Develop and analyze demand forecasts, manage inventory plans, collaborate with Sales/Marketing/Operations, support new product launches, track forecast vs. actuals, improve forecast accuracy, and present insights to North America business leaders.
Your Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and analyze demand forecasts based on historical data, market trends, and sales input
- Manage inventory plans to ensure optimal stock levels and prevent overstock or stockouts
- Collaborate with the Sales, Marketing, and Operations teams to align demand planning with business objectives
- Monitor and report on inventory performance metrics, identifying areas for improvement
- Support new product launches by forecasting demand and managing inventory requirements
- Participate in regular demand and inventory review meetings, providing actionable insights
- Partner with sales account managers, category managers, and finance to drive accurate demand planning
- Forecast and track weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly sales performance
- Own the actuals vs forecast and goal performance analysis, drive identification of root causes and plan mitigation measures for gaps in performance
- Share forecast assumptions and impact of strategic activities to forecast outcomes to broader organization and various stakeholders
- Drive implementation of tools and techniques for continuous forecast accuracy improvement by analyzing large datasets, identifying trends, dependencies, correlations, and creating future outlooks based on that
- Partner with Category Management to impact production and launch decisions
- Present outcomes at reviews with business leaders across North America stakeholders
What we are looking for
- B.S. or M.S. in business-related or quantitative field (Supply Chain Management, Economics, Finance, Math, Engineering, or similar discipline)
- 2+ years of experience in demand forecasting
- 2+ years of experience in business strategy, finance, analytics or sales planning experience with Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience with SAP APO forecasting tools is an asset
- Experience in problem solving individually and, in a group
- Experience with statistical forecasting methods and forecast accuracy metrics
- Advanced experience with Excel is an asset
- Strategic planning experience in a global organization is an asset
- Experience with S&OP processes is an asset
- Experience in Power BI/visualization tools is as asset
- Experience of communicating insights gained from data with clarity and impact is an asset
The salary range for this position is $55,000 to $75,000 annually. This range is a guideline and may not reflect your exact offer. Factors that will be considered when extending an offer include but are not limited to education, experience, relevant skills, and alignment with market data.
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