Demand Planner

Job Details:

Title: Lead Demand Planner

Location: Beaverton, OR

Duration: 06 Months Contract

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

• :Develop seasonal plans and monthly forecasts inclusive of sales, margin and inventory at the style color level (leveraging analytics), develop strategies to meet CFoP financial goals and own open to buy bottom’s up forecasts to inform manufacturing decisions through to in season optimizatio
• nYou will deliver a seasonal buy for the kids business that is aligned to Retail Sales, Inventory and Market expectations, including door, flow, and size specificity
• .Partner with key stakeholders across Geo and Global to optimize business health throughout the entirety of the product life cycle inclusive of responsive offering
• .Recap and analyze the business aProductst forecast weekly and forecast in-season sales and inventories monthly
• .Product forecasting and in season optimization by analyzing data & providing actionable insights
• .Report on forecast variance weekly with action plans and risks & opportunities
• .Support monthly and seasonal inventory planning and management activities
• .In partnership with marketplace teams actively manage product; close-out process and aging inventory to maximize consumer demand and marketplace objectives

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WHO YOU WILL WORK WIT

H:You will work closely with GEO CFoP Merch Planning Partners, Merch Financial Planning, Marketplace, and Finance to create a robust rolling forecast for our Client Kids business grounded in quantitative and qualitative metrics of sales, inventory, and margi

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WHAT YOU BRI

• NG:Flexibility and adaptabili
• ty.Good Communication skil
• ls.Ability to lead and influen
• ce.Leverage statistical forecasting, data science and new ways of working to develop plans and drive better decisions pre and in-seas
• on.Demonstrated experience in assortment planning and understanding of financial, product and inventory planni
• ng.Strong ability to influence and ability to design compelling communication grounded in da
• ta.Ability to think critically and understand the potential of a style in the marketplace as well as quantify any gaps to financial plans from a bottom-up perspecti
• ve.Demonstrated problem solving and critical thinking skills by developing accurate plans that optimize trade-offs and outcom
• es.Current understanding of consumer and marketplace tre
• nd.Typically requires a bachelor’s degree and minimum of 3-5 years directly relevant work experien