Demand Planner

Pivotal Solutions, Inc.•Seattle, WA

21d

About The Position

The Demand Planner will be responsible for developing sound financial and assortment strategies, monitoring and analyzing business results, and driving OTB sales, margin, and inventory management. This role involves managing SKU-level demand forecasting and replenishment, creating sales forecasts, measuring forecasting accuracy, and building annual sales budgets. The Demand Planner will also own allocation strategies to optimize stock levels and ensure timely product availability across channels. Additionally, the role requires supporting the Manager of Planning, researching process improvements, gathering and analyzing data, and collaborating with cross-functional partners.

Requirements

4+ years of experience in planning principles, demand planning, product life-cycle planning, financial budgeting, retail fundamentals, ad hoc reporting and analysis
Bachelor’s degree required
Self-starter with ability to prioritize and pivot with ease and flexibility
Strong cognitive skills, including problem analysis, decision making, financial and quantitative analysis
Strong interpersonal skills, excellent at communication, building and influencing cross-functional partnerships
High proficiency in Excel (building magical models and tools), ERP, Demand Planning / Allocation / BI Systems
A strong sense of curiosity and integrity
Sound judgment and ability to navigate through ambiguity
Astute attention to detail
Driven by a sense of urgency and able to prioritize work to maximize your impact

Nice To Haves

Experience with Wholesale and Business to Business is preferred

Responsibilities

Develop sound financial and assortment strategies
Monitor, analyze and deliver business results, KPIs and insights to unveil trends and opportunities, inform and recommend short and long-term financial strategies and action plans
Drive OTB sales, margin and inventory management and forecasts, influencing cross-functional partners across levels
Manage sku level basic demand forecasting and replenishment order quantities across channels
Create and maintain business vertical sales forecasts on a monthly basis.
Measure and improve forecasting accuracy for the major business verticals.
Build annual sales budgets with the assistance of business leaders.
Own allocation strategies and management to ensure stock levels are optimized and the right product is in the right time and place
Maintain inventory turns and stock to sales ratio by vertical and allocation strategy, determining the optimal replenishment cadence by vertical
Support the Manager of Planning on deliverables for key milestone meetings and strategies.
Research and identify process improvement opportunities, including by not limited to forecasting software enhancements and internal workflow changes.
Gather data, analyze data, and choose action plans based on findings. Present in cross-functional meetings.
Collaborate, effectively communicate, and guide peers and cross-functional partners