Key Accountabilities: - Responsible for monthly forecast submission into global forecasting system (ILS)
- Educates business area on demand forecasting process and requirements
- Partners with stakeholder groups to generate a monthly perspective on unit demand
- Ensure alignment between Demand Plan and Financial Forecast- identifying gaps and generating solutions to reconcile them
- Leads historical and statistical data modelling work for monthly demand view
- Facilitates monthly forecast review/planning meetings with business area to review forecast, to discuss current trends and risks/opportunities to business
- Responsible for communicating delivery constraints, identifying pull forward opportunities, operational issues/opportunities, and fielding forecasting questions.
- Leads demand planning monthly reporting
- Participates in monthly Supply Availability Review (SAR) call with Global Supply Planning
- Responsible for providing quarterly & seasonal hindsight review to business –historical data (volume & sku productivity), analysis & insight as inputs for future season planning
- Supports manager in defining and establishing “best in class” demand planning processes and driving strategic and continuous improvement activities
- Flags irreconcilable issues to manager for problem solving and escalation as needed
- Drives the development and roll-out of tools to support demand planning efforts and data collection
- Develops root cause analysis and action plans to improve forecast accuracy
- Supports the development and monitoring of KPIs to track forecasting accuracy and other key metrics
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Knowledge Skills and Abilities: - Commercial and business acumen to facilitate resolution of disconnects between stakeholders
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong interpersonal skills (e.g. relationship management, facilitation)
- High personal impact and high communication skills
- Proven methodological skills (e.g. data analysis, trend forecasting)
- Proficient in MS Office applications – Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (Access a plus)
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
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Qualifications: - Minimum 5-7 years of operations experience within a large Footwear, Apparel, Sporting Goods, or Consumer Products organization and with increasing degree of responsibility
- Preferable experience in the sports or clothing industry
- 5-7 years of experience in planning, buying, replenishment or other related field
- 4 year college degree with emphasis in business or finance
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