What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Demand Planner position at Total Wine & More?
Description
Total Wine & More is seeking an Associate Demand Planner to join our growing Supply Chain Management team in our Bethesda, MD office.The role of the Associate Demand Planner will be responsible for leveraging our new advanced planning system to grow best in class demand planning processes. This role will support reconciling gaps and helping to drive sales through inventory management and forecasting. You will report to the Senior Manager, Demand Planning. You will
- Become a subject matter expert on the Demand Planning module of our new advanced planning system (o9) to create the best possible statistical forecast model
- Collaborate with Marketing, Store Sales Teams, Merchandising, and others to collect, input, and properly consider demand inputs (events, promotions, price changes, weather,
- Manage system-generated demand plans through historical corrections, exceptions, anomalies, statistical forecast review, consensus planning, baseline finalization and KPI review; assess the impact of market changes, trends, or significant forecast variances to recommend appropriate revisions or tactics
- Build demand plans based on market data and "what if" scenarios that analyze new product introductions
- Develop demand plans for items, categories and other planning levels that meet KPIs such as forecast accuracy and customer facing KPIs such as in-stock rates.
- Analyze large amounts of data for developing projections and estimate, calculate and analyze key forecasting metrics
- Lead root cause analysis efforts for items not meeting their demand plans; turn analysis into insights, process improvements and system configuration changes
- Collaborate with key partners in marketing, merchandising and finance to address input gaps as identified by forecast error review
- Support Integrated Business Planning processes, helping to coordinate and align on a cross-functional consensus demand plan
- Work with various cross-functional teams on projects such as new product launches, line extensions and product discontinuations. Demonstrate sound business decision making aligned with company goals
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Grow with us Total Wine & More is the country's largest independent retailer of fine wine, beer and spirits, and we continue to grow our footprint year over year. Total Wine offers exciting and unique career opportunities across the country and in our corporate office. Our strength is our people. We have a commitment to training and career growth, all in an environment that values new ideas and teamwork. If you share our entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for providing best-in-class customer experience, take a moment to apply or learn more at
