Demand Planning Manager

HD Supply•Atlanta, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for utilizing sales and operations processes, tools, and methodologies to improve demand planning strategy and accuracy. This role supports the development and execution of the enterprise sales and operations process for all business segments and sales verticals. The Demand Planning Manager will assist in day-to-day demand planning, including developing a repeatable process, creating demand analytics, and delivering the total demand and supply plan/forecast. This position will also develop and implement metrics and reporting on forecast accuracy, coordinate sales and operations processes for optimal customer service and inventory performance, and research best practices. The role involves identifying and reconciling forecast discrepancies, creating statistical forecasts, and translating complex data into executive-level presentations. Collaboration with various departments such as Merchandising, Sales, Marketing, Inventory, and Finance is crucial to incorporate new products, product retirements, customer-specific requirements, regulatory changes, and promotions into the demand planning process. The Solutions require analysis and investigation, and the role achieves planned results through professional methods, business principles, and practical experience. This position manages a group or team of professional individual contributors and indirectly supervises support staff.

Requirements

BS/BA in a related discipline.
Generally 7+ years of experience in a related field.
May require certification.
Ability to manage a group or team of professional individual contributors and indirectly supervise support staff.
Ability to retrieve, refine and analyze data.
Ability to translate complex data sets into executive level presentations.
Ability to collaborate with Merchandising, Sales, Marketing, Inventory, and Finance.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree may offset less experience in some disciplines.

Responsibilities

Supports the development and execution of the enterprise sales and operations process for all business segments and sales verticals.
Assists in day-to-day demand planning, including but not limited to developing a repeatable process, developing “one-off” and recurring demand analytics, and delivering the total demand and supply plan/forecast through each process cycle.
Develops and implements robust metrics and reporting on forecast accuracy and issues. Utilizes metrics to understand root cause and drive continuous improvement in planning accuracy.
Coordinates all facets of the sales and operations process to provide an optimum customer service level and working capital/inventory performance.
Researches, documents, shares, and implements best practice distribution industry processes and methods.
Identifies and reconciles forecast discrepancies, risks and opportunities, and works to close gaps.
Creates statistical forecasts and identifies and quantifies risk using established quantitative methods and application software.
Retrieves, refines and analyzes data; translates complex data sets into executive level presentations.
Collaborates with Merchandising, Sales, Marketing, Inventory, and Finance to incorporate the on-boarding of new products, retirement of old products, customer-specific inventory requirements, regulatory changes, and promotions into the demand planning process.