Forecast Analyst

MAT Holdings•Jackson, IL

About The Position

The Forecast Analyst supports the Manager of Demand Planning in delivering accurate, timely demand plans for MAT Holdings' MATI and MIND divisions. MATI serves the home improvement sector with fencing and lawn and garden products; MIND manufactures air compressors and air tools. Products are sold primarily through home centers, hardware, mass merchants, farm, and industrial distributor channels. The role supports the S&OP process and works cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Product Development, and Sourcing.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in operations management, supply chain, engineering, statistics, or a related field.
2–5 years of supply chain planning experience in S&OP, demand planning, and supply planning.
Experience using and interacting with demand planning systems.
Experience with forecasting methodologies, techniques, and approaches, such as time series, causal modeling, and machine learning.
Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including Excel and PowerPoint.
Prior experience with an ERP system such as SAP.
Ability to process large amounts of data, influence others, drive cross-functional alignment, and communicate at various organizational levels.
Strong organization, self-motivation, deadline management, and multitasking skills in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to collaborate across the organization to accomplish strategic objectives.

Nice To Haves

Certifications such as Google Data Analytics or Six Sigma.
CPG experience.
E-commerce experience.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain monthly finished-goods forecasts using order and shipment history, customer point-of-sale data, market intelligence, and industry trends.
Work with Sales, Marketing, and Product Management to understand product life cycles and demand patterns and develop short-, medium-, and long-term forecasts.
Maintain monthly forecast accuracy and forecast bias metrics by customer, product family, and SKU; communicate targets and drive action plans to improve non-compliant KPIs.
Communicate and summarize forecast changes, monthly performance, and critical variances.
Schedule, prepare documentation for, and moderate bi-monthly revenue calls with Sales leadership.
Run and maintain statistical forecasts in IBP and analyze differences among the statistical forecast, historical results, and customer forecasts.
Develop, maintain, and report weekly and monthly POS and inventory reports for key customers with Sales leadership.
Present observations on POS, inventory levels, price points, store counts, and rate of sales to multiple levels within the organization.