Senior Manager, Demand Planning

Job Title:

Senior Manager, Demand Planning

Location:

New York, NY (Flatiron HQ) - 3 days onsite, 2 days remote

Tile Bar is an innovative industry leader transforming the tile, interiors and surfaces market in the United States. As a rapidly growing company, we are redefining how homeowners and designers shop for projects. With an ambitious vision to lead the multi-billion-dollar tile category, we are seeking a visionary, strategic, and hands‑on creative leader to shape the future of our brand and join our dynamic team.

In this role, you will play a vital part in our growth trajectory.

We are seeking an ambitious, results‑driven Senior Manager of Demand Planning to help drive a world‑class Planning function that will be instrumental in achieving Tile Bar's aggressive growth plans. This role is pivotal in optimizing our supply chain strategy, managing demand for a diverse portfolio of over 5,000 SKUs, and ensuring seamless collaboration across departments. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills and can communicate complex insights to senior leadership and cross‑functional teams, impacting the entire organization.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.

• Own the development of accurate top‑down and bottom‑up demand forecasts by channel and product category, incorporating sales history, seasonality, promotions, and qualitative business inputs.
• Reconcile unconstrained demand with item‑level forecasts to establish a single demand view, aligned with inventory buy targets and working capital objectives in partnership with Procurement, SIOP, and Finance.

• Drive demand planning inputs that inform inventory targets, including ABC classification, item‑level forecasts, and service level assumptions, partnering with Procurement and SIOP to support balanced inventory decisions.

• Track and report on KPIs such as forecast accuracy and bias, sales trends, and item stockouts.
• Develop new metrics to drive continuous improvement.

• Partner with sales and channel leaders to gather, synthetize, and challenge qualitative demand inputs, promotional plans, and market insights, translating insights into structured forecast assumptions.

• Proactively identify demand risks and constraints and develop mitigation strategies in partnership with supply chain teams.

• Lead the demand planning cadence within the SIOP cycle, providing senior management with actionable, data‑driven insights on demand trends, risks, and trade‑offs.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with Procurement and Finance on monthly and seasonal planning alignment.

• Minimum of 4 years in supply chain planning, demand forecasting, or inventory management.
• Proficiency in statistical forecasting methods and demand modeling (baseline forecasting, seasonality, trend analysis, promotional lift)
• Familiarity with BI and data visualization tools for building and maintaining reporting (Power BI)
• Evaluate and adopt emerging AI/automation tools to streamline Demand Planning processes and manual data reconciliation.
• Strong analytical and quantitative capabilities, with proficiency in forecasting and statistical analysis (Excel, SQL, Power BI, or similar tools).
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex data insights to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Exceptional problem‑solving skills, with a keen eye for detail and accuracy.
• Experience working cross‑functionally with diverse teams.

At Soho Studio/Tile Bar, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and Short‑Term Disability in addition to a Company match on 401K, and Free Weekly Lunch. Our employees also receive Paid Time Off (PTO), Holidays, and Personal Days.

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