Supply Chain Analyst, Planning and Forecasting

Carter's • Atlanta, GA

95d

About The Position

The Forecasting and Planning Analyst provides leadership and analytical skills to ensure our brands have the right product, in the right place, at the right time. This role involves making daily decisions that maximize profitability and has a large impact on sales, margin, and inventory. This role reports into the Sr. Analyst, Manager, or Sr. Manager and is based in our Buckhead, GA office.

Requirements

• Knowledge of fundamental Operations fundamentals (Supply and Demand matching, forecast error, safety stock, inventory turn, service level, open to buy management, constrained supply, etc.)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and an intermediate/advanced user of Excel
• Candidate must have a strong focus and proven attention to detail
• Excellent communication, analytical, leadership, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to combine analytical skills with practical business knowledge

Nice To Haves

• 0-3 years of experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience preferred
• Ability to work across organizational boundaries and levels
• Proactively identifies and implements process improvements to generate additional revenue and reduce non-value add work
• Process improvement minded and ability to multitask with shifting priorities
• Team player who works well in a collaborative environment

Responsibilities

• Publish monthly costing and capacity supply forecasts to factories, sourcing, and production teams
• Create and maintain all buys, including any negotiations with factories on delays, shortages, or overages
• Forecasting: Working with cross channel/team members to forecast WHS demand, consolidate demand across channels and run buys, forecasts and fabric commits through Anaplan
• Support multiple buying methods: including but not limited to commit, replenishment, segmentation, short life and ever green product
• Manage the physical flow of inventory to support both customer demand and warehouse capacities
• Calendar and buy strategy development: Help support buy/forecast/fabric commit calendars and help develop key strategies related to buy strategies (segmentation, long life product cycles, commit and replenishment styles)
• Proactively manage customer purchase orders and all related aspects
• Determine the business impact of any delivery issues, prioritize, and communicate any issues relative to product flow as they arise
• Communicate with transportation/warehouse teams to execute on time shipment to customers
• Compile all necessary documentation for customer item setups and customs compliance for import into final country destinations
• Meet with external customer teams to provide information and support as needed for clear communication and positive results
• Operations team representative for new company initiatives and system rollouts
• Proactively uncover opportunities to improve processes and create efficient tools
• Monitor open-to-buy and inventory plans for respective business units, provide MAM updates for the forecast, cross train with other SBUs to ensure all deliverables are met

Benefits

• Career Development: Success starts from within, and we have several paths from which you can choose to enhance your career evolution. From Carter's University to Toastmasters to mentorship programs and more, we encourage you to utilize these tools to elevate your professional prowess.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees