What are the responsibilities and job description for the Forecasting Lead position at Gildan Activewear Inc?
Who we are:
The role
The requirements
Gildan is leading the way in apparel manufacturing, with a strong portfolio of brands, including Gildan®, American Apparel®, Comfort Colors®, GOLDTOE®, and Peds®. We’ve spent the last four decades perfecting the art of respectful apparel making, and the last 20 years implementing sustainable initiatives throughout our business.
Founded in Canada, we now operate out of roughly 30 locations worldwide across 12 countries and sell our products in 60 markets globally with $3 billion in sales. Together with more than 45,000 employees, we are united in our vision of Making Apparel Better®. Discover the full scale of Gildan and prepare to be surprised at gildancorp.com.
The opportunity:
Develops and maintains assigned customer-product category forecasts within Logility Demand Planning module and leads a team of analysts. This opportunity is based in our Sales Marketing and Distribution Team and is a hybrid opportunity.
The role
- Ensures all items are properly setup and reflected within Logility meeting all Merchandising, Supply Chain, Finance, and Sales Analytics functional requirements.
- Collaborates with Account Management, Sales Analytics, Replenishment, Merchandising and Supply Chain to maintain and report a monthly-quarterly demand forecast.
- Maintains detailed documentation of all components of the demand forecast including: statistical baseline, promotion uplifts including cannibalization impacts, sales and marketing intelligence and competitor activity, new product introduction, interpret the key trends impacting market, sector and category performance.
- Leads segments of quarterly, cross-functional, forecast review meetings for assigned categories
- Tracks weekly-monthly demand signals and realigns demand forecast as required.
- Generates regular KPI and exception reports with appropriate root cause analysis-forecast variance, order fill rate, excess inventory, and forecast waterfalls. Provides cross-functional organizational analysis and reporting as needed.
- Troubleshoots and collaborates with Account Management and Supply Chain to resolve supply issues to maximize service levels, top-line sales and minimize obsolete inventory.
- Seeks opportunities to drive continuous process improvements in forecast accuracy, customer order fill rates and minimizing distressed inventory levels for assigned categories.
- Mentors, coaches, trains and supports growth and development of entry level team members
- Performs other duties as assigned to meet business needs.
The requirements
- University Degree
- 5 Years of Relevant Experience, such as product forecasting or demand planning for retail account(s)
- Business, Engineering, or analytical based course of study preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.)
- High level of proficiency in utilizing an advanced sales, inventory, and/or demand planning application; preferably Logility
- Ability to compile and quantify demand forecasting inputs and build a shipping forecast to meet customer inventory and service requirements
- Exposure to and broad understanding of the retail sales and inventory planning process required
- Exposure to and broad understanding of apparel Supply Chain processes and functions required
- Exposure to and in depth understanding C19of key financial measurements required
- Ability to collaborate and develop consensus around plans, execution strategies and resolving issues
- Ability to work in a team-based environment
- Experience within a manufacturing company supply product to Retail Customer preferred
- Strong planning ability, attention to detail, interpersonal skills and initiative required
- Hearing is required in order to hear instructions, receive information from various sources, and understand safety warnings
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Vision is required in order to read instructions, interpret data, and formulate metrics
- Join a publicly traded company dual-listed on NYSE and TSX with great potential
- Be part of a workplace where meaningful connections and teamwork are celebrated
- From local to international, be ready to work alongside a diverse group of colleagues
- Benefit from mentorship and continuous development opportunities
- Take advantage of our attractive benefits packages
We want to get to know you better! Please include your transferrable skills and unique experience in your application to help us learn more about you.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
Come as you are:
We recognize the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion to create a meaningful, collaborative work environment. As an inclusive employer, we value and embrace all the traits that make you uniquely you and seek to provide everyone with an equal chance to succeed. Because equity and inclusion matter at Gildan.
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