for demand forecasting issues by SKU, category, channel and customer
• Standardize forecasting tools to help assess business performance uniformly across channels
• Support scenario planning to account for market fluctuations, new product launches and changes in customer demand
• Manage projects that improve the accuracy and efficiency of our forecasting efforts:
• Champion the evolution to forecasting with Blue Yonder and utilizing key IBP pillars into the Demand processes
• Develop content for the demand reviews and executive business review meetings to summarize the building blocks and key assumptions behind the forecast along with insights and recommendations
• Continuously improve forecasting in collaboration with Analytics. Provide insight to forecasting best practices across all Channels
• Measure and report key accuracy metrics to continuously improve the forecasting process with the goal of maintaining an efficient and optimized supply chain process
• Become an expert in Demand Planning both internally and externally and active participate in knowledge sharing and training sessions with the team and the broader org
• Work cross-functionally with different levels of the organization
• Collaborate with the Marketing, Product and R&D teams to develop forecasts for new product launches
• Work closely with the cross-functional team on the annual budgeting and monthly reforecasting processes to provide visibility on revenue and growth
• Work with the FP&A, Strategy and Operations teams on revenue and margin gap improvement initiatives
• Have significant exposure to the Harry’s senior leadership and act as a thought partner on special projects and key business decisions