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Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in planning, forecasting, business analytics, consulting, inventory management, or a related field.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with large datasets to identify trends and support decision-making.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate data into actionable business recommendations.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly through presentations, reports, and discussions with cross-functional partners and C-Suite executives.
• Highly organized with strong project management and prioritization skills in a deadline-driven environment.
• Comfortable working across multiple systems and managing detailed information with a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to build strong working relationships and collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Self-motivated and able to balance independent work with cross-functional collaboration.
• Curiosity and a proactive mindset, with a willingness to learn new concepts and explore data to solve business challenges.

Responsibilities

• Analyze booking trends, trip performance, and demand patterns to identify opportunities and risks across Backroads' trip assortment and support data-driven decision making.
• Conduct ongoing reviews of trip performance and departure schedules, making recommendations to add capacity, release inventory, modify departures, or cancel trips based on demand and business objectives.
• Play a key role in biannual planning meetings by identifying challenges, opportunities, and strategic initiatives, developing proposals and recommendations, and driving alignment among stakeholders and leadership.
• Serve as a primary Demand Planning resource through the team's service desk, providing timely guidance and recommendations to Trip Development and other cross-functional partners on trip performance, scheduling, inventory, and capacity-related requests.
• Play a central role in the annual assortment planning process, evaluating current and future offerings and helping define what the Backroads portfolio should look like over the next two to three years.
• Partner closely with Trip Development to align trip offerings with guest demand, identify capacity constraints, and develop solutions that support business growth.
• Collaborate with Marketing to prioritize trips, destinations, and product segments for promotion based on demand trends, booking performance, and business priorities.
• Monitor industry trends, competitor activity, and market demand to identify opportunities that can enhance Backroads' trip offerings and future planning strategies.
• Prepare ad hoc analyses, presentations, and recommendations for leadership and cross-functional stakeholders, as well as support ad hoc business inquiries and projects.
• Exact duties and responsibilities may shift based on business needs.

Benefits

• Work from home one day a week
• Work from anywhere for one week per year