Demand Planner

Timex Group•Shelton, CT

21d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Demand Planner leads demand forecasting and consensus planning across a 24-month horizon. This role partners with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Planning, and Operations to deliver accurate forecasts, optimize inventory, support product launches, and drive business performance through the IBP/S&OP process.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related field.
5+ years in Demand Planning, Forecasting, S&OP/IBP, or Supply Chain Planning.
Consumer Products, Retail, or Durable Goods preferred experience.
Experience with Demantra, SAP IBP, Kinaxis, Blue Yonder, o9, Anaplan, or similar tools.
Advanced Excel skills; Power BI/Tableau preferred.
Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
APICS/ASCM certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end demand forecasting process, delivering a 24-month rolling, style-level forecast using POS, inventory, promotional, and market data.
Apply advanced analytics, modeling, and scenario planning to improve forecast quality and decision-making.
Monitor forecast accuracy, fill rate, and plan vs. budget performance; identify exceptions and drive corrective actions.
Proactively identify and communicate risks, gaps, and opportunities to plan and budget, with recommended mitigation actions.
Consolidate global market inputs for NPI/EOL forecasts and assess cannibalization impacts on existing products.
Support Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and contribute to global and regional demand review forums.
Conduct root cause analysis and drive continuous improvement across forecasting processes and outcomes.
Strengthen alignment between demand plans, financial targets, and inventory strategies.
Maintain ownership and accountability for key demand planning KPIs.