Senior Demand Planner, Apparel
Senior Demand Planner, Apparel
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$ 100000 - 110000
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About the Role
The Senior Demand Planner reports through the supply chain function supporting the team in forecasting wholesale customer demand inventory management analytics reporting and process improvements. The ideal candidate for this role is passionate about product customers data analysis with a relentless curiosity for insights that will optimize revenue margin and inventory productivity. This is a highly integrated position interfacing with virtually every department communication and collaboration is critical for success.
Youll Make a Difference By
- Creating and managing demand forecasts and aligning inventory plans in assigned areas of wholesale apparel business.
- Delivering results across revenue margin and inventory company goals with a sharp focus on sales to stock fill rates assortment productivity forecast accuracy and inventory turns.
- Generating and aligning weekly/monthly demand and supply recommendations focused on business drivers with cross functional partners.
- Evolving and maintaining documentation and standard operating procedures for demand planning processes and systems.
- Assembling analyzing recommending the demand/sales plans (examples: statistical forecasts historical sales market trends product trends seasonality marketplace insights customer POS capacity plans inventory levels).
- Creating and continuously improving forecasting techniques methods (statistical models and software tools) and processes to scale the planning processes.
- Leading demand and inventory planning meetings with merchandising marketplace sourcing teams delivering alignment across business drivers that produce revenue margin and inventory goals.
- Preparing reporting and communicating forecast and inventory measurements to management (forecast accuracy inventory plan vs. targets).
- Other duties as assigned
About You
- 5-7 years of wholesale experience required and background in retail planning
- BA/BS degree in Business Finance preferred with 5-7 years related experience
- Proficient in enterprise-level software applications such as Cognos Tableau SAP/AFS and Vanguard or other advanced demand and inventory planning
- Strong knowledge of MS Excel and experience with large data sets
- Strong analytical organizational communication and computer skills
- Strong intellectual curiosity passion to learn and ability to maintain a positive attitude
- Collaboration between multiple cross-functional partners comfortable in sharing your recommendation with confidence while being open to all perspectives.
- Comfortable with taking initiative and is flexible and adaptive to changing priorities
About Ariat
Ariat is an innovative outdoor global brand with roots in equestrian performance. We develop high-quality footwear and apparel for people who ride work and play outdoors and care about performance quality comfort and style.
The salary range for this position is $100000 - $110000 per year.
The salary is determined by the education experience knowledge skills and abilities of the applicant internal equity and alignment with market data for geographic locations. Ariat in good faith believes that this posted compensation range is accurate for this role at this location at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.
Ariats holistic benefits package for full-time team members includes (but is not limited to):
- Medical dental vision and life insurance options
- Expanded wellness and mental health benefits
- Paid time off (PTO) paid holidays and paid volunteer days
- 401(k) with company match
- Bonus incentive plans
- Team member discount on Ariat merchandise
Note: Availability of benefits may be subject to location & employment type and may have certain eligibility requirements. Ariat reserves the right to alter these benefits in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.
Ariat will consider qualified applicants including those with criminal histories in a manner consistent with state and local laws. Ariat is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex orientation national origin age disability genetics or any other basis protected under federal state or local law. Ariat is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to candidates with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the application process email
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Please note that Ariat does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment the absence of a signed Agreement Ariat will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter/agency placement the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed Agreement Ariat explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes including those submitted directly to hiring managers are deemed to be the property of Ariat.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
