Planner Coordinator

Pride Sports • Brentwood, TN

24d

About The Position

This role is responsible for assisting in the inventory planning process within the GCI Outdoor business, which includes consolidating weekly point of sale data to determine an unconstrained unit-based demand plan by retailer. Will also be responsible for containerizing direct import shipments from Asia to customers and domestic warehouses.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Statistics, Economics or Engineering
• Desire 2-4 years business experience in Demand Planning in a demand driven organization with exposure to Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a Demand Planning or Sales & Operations planning process
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Experience using data management/analytics software
• Strong analytical skills
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional business partners to drive business results
• Experience analyzing data and making recommendations
• Strong communication skills

Responsibilities

• Consolidate weekly point of sale data by retailer, which will be the foundation for understanding key customer demand forecasts
• Collaborate with the sales team to develop and maintain a rolling 12-18 month forecast, establishing the baseline for operational and financial planning.
• Drive demand forecast improvements by measuring forecast accuracy, incorporating learnings into the demand forecast.
• Facilitate the process to mitigate slow-moving and obsolete inventory by partnering with sales to identify potential revenue opportunities
• Create reports from system-generated data to support problem solving as needed.
• Influence others and drive results within the organization without having direct reporting authority.
• Develop and document standard work that drives repeatable results for the planning process.
• Identify and create new methodologies, as needed, to improve the planning process and results.
• Drive continuous improvement by analyzing current processes and implementing new forecasting methodologies, tools, and techniques to reduce effort and improve results.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees