Demand Planner

Fox Factory•Scotts Valley, CA

21d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for leading all forecasting activities associated with OE customers and products. Collects and analyzes customer forecast submissions, reviews historical sales trends, identifies key demand drivers, and develops consensus forecast plan with stakeholders. Analyzes forecast performance and investigates variances between forecasted and actual demand, providing insights and recommendations to improve forecast accuracy. Facilitates cross-functional consensus planning reviews to reconcile significant forecast deviations and align assumptions into the demand plan. Partners closely with Sales, Supply Chain, Project Management, and Finance to communicate demand trends, business risks, opportunities, and forecast assumptions. Maintains forecasting tools, historical demand data, and forecast accuracy metrics to support continuous improvement of the demand planning process and enable data-driven decision-making.

Requirements

BS/BA degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
2-5 years of experience in demand planning, supply chain, inventory management, forecasting, or related analytical role.
Demonstrated ability to analyze data, identify trends, and collaborate cross-functionally to improve forecast accuracy and inventory performance.
Strong analytical, organizational, decision making, and presentation skills.
Strong interpersonal skills are also essential to effectively interact with all teams, areas and levels of business affecting the forecast process.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Power Query and basic understanding of Data modeling preferred
Knowledge of Power BI report development preferred
Ability to facilitate consensus review meetings with stakeholders expected
Experience supporting forecast development, inventory planning, or S&OP processes in a manufacturing, distribution, or consumer product environment preferred.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with key stakeholders to develop consensus demand forecasts, ensuring current and accurate business information is incorporated into planning assumptions.
Coordinate customer forecast collection, data consolidation, and variance analysis to support demand planning activities.
Develop revenue projections based on demand forecasts and identify gaps or opportunities relative to business targets.
Facilitate routine forecast review meetings with Sales to evaluate customer behavior, market trends, and key demand drivers.
Partner with Supply Chain to support inventory strategies, capacity planning, and forecast accuracy improvement initiatives.
Lead the monthly consensus demand review process and provide demand planning inputs to support the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process.
Participate in S&OP meetings and communicate forecast assumptions, demand trends, risks, and opportunities.
Develop, maintain, and enhance demand planning tools, reports, and dashboards utilizing Microsoft Excel and Power BI.
Maintain product master data, item attributes, and product hierarchy structures to ensure data integrity and reporting accuracy.
Monitor forecast accuracy, forecast bias, and error trends; identify root causes and implement corrective actions to improve performance.
Analyze market conditions, customer trends, and competitive intelligence to identify factors impacting demand.
Prepare and maintain demand planning reports, metrics, and analyses to support business decision-making.
Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities as required.
Support demand planning activities for new product introductions, product transitions, and lifecycle management initiatives.