Sr. Manager, Demand Planning
Sr. Manager, Demand Planning
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Job Summary
This position plays a key role in determining the detailed inventory plans for all US business units along with guiding the overall global inventory plans for the company. This role works crossfunctionally to manage the organizations omnichannel forecasting and demand planning efforts and each month recommended and defend a course of action to executive leadership. Additionally it involves the development of tools systems and processes in support of business planning and forecasting best practices throughout the global organization.
Essential Functions
- Manages US demand planning efforts for all product categories and business channels including coaching and development of department staff.
- Influences executive leadership to adopt recommended plans through presentation and personal leadership of monthly Executive Forecast Alignment.
- Serves as a demand subject matter expert and key leader for US sales and operations planning (S&OP). Provides content analysis and serves as a contributing architect to the global S&OP process.
- Works with Sales Panning Finance and Partner Services to develop company revenue targets and expectations by linking operations planning with financial forecasting.
- Directs and participates in process improvements and supply chain projects.
- Selects and/or develops tools and reports to enhance forecasting and inventory management.
- Manages the US service level (safety stock) program.
- Influences management teams to adopt forecasting and supply chain best practices.
Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree in finance business economics statistics supply chain or related field Required
- Masters Degree or advanced level degree Preferred
- Minimum eight (8) years experience with demand planning and product forecasting at multiple organizations including experience with footwear and/or apparel manufacturers/wholesalers.
- Minimum three (3) years prior management experience including demonstrated staff development and organizational restructuring.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Strong knowledge of Forecasting Demand Planning and Sales and Operations Planning better practices
- Demonstrated understanding of supply chain operations
- Ability to work crossfunctionally to affect change
- Excellent analysis and critical thinking skills. Ability to influence other decision makers supported by data and information.
- Ability to work with autonomy in a fastpaced environment and manage multiple deadlines.
- Persuasive communication skills (interpersonal relationshipbuilding) with a welldeveloped ability to speak read and write English including writing clear and concise business communication plus the ability to speak to groups of varying sizes and levels within the company often including executive management.
- Must have knowledge/ability to document processes create proposals and presentations.
- Strong user of MS Office packages with a focus on Excel PowerPoint and Visio.
- Ability to quickly calculate and accurately manipulate and create spreadsheets.
- Understanding of global supply chain information systems and transactions. SAP systems experience highly desirable.
- Experience with Forecasting software required.
- Detail oriented with strong organizational skills.
- Proven project management skills with the ability to lead and develop a team.
Travel Required 5% of the time
Base Salary: $131500 $145000 yearly
This range represents the low and high end of the anticipated base salary range for this position. The actual base salary will depend on numerous factors such as: experience knowledge and skills and location. Our base salary is just one component of our competitive total rewards strategy which includes numerous benefits and perks as well as specific health and welfare benefits.
Why Work at KEEN: Driven by a passion for life outside KEEN is a valuesled independently owned brand from Portland Oregon thats on a mission to create original and versatile products improve lives and inspire outside adventure. Foundedin 2003 KEEN launched a revolution in the footwear industry with the introduction of the Newport adventure sandal and has donatedmore than $18 million to nonprofit organizations and causes around the world to promote responsible outdoor recreationincludingconservation efforts to protect open spaces. KEEN strives to show the world through its products and its actions that a business for good can actually be good for giving back reducing impact and activating communities and individuals to protectthe places where we work and playKEEN puts its values in motion and takes action to leave the world a better place.
At KEEN we believe in a more just and equitable future for all people. As a global brand we acknowledge that our business buildings and daily lives exist within the traditional territories of indigenous peoples. We strive for a future that recognizes the knowledge rights and resilience of these peoples.
KEEN Footwear is an equal opportunity employer. We value an inclusive and diverse community. Qualified candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply and will be considered without regard to race color religion sex national origin age sexual orientation gender identity gender expression veteran status or disability.
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Manager
Employment Type
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