E-Commerce Demand Planner

PRO Standard is a Premium Athletic brand, with a distinct lifestyle approach to the Sports Licensed market. With deep-rooted values around strong execution, elevated materials and marketplace disruption, PRO has developed a modern, culturally relevant following within the sport lifestyle community.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the day-to-day planning operations for our DTC eCommerce business and Drop-Ship programs.
• Collaborate closely with design, merchandising, and buying teams to ensure timely deliverables are properly forecasted.
• Review sales trends, research seasonal demand drivers, and prepare forecast data for upper-management.
• Develop and execute product phase-in and phase-out plans.
• Maintain an accurate demand forecast for a designated SKU range.
• On a daily and weekly basis, examine and revise inventory levels to ensure product availability based on prevailing trends.
• Prepare and maintain relevant reports, including stock status and inventory turnover.
• Manage and communicate forecast changes to the supply chain.
• Address demand-related issues in a timely and effective manner with Operations and Production Team.
• Collaborate with Marketing team to ensure promotions and events are accounted for in demand plans.
• Work closely with Design and Product Development teams to support new product launches and promotional campaigns.
• Contribute to the global sales, inventory, and operations planning process.

Your impact:

• Increased accuracy of demand forecasts
• Effective stock status and inventory turnover reports.
• Reduced stock-outs and overstock situations.
• Successful product phase-in and phase-out plans.
• Growth of sales through optimized inventory levels.
• Successful collaboration with cross-departmental teams.
• Recognition of trends and prompt adjustments to optimize supply chain balance.
• Effective utilization of demand planning software.
• Regular and accurate reporting of forecast accuracy to the management.

Essential skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Logistics, Supply chain, or related field.
• 5+ experience as a Demand Planner. Experience in apparel eCommerce is required
• Proficient in data analysis and statistical forecasting.
• Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel.
• Experience with demand planning software (e.g., SAP APO, Netsuite, Oracle Demantra, etc.)
• Able to adjust quickly to changes and fluctuations in the business environment.