Demand Planner

Sunco.com • Los Angeles, CA

5d

About The Position

Sunco is seeking a highly analytical, detail-oriented Demand Planner to drive forecasting and inventory planning across a growing, multi-channel business. The role develops and maintains demand forecasts across e-commerce, Amazon (FBA/FBM), retail, wholesale, marketplace, direct-to-consumer, and emerging sales channels. The planner uses data, market trends, and business insights to support inventory availability, operational efficiency, and business growth.

The Demand Planner builds and manages forecast models, interprets complex data, and provides actionable recommendations. The role works cross-functionally to align demand plans with sales, supply chain, purchasing, operations, and financial objectives. It also supports new product launches, channel expansion, inventory strategy, and ongoing improvements to planning processes.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in demand planning, demand management, forecasting, inventory planning, or supply chain planning, including responsibility for item-level forecasts across multiple sales channels.
• Strong knowledge of demand planning principles, including sales velocity, seasonality, lead times, safety stock, forecast accuracy, demand variance, inventory allocation, replenishment planning, and stockout and excess-inventory risk management.
• Experience with demand planning software, ERP systems, inventory planning tools, advanced Excel, forecasting models, and AI-driven tools or automation for forecasting, reporting, data analysis, and planning workflows.
• Ability to review and adjust system-generated forecasts, apply demand overrides, document planning assumptions, and translate data into actionable inventory and purchasing recommendations.
• Excellent cross-functional communication and collaboration skills, including experience partnering with Sales, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketplace, and Finance teams.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain demand forecasts across Amazon (FBA/FBM), e-commerce, retail, wholesale, marketplace, direct-to-consumer, and emerging sales channels.
• Analyze sales history and trends, seasonality, promotions, pricing changes, inventory levels, market trends, and competitive activity to improve forecast accuracy and inventory planning.
• Review system-generated forecasts, apply demand adjustments or overrides, and maintain planning assumptions based on business needs, product launches, channel changes, promotions, and market shifts.
• Monitor inventory health and identify risks involving stockouts, excess inventory, slow-moving items, and channel allocation challenges.
• Recommend replenishment and inventory strategies based on demand trends, lead times, safety stock targets, supplier constraints, and fulfillment requirements.
• Collaborate with Sales, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketplace, Finance, and leadership teams to align forecasts, inventory strategies, and business priorities.
• Participate in regular demand review and planning meetings.
• Support new product launches and channel expansions through demand forecasting, inventory planning, and readiness assessments.
• Partner with Purchasing and suppliers on purchase order planning, production schedules, inbound shipments, and inventory positioning.
• Track and report forecast accuracy, demand variance, inventory exposure, and other planning KPIs; support continuous improvements in forecasting processes, tools, and reporting.
• Support hedge-buy and inventory investment decisions related to tariffs, pricing changes, freight volatility, supply constraints, and anticipated demand shifts.
• Maintain planning master data, including forecasts, lead times, safety stock levels, lifecycle status, MOQ assumptions, and channel planning parameters.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for healthcare and dependent care expenses.
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
• Employee Assistance Program with confidential counseling and support services.
• Weekly challenges, weekly Wellness Walks, regular team-building activities, and quarterly company outings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed