IT Vendor & Supply Planner — Demand & Forecast

BCTG's direct client is looking for an IT Vendor Management Specialist to serve as a key Supply Chain contact for and between Product teams, Space & Floor Planning, Supply Chain partners, manufacturing and distribution. This is a dual role including both demand and supply planning responsibilities. The Planner will hold ownership to retail and/or eCommerce programs comprised of  SKUs. Primary goal is to manage product supply to DC to support corporate service level targets, program objectives and inventory plans.

ESSENTIAL TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Forecasting and Demand Planning:

• Accountable to develop, update and finalize item level baseline and event shipment forecasts over an 18-month planning horizon

• Analyzing, cleansing and refining product forecasts based on demand history, seasonality, forecast accuracy and DC/retail turn rates

• Comprehension of item level forecast impacts on service and inventory levels

• Analyze eCommerce POS trends at the item level and translate into a shipment forecast to ensure required inventory levels are met to support incoming POs

• Ability to identify, investigate and resolve variances in forecast accuracy at the item and aggregate level and communicate potential issues to the Lead Supply Planner

• Validate event level demand assumptions and objectives: analyze, develop and recommend a demand plan including new product introduction, distribution changes and execution intents

• Communication of demand plan assumptions and recommendations to the Lead Supply Planner

• Establish, understand & sustain alignment with POSR to retail replenishment policies

• Roll-up of item level forecasts (both baseline and event) into an aggregated level demand plan

• Proactively identify opportunity for continuous improvement of forecasting and demand planning processes and provide recommendations to the Supply Planning team

Supply Planning:

• Translation of item level forecasts into production orders to maintain distribution center inventory levels to support corporate retail inventory targets

• Managing replenishment of cycle stock through established supply planning order policies

• Prioritizing firmed production orders with both internal manufacturing and suppliers to balance replenishment and event driven inventory requirements

• Conversion of event demand plans into an aggregate and item level manufacturing plan

• Tracking firmed event production orders to ensure on time delivery of the right quantities

• Ongoing communication with the Lead Supply Planner to convey upcoming event production volumes and order priorities to manufacturing, Global Sourcing, and Capacity Planning

• Managing DC finished goods inventory to minimize obsolescence and scrap liability during product transitions

• Ability to identify, investigate and resolve root cause to disruptions in supply service levels and communicate to the Lead Supply Planner

• Proactively identify opportunity for continuous improvement across all Supply Planning processes and provide recommendations to the Supply Planning team

Experience Required:

• 3+ years experience in Supply Chain, Business analytics or Business Operations with a focus on forecasting and inventory management, preferably with a Consumer Products company·.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to demonstrate proficient communication and interpersonal skills while interacting with peers and management

• Enhanced analytical, problem solving and technical skills·

• Ability to work in a team environment and independently·

• Ability to make sound business recommendations and decisions·

• Demonstrate leadership in a team environment·

• Demonstrated ability of learning agility and adaptability

• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.

• Strong PC skills to include knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Access (required)·

• Experience with one or more applications preferred (SAP, SQL, Snowflake, Microsoft Power

BI)

Education Required:

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations or other business-related field