What are the responsibilities and job description for the Demand Planner II position at ReaderLink?
Description
The Demand Planner II is to drive and support the development of the demand (sales) forecast that rolls up to an overall sales forecast. This role will help define solutions and support change adoption to improve forecasting performance, cross-functional communication, and integrated planning. Responsibilities include evaluating and supplying external customers.
What You Will Be Doing :
- Oversee daily activities to manage all customer demand streams that drive operations.
- Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and Operations to assess the potential impact of market trends and demand drivers; Make decisions based upon expected impact on the business and adjust the forecast accordingly
- Effectively communicate goals, status changes, and other information on a regular basis.
- Review numerical trends and goals.
- Proactively seeks data insights to improve sales forecast accuracy
- Provides reporting on forecast accuracy and drives continuous improvement
- Update forecasts for new products, promotions, and seasonality.
- Assist in developing annual budgets and support cost initiatives.
- Coordinate with the inventory team to monitor and maintain optimal inventory levels.
- Support demand inputs within ERP planning tools that drive planning, operational, and procurement processes.
- Provide and review reports on forecast accuracy, bias, and trending for continuous improvement.
- Act as a 'subject matter expert' for the demand planning tools and software.
- Ensure promotional adjustments are accounted for and synchronized into the planning software.
- Maintain demand planning processes and ensure the best algorithm is being utilized to optimize accuracy and minimize bias.
- Ensure data integrity as it drives demand planning.
- Act as owner of unit forecast for all demand planned items, discontinued items, swaps, factor the impact of cannibalization, as well as various scenario planning needs.
- Oversee reporting to identify categories requiring additional analysis and / or adjust strategy based on changing business conditions.
- Maintain all required parameters in forecasting software.
- Other duties may be assigned, directed, or requested.
What You Will Need :
Salary : $70,000.00 - $77,000.00
Employee Benefits Include But Are Not Limited To :
Health Plans -Medical, Dental & Prescription
Flexible Spending Accounts - Health & Dependent Care
Disability, Life and Accident Insurance
Vacation Pay & Paid Holidays
401(k) with Company Match
Author Events
Publisher-sponsored Book Club
ReaderLink is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or status as an individual with a disability. EOE / Minority / Female / Disabled / Veteran.
ReaderLink is committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting people with disabilities and veterans.If you need an accommodation to assist with completing the electronic application, please email your request to [emailprotected] , or call : (708) 356-3737.
ReaderLink is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. EOE / Minorities / Female / Disabled / Veteran.ReaderLink is committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting people with disabilities and veterans. If you need an accommodation to assist with completing the electronic application, please email your request to [emailprotected] , or call : (708) 356-3737.
Salary : $70,000 - $77,000
