Demand Planning Manager

14 hours ago


Carlsbad, United States Columbia Sportswear Full time
About the Role

Columbia Sportswear is seeking a highly skilled Demand Planner to join our team. As a key member of our planning department, you will be responsible for creating seasonal forecasts at style, color, and size level for specific categories and multi-channels of distribution.

Key Responsibilities
  • Create seasonal and monthly demand forecasts at style-color-size level for specific product categories, based on strategic category revenue goals, market conditions and opportunities, advertising plans, customer bookings and sell-through, channel strategies, and account door profiles and growth plans.
  • Support seasonal go-to-market line development process by creating initial style level forecasts in collaboration with Sales and Merchandising. Support line planning, SKU management, and long-range material planning by creating seasonal full-price forecasts at the style and style-color-size level.
  • Create monthly demand flow based on historical shipment flow and aligned to target. Review FOD flow and make recommendations to support market demand and reduce inventory risk.
  • Provide on-going reconciliation of the bottoms-up style forecasts to the tops-down financial targets throughout the go-to-market process for wholesale and direct to consumer channels.
  • Lead the collaborative, consensus forecast process with Sales and Merchandising during formal Demand Plan Review meetings. Utilize Sales forecasts following Sales Meeting, as key input to review, analyze, and revise demand forecasts.
  • Determine and communicate forecast confidence, including risks and opportunities, to the Supply Planners. Provide input to Supply Planners at style-color level, to reduce buy risk during pre-build period. Monitor demand vs supply plan to ensure coverage and inventory targets are met.
  • Utilize Forecast Accuracy results and apply learnings to future style forecasts. Complete color analysis and apply learnings to future color forecasts. Take a leadership role in providing in-depth analysis and seasonal recaps to Sales and Merchandising, to inform future line plans and strategies.
  • Maintain RLT and monitor ATP results during booking periods. Take appropriate action to maximize customer coverage.
  • Participate in cross-functional task forces to improve systems and business processes. Identify areas of opportunity within functional Planning area and implement continuous improvements that benefit the entire team. Provide reports and tools that are utilized by the entire functional area. Take initiative to provide in-depth analysis for key stakeholders that informs business decisions and improves supply chain operations. Assist the Planning Manager in the on-boarding and training of new employees.
Requirements
  • Proactive and assertive in follow-through with business leaders, colleagues, and partners, including a high degree of self-direction
  • Able to collaborate and influence others across various levels, regions, and cultures
  • Able to evaluate data and translate to decision makers through storytelling
  • Highly competent at analyzing data through Business Intelligence and building visualization tools (Power BI/Tableau experience preferred)
  • Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, with moderate experience using other Microsoft suite applications
What We Offer

Columbia Sportswear offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, and an assortment of voluntary benefit offerings. We also offer extensive wellness benefits, employee discounts, and a generous time off program.



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