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About the job:
The Demand & Supply Planner is responsible for overseeing warehouse, demand planning and supply planning. He/ she needs to ensure optimal stock availability across distribution channels to provide a positive customer experience and maximize sales opportunities. He/ she also leads the planning process from end-to-end including Demand Forecasting, Inventory Planning, and Sourcing. To succeed in this role, he/ she must be able to analyze data and processes, find creative solutions, and effectively communicate with both internal and external stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities:
• Develops demand plans for multiple time horizons and distribution channels.
• Reviews historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results based on sales, inventory, and other data.
• Maintains forecast accuracy by collaborating with the cross-functional team to gather updated sales and marketing information, especially for events that significantly affect demand such as promotions and supplier stock issues.
• Plans, manages, and coordinates all activities related to the sourcing and procurement of necessary inventory needed to meet the changing levels of product demand.
• Monitors and corrects inventory levels across warehouses to maintain the optimum quantity and mix of inventory and maximize working capital.
• Leads replenishment planning ensure that inventory is in the right quantities and assortment across various locations to meet the demand.
• Collaborates with the supply chain teams of brand partners to ensure timely replenishment, taking into account the different ordering processes for each brand.
• Conducts monthly reviews with management to communicate forecast and inventory estimations, report on forecast and inventory accuracy, and propose improvement solutions.
• Supports management with risk assessments and mitigation activities.
• Ability to quickly ramp up and grasp detailed functional content when engaged with other cross-functional team members.
• Positively drive changes and ensure goals and processes are moving forward towards excellence.
• Pro-actively participate in ad-hoc projects & streamline processes as identified during course of work.