Senior Demand Planner - Dallas - Ft. Worth Metroplex (59896)

Core Health & Fitness, LLC•Lancaster, TX

3d•$90,000 - $100,000•Remote

About The Position

At Core Health & Fitness, our purpose is to live and share our passion for fitness. We bring innovative health and fitness solutions to the global market with brands like StairMaster, Schwinn, Nautilus, Star Trac, Throwdown, Wexer, Gym Rax and we’re still growing. We press into the future of fitness to ensure the creation of quality products and programming that meet the needs of an ever-evolving industry. At Core we are committed to building an energetic, diverse, and inclusive workspace. We value our differences and see community strength in diversity and representation. We’re always on the lookout for innovators, dreamers and doers who are passionate about fitness and wellbeing. We explore all opportunities to improve ourselves, our business partners, and our communities. If you’re looking for a fulfilling career in helping people, find the best version of themselves, you’ve come to the right place. We are looking for a Senior Demand Planner to join our growing organization! QualificationsGeneral Position Summary The Senior Demand Planner is a key role responsible for leading the development, alignment, and continuous improvement of the company’s demand planning and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process. This position owns the creation of a consensus-driven Demand Plan that balances commercial objectives with operational capabilities and supports leadership decision-making. The role partners closely with Sales, Product Management, Marketing, Finance, Materials Management, and Distribution to translate market intelligence, historical data, and strategic initiatives into accurate, actionable demand forecasts

Requirements

Proficiency with systems and data to support forecasts and reporting for sales, inventory and product management
Strong capability for data analysis, including knowledge of database concepts, advanced Excel and Access skills, and experience mining data from multiple sources
High-level problem solving and analytical skills
Strong understanding/demonstrated ability to learn product families
Self-motivated and success oriented
Natural curiosity and internal drive to understand interrelationships and impacts of/on business operations
Ability to communicate effectively across broad levels of the organization, including international employees and members of department leadership
Strong presentation skills
Role is primarily remote, but some travel will be required for in person collaborative meetings (10 - 25%)
Bachelor’s degree (or higher) preferred, with concentration in business or a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
2+ years of relevant experience in forecasting, demand management, or product portfolio management
Previous contribution to a successful Executive S&OP process
High proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Excel a must)
Working familiarity with financial systems and data (Oracle), as well as customer relationship management (CRM) systems (Salesforce.com)
Expertise in forecasting and S&OP processes, including enabling tools (Atlas)
Experience in coordinating SKU and revenue forecasts with a diverse sales organization
Comfort interacting with global team members across various demand-side functions, including department leaders
Teamwork - Meets all team deadlines and responsibilities, listens to others and values opinions, helps team leader to meet goals, welcomes newcomers and promotes a team atmosphere
Communication - Communicates well both verbally and in writing, creates accurate and punctual reports, delivers presentations, shares information and ideas with others, has good listening skills
Sense of Urgency - Prioritizes well, shows energy, reacts to opportunities, instills urgency in others, meets deadlines
Product Knowledge - Knows product features/benefits, understands the full product line, understands customer's business operations and needs, understands the competitive environment, applies market knowledge
Global Perspective - Has a global view and is comfortable and effective working with global partners, understands global markets and international considerations
Organizationally Savvy - Operates within the organization's formal and informal structures, builds allies and relationships across departments, uses allies to build consensus and create results, is appropriately diplomatic, understands others' roles and perspectives, and can sell projects and ideas across the organization

Nice To Haves

Commercial fitness industry experience and/or familiarity with commercial gym equipment a plus

Responsibilities

Lead, and actively manage/administer, the company’s Executive S&OP process, to reconcile the company’s single integrated Sales and Operations Plan.
Develop monthly calendarized meeting schedule, agendas, and deliverables, for each respective component in the process.
Hold stakeholders accountable for timely development and sign off of Product Plan, Demand Plan, Supply Plan, Collaborative S&OP, and administer executive review.
Drive accountability and alignment across Product, Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain.
Consult collaboratively with, and support, global team members in Sales, Product Management & Innovation, Marketing, Materials Management, and Inventory Management, developing KPI’s and goal of overall process
Based on historical data and trends, prepare the Statistical Rough-Cut Demand Forecast researching anomalies in forecasts to trends, plans and/or expectations
Develop and apply accurate forecasting algorithms in production and refinement of the demand forecast.
Serve as a power user of demand planning and forecasting systems.
Analyze trend and historical sales data, along with intelligence derived from interaction with the sales, marketing, and product teams, to develop accurate and predictable forecasts of SKU demand, average selling prices, and revenue
Monitors forecast accuracy, bias, and variance to provide insights and recommendations.
Develop regular forecast variance performance reports and distribute them to stakeholders.
Propose the unconstrained Demand Forecast, and lead the generation of consensus amongst the Sales and Product Management teams
Participate, along with Materials Management, in the maintenance and management of forecasting and demand planning tools
Explore and evaluate potential alternative demand planning tools that more adequately support the Executive S&OP demand planning activities and results
In cooperation with Product Management leadership, work to integrate the S&OP Process with Product Life Cycle Management (NPI, Maturity, EOL), supporting the development and refinement of the demand planning process
Assist with special projects and other duties as assigned