Baggallini Senior Demand & Supply Planner

The Senior Demand & Supply Planner is responsible for building accurate SKU-level demand forecasts, establishing supply plans, and managing inventory levels to meet customer and business objectives. This role bridges demand forecasting and supply planning to ensure service levels, profitability, and efficient inventory utilization. You will collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Merchandising, Sourcing, Distribution, Finance, and Account Support to balance customer demand with supplier and operational constraints.

The position requires advanced analytical skills, business acumen, and leadership potential to drive improvements in forecasting accuracy, inventory productivity, and supply continuity. The individual will have an opportunity to move into leadership in 1-3 years if successful and has the desire to lead.

• Create, document, and maintain demand SKU level forecasts aligned with supply for long-range planning.
• Reconcile the differences between macro business plans and SKU level forecasts.
• Partner with Sales, Merchandising, and customers to develop assortment and demand plans.
• Monitor and measure forecast accuracy and volatility. Diagnose, categorize, quantify and summarize root causes of inaccuracy, poor service levels, and higher-than-expected excess and obsolete inventory. Leverage the results of this analysis in future forecasting process improvement.
• Analyze and distribute weekly and monthly demand reports with insights to cross functional teams.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver against demand forecast and financial expectations. This includes monitoring demand through the value chain from forecast to delivery, taking actions to minimize risks and maximize opportunities. Work with the Sales team to develop incremental opportunities to close gaps to expectations.
• Establish and maintain 12-month rolling supply plans with supplier and distribution constraints.
• Identify, quantify and help resolve supply constraints that impede achievement of the demand plan.
• Recommend the best safety and cycle stock policies by SKU segment, balancing overall corporate inventory and service goals with customer requirements. Maintain and refine SKU classification and corresponding policies to ensure continuous improvement in both service and inventory productivity.
• Quantify and qualify any supply shortfall that may put fill rate targets at risk.
• Create and maintain accurate purchase orders with factories.
• Create and maintain choice level SKU details.

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Research, Statistics, Business, or related field.
• 3–5 years’ experience in demand and/or supply planning, forecasting, or related roles.

• Advanced analytical skills & proficiency in Excel (sumifs, index match, lookups, if function, pivot measures, power query, etc.).
• Proficiency in BI tools (Tableau, SQL, Snowflake, Micro Strategy or Sigma, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of supply chain processes including forecasting, inventory management, sourcing, and distribution.
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Leadership potential with mentoring or supervisory experience.
• Alignment with RG Barry’s values of trust, ambition, inclusion, creativity, responsibility, and teamwork.

At RG Barry Brands, we don’t just make footwear and accessories—we design comfort and style that fits into everyday lives. Our purpose is to create consumer-focused, digitally centric, earth-first brands that make life more comfortable. With a legacy built on innovation and inclusion, we aim to change the standards for comfort and sustainability. We operate with ambition, responsibility, and creativity—always keeping our consumers at the center of what we do.

At RG Barry Brands, we believe that how we work is just as important as what we do. To that end, every role is guided by Core Competencies—ensuring each team member thrives personally and contributes meaningfully to our shared goals. For more information about R.G Barry Brands, please visit our website.