Ecommerce Sales Forecast Analyst at Hampton Products

Lake Forest, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

25 Jun, 26

Salary

90000.0

Posted On

27 Mar, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Sales Forecasting, Forecast Accuracy, Data Analysis, Profitability Analysis, Financial Modeling, Promotional Planning, Inventory Management, Pricing Decisions, Project Management, Communication, Statistical Forecasting, Retail Economics, Variance Explanation, Supply Chain Collaboration, Market Trend Analysis

Industry

Manufacturing

Description

We are looking for a full-time, experienced and self-motivated Ecommerce Forecast Analyst to join our Commercial Finance Team to own sales forecasting accuracy and performance insights for assigned accounts with special focus on Amazon.com. Hampton Products is a leading North American provider of both residential and commercial security and door hardware, builder’s hardware, cargo management, and portable security products. Founded in 1973, Hampton Products provides industry-leading customer service and retail metrics. Hampton’s products are available in major retail stores in North America under the Brinks, Keeper, Universal Hardware and Wright Products brands. For more information, please visit https://www.hamptonproducts.com/ [https://www.hamptonproducts.com/]. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: * Work closely with Sales and Marketing to determine demand assumptions, promotional planning, and go‑to‑market decisions. Evaluates product activity to report on and provide recommendations on effectiveness, ROI, and incremental volume impact. * Ensure forecast accuracy and provides variance explanation. Provide recommendations for process and automation improvements; executes once authorized. * Work closely with Sales and Global Supply Team utilizing historical shipments data, customer forecasts, and POS insights to cross functionally manage weekly and monthly sales unit and revenue forecasts, as well as product, pricing and assortment decisions. * Support new-item quoting by modeling price, expected volumes, margins, and financial outcomes while considering competitive, market, and economic factors. * Own item-level P&L analysis, including volume, price, cost, and margin drivers, to maximize profitability. * Analyze Point-of-Sale (POS) data to identify sales performance trends by product, customer, channel, and region. Prepares and distributes weekly reports for sales, finance, and operations stakeholders. Provide recommendations based on analysis. * Monitor competitive activity, customer behavior, and market trends and translate findings into forecast adjustments. Correlate external trends with internal reports to provide recommendations. * Monitor and owns forecast accuracy, investigates variances, explains changes in demand or revenue expectations. Report results and offers recommendations as needed. * Leverage statistical forecasting tools (e.g., Amazon forecasting, Stock IQ) and applies business judgment to adjust forecasts for promotions, rollouts, seasonality, and anomalies. * Provide actionable commercial insights that directly influence pricing, merchandising, inventory, and promotional decisions. * Manage demand forecasts at the item, customer, and category level to support revenue planning and budgeting processes. The successful candidate will have the following: * Bachelor’s degree from a four‑year college or university in and no less than two years of progressive .com analysis experience supporting sales, forecasting, and pricing decisions within a commercial or finance function. * Ability to translate data into business recommendations rather than system outputs. * Solid business acumen with a masterful understanding of profitability, retail economics, and financial tradeoffs. * Solid project management skills * Ability to communicate clearly with all internal and external customers. Including translating complicated data into easy-to-understand information and recommendations. * Experience forecasting sales for Amazon is preferred. * Keen eye for detail. Don’t let this job get away. Many feel that Hampton Products is a special place to work, and our core values are the primary reasons for that feeling. These core values (Inspiration, Caring and Innovation) are the soul of our company, and they are what set us apart. If this resonates with you, here’s your chance to work for an outstanding company that really cares about its employees as well as its customers. If you are interested, please apply here: Hampton Products International Corporation is an equal employment opport

Responsibilities

The analyst will own sales forecasting accuracy and performance insights for assigned accounts, focusing on Amazon.com, by working closely with Sales and Marketing to determine demand assumptions and promotional planning. Key duties include ensuring forecast accuracy, providing variance explanations, and managing weekly/monthly sales unit and revenue forecasts using historical data, customer forecasts, and POS insights.