Global Demand Planner at Lands End Inc in Dodgeville, Wisconsin

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day analysis, explore and examine data


• Produce accurate demand forecasts at all relevant levels of the merchandise hierarchy, down to SKU/location with knowledge of seasonal strategies, business trends, promotions, history, out of stocks, etc. to meet organization goals


• Generate forecasts based on pre-defined profiles and continuously maintaining those profiles based on performance


• Apply future statistical projections and extrapolations based on historical data patterns and trends


• Predict and incorporate the effect of events, promotions and other factors


• Seek extrinsic knowledge from business teams and come to a forecast consensus


• Organize data to identify trends, curate meaningful insights and communicate the implications of collected data


• Monitor and analyze performance against forecasts


• Work with Item Planner to understand forecast impacts to overall inventory by item/SKU/Loc


• Collaborates with Data Scientist when predictions are not accurate


• Responsible for producing highly accurate demand forecasts at relevant levels of the hierarchy to maximize the supply chain


• Responsible for monitoring demand forecasts and ensuring accurate reporting and analysis of data


• Responsible for communicating and explaining statistical models and recommendations to diverse audiences


• Collaborate with Merchandise Financial Planner, Item Planner and others that consume the demand forecast
  
  

Qualifications

• Open to learning, exploring and has a high level of curiosity  


• Strong written and verbal communication skills to articulate technical information to various levels throughout the organization


• Strong ability to organize, analyze and compare relevant data from multiple sources; to identify trends, patterns and exceptions; and to quickly develop hypotheses for further investigation


• Ability to prioritize and propose solutions for unique business needs


• Strong mathematical and statistical knowledge


• Demand planning background a plus

Inventory Planning