Purpose:

Demand and Supply Planning Manager is responsible for creating a consensus demand forecast to help ensure proper supply and service levels at the lowest landed cost. Through data analytics, process implementation including S&OP, relationship building and incorporating non-statistical information from the sales/marketing team, the Demand Planning Managers help achieve the goal of balancing sufficient inventory levels to meet customer needs without excess inventory.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Creating and maintaining forecast models at a sku/month/customer level of detail over a 24-month horizon.
Incorporate business intelligence and forecasting information gathered from other areas such as sales, marketing, finance, development, and supply chain.
Creating and maintaining a robust S&OP/Integrated Business Planning Process to align marketing/finance/supply on a consensus demand plan, while clearly articulating the assumptions, risks, and opportunities to the plan.
Using data to analyze and correct for bias, challenge assumptions, and drive forecast accuracy improvement.
Monetizing the volume demand plan into a revenue demand plan, including understanding wholesale costs, discounting during annual holiday promotions, etc.
Create and maintain a robust set of KPIs, including one (1) and four (4) months out bias and accuracy, and supply service levels.
Communicate all changes to the demand plan via tools and alerts to the supply planning organization and understand and explain the forecast change impact on the supply months of coverage.
Coordinating cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances between actual sales and planned sales.
Providing input to the supply planning organization in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs.
Refining systems and methods to improve forecasts to better anticipate customer needs.
Work with Logistics and Sourcing to flag POs urgently needed to support production timing.
Work closely with Product Management to ensure cross functional alignment on build of materials (BOM) as well as communicate any material liabilities when product changes are implemented.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; MBA preferred, and two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. APICS or other forecasting certification preferred.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions on this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

This position is on-site Monday-Friday in West Hollywood, CA.

Saltair

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