PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of sophisticated planning systems (Logility), analytical tools (SQL Server, Power BI), Excel, and data warehouse.
• Forecast development experience using methods to account for trend, seasonality, and product life cycle changes.
• Experience in a fast-paced, multi-location distribution environment.
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• Build demand forecasting and planning capabilities, ensuring alignment among all partners of the process.
• Support product lifecycle management, including portfolio expansion, new item setup, product conversion, rationalization/discontinuation, and collaboration with key departments.
• Achieve and maintain inventory optimization plans, perform data analysis to identify risks and opportunities, and implement demand sensing techniques for timely adjustments.
• Drive continuous improvement, influence departmental metrics, and assess and mitigate risks for new product launches through proactive project participation and leadership.
• Maintain and complete strategic system planning processes, including stocking decisions, safety stock, order quantity assignments, forecast management, and replenishment lead time.
• Establish standard methodologies and keep process documentation/task flows updated.
• Maintain, improve, or suggest improvements to demand planning technology.
• Collaborate with IT to ensure system stability and execution of planning initiatives, and design, develop, and deploy automated workflows to increase efficiencies.
• Work on software & tool development, activation of new functionality, and resolving break fixes.
• Perform routine reporting and operational execution activities, and train internal peers on the use of tools and processes.
• Provide leadership and support to co-workers, promoting positive communication and interaction, while supporting procurement, transportation, distribution, customer service, manufacturing, and portfolio management functions.