Forecast Planner- Omaha

NFM • Omaha, NE

5d

About The Position

NFM’s Demand Planner uses tools to analyze data and forecast sales. The role collaborates with internal partners to plan inventory in ways that increase sales, profitability, and market share. The work includes producing lifecycle plans for new, mature, and discontinuing products; partnering with buyers on forecasts, trends, risks, and results; maintaining relevant reports and product attributes; incorporating trends, seasonality, and promotional lifts; and analyzing post-promotion sales to identify opportunities to improve forecasts, sales, or add-ons. The work directly impacts NFM’s ability to help people create a lifestyle they love.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Math, Decision Science, Marketing, Business, or a related area.
• 1 year of experience with distributions requirement planning and other supply chain processes, such as demand planning, production planning, scheduling, and transportation.
• 1 year of experience planning and executing projects involving multiple groups across an organization.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and/or early morning hours based on business needs.
• Must complete pre-employment screening, including but not limited to a criminal background check.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with retail buying or logistics.
• Knowledge of supply chain software.

Responsibilities

• Produce lifecycle plans to forecast new, mature, and discontinuing products.
• Work with buyers to determine forecasts, identify trends, and evaluate risks and results.
• Maintain relevant reports and product attributes, incorporating trends, seasonality, and promotional lifts.
• Gather and respond to promotions and integrate forecast lift at the family, category, and SKU levels.
• Research sales after promotions to find opportunities to improve forecasts, sales, or add-ons.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level