Sales & Operations Planning Analyst

AOB Products Company•Columbia, MO

About The Position

This position will be responsible for gathering, analyzing, reporting, and recommending actions related to customer demand, inventory availability, and item level forecasting. This position will partner with other parts of the business utilizing reporting and analytics to help drive strategic initiatives. The successful candidate will own their area of responsibility and build strong working relationships utilizing excellent analytical, project management, and communication skills combined with their meaningful forecast and analytic experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree preferred. Desirable degrees include: Supply Chain Management Operations Management Business Analytics Applied Mathematics or Statistics Finance Economics
Experience: 3+ years of experience preferred
Proficient in Microsoft Excel
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Manage and prioritize time and resources
Excellent data analysis skills
Excellent problem-solving skills
Project management
Attentive to detail
Good organizational skills

Responsibilities

Empower the business to make decisions through analytics and reporting.
Shared ownership of category/brand lane forecasts and results.
Integration into the engineering, marketing, operations, and sales meetings/processes to ensure an intricate level of product, strategy, and market knowledge.
Gather, analyze, report, and recommend actions related to customer demand, inventory availability and item-level forecasting.
Integrate customer-provided POS data and forecasts into the company’s master forecast.
Analyze and report on gaps between the top-down and bottom-up forecasts.
Champion Sales or Operations process improvement projects.
Participate in the Sales & Operations Planning meetings.
Track and enter non-recurring demand events such as promotions and closeouts. Maintain a comprehensive record of company’s promotional/discount activities.
Analyze and report on forecasting accuracy and take direct actions to improve the company’s forecasting performance.
Collaborate and work closely with the sales, inventory, engineering, and marketing teams to gain and share insights on expected demand, inventory, and process improvements.
Become an expert user in the company’s forecasting and analytic software.
Promote a culture of safety, customer satisfaction and continuous improvement.
Work safely as well as identify and report any safety hazards immediately.
Maintain good housekeeping in personal area and all common areas.
Other duties as assigned.