Job Summary: 

• Calculating statistical baseline forecasts based on raw sales data
• Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models and evaluate forecast results
• Interact with Sales, Marketing and Customer Service departments to understand demand forecast drivers
• Perform quarterly stock profile and stocking-level reviews
• Coordinate with the Production Scheduler and Buyers to expedite manufacturing or procurement when needed
• Calculate On Time Delivery (OTD) performance, First Time Fill Rate, and Forecast Accuracy metrics
• Report OTD, Fill Rate, & Forecast Accuracy metrics and perform root cause & corrective action analysis to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Build incremental sales forecasts (event-based, promotional lifts, etc.)
• Facilitate the monthly forecast collaboration meetings with key account managers. 
• Review the prior month's forecast accuracy and assess the rolling 12-month forward forecast
• Prepare and monitor forecasted KPIs'
• Weekly alignment with the Sales Team in creating a forward forecast of sellout projection per SKU per dealer level

Skills on Resume: 

• Statistical Forecasting (Hard Skills)
• Demand Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Department Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Inventory Management (Hard Skills)
• Performance Metrics Calculation (Hard Skills)
• Root Cause Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Sales Forecasting (Hard Skills)
• KPI Monitoring (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Develops the monthly ORV Sales, Inventory & Operations Plan (SIOP)
• Uses trends, promotion inputs, competitive info and Mgmt input to develop a consistently accurate retail plan
• Responsible for the analysis, execution, and consolidation of regional rolling forecasts
• Integrates dealer profiles, order forecasts and dealer inventory targets to develop the wholesale ship plan
• Communicates worldwide ship demand plan to manufacturing to drive build requirements
• Communicates retail, ship & build plan including risks & opportunities to ORV leadership
• Leverage JDA software to optimize all aspects of the SIOP process
• Lead weekly flexibility review for ORV
• Provide and analyze data on weekly retail, order, ship trends, lead times, and service levels
• Lead the process to increase/decrease weekly flex builds and colors
• Work with Manufacturing to identify and communicate changes
• Develop & Execute FG inventory/flexibility plans with manufacturing & ORV management team
• Determine flexibility needs required to support RFM service levels

Skills on Resume: 

• Sales Inventory Operations Planning (Hard Skills)
• Forecast Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Demand Communication (Soft Skills)
• JDA Software Proficiency (Hard Skills)
• Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Flexibility Management (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Inventory Optimization (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Develop SKU demand forecasts based on demand patterns and business trends. Forecasts will ultimately guide both production and purchasing teams.
• Make and communicate forecast adjustments to stakeholders based on real-time consumer preferences
• Develop new forecast methods and supply plans that support Freshly’s evolving business model
• Performance reporting of key metrics to wider cross-functional S&OP teams
• Perform root cause analysis through exception reporting to drive greater efficiencies and results in the demand forecasting process
• Conduct ad hoc analysis on consumer behavior, meal ratings, and demand trends
• Serve as a stakeholder in Procurement, Production, Supply Planning, and Meals Portfolio
• Responsible for Sell-in, Sell-Out, and Sell Thru related Target setting per dealer and store level
• Analyzes demand and provides suggestions based on historical data, sales projection, promotion activities/campaigns, etc. on a per SKU level
• Communicate N.A. FG inventory plan to finance and ORV management
• Assist ORV operations & sales team by regularly providing and analyzing data on Retail/order/ship forecasts, dealer inventory & DSO analysis, FG Inventory & target analysis

Skills on Resume: 

• Demand Forecasting (Hard Skills)
• Stakeholder Communication (Soft Skills)
• Forecast Method Development (Hard Skills)
• Performance Reporting (Hard Skills)
• Root Cause Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Ad Hoc Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Supply Chain Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Inventory Target Setting (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Generate weekly, monthly and quarterly reports for demand planners, management and executive staff
• Support management with risk assessments and mitigation activities with data that highlights the trends, patterns, anomalies and demand changes
• Develop effective demand forecast models based on industry trends and demand patterns
• Create reports and facilitate the forecast review process with sales and BU
• Monitor and report on customer order and supply changes and alert demand planners and management
• Monitor, propose and implement solutions to improve demand forecast accuracy and data integrity
• Develop dashboards for KPIs and alerts that prompt actions
• Review and improve analytics processes and tools to increase accuracy and efficiency
• Work collaboratively with the Forecasting/Business Planning teams to ensure on-time submission of monthly forecasts
• Responsible for rolling up monthly forecasts by SKU and comparing to LY and prior forecast submissions
• Responsible for taking the monthly forecast and comparing it against the capacity plans (by month) for each factory. 
• Identify the outliers to be presented during S&OP for solution management

Skills on Resume: 

• Report Generation (Hard Skills)
• Risk Assessment Support (Hard Skills)
• Demand Forecast Modeling (Hard Skills)
• Forecast Review Facilitation (Soft Skills)
• Supply Change Monitoring (Hard Skills)
• Data Integrity Improvement (Hard Skills)
• KPI Dashboard Development (Hard Skills)
• Collaborative Forecasting (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Active management, setup, and participation in the company’s short-term and long-term Sales & Operation Planning (S&OP)
• Manage Neuron’s demand planning and replenishment process to provide rolling forecasts 
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to gather and/or define market intelligence, product consumption/replenishment rate, and SKU management for accurate forecasting
• Drive cross-functional discussions with Supply Chain and Regional markets to reduce demand-supply gaps and ensure production arrangements / final delivery
• Collaborate closely with Supply Chain and Regional Markets, ensuring communication for delivery, production arrangements, etc
• Conduct variance analysis to manage Forecast vs Actuals, identify continuous improvement opportunities to improve forecast across all SKUs
• Own the demand and PO processes for the Direct Ship business
• Create Forecast Accuracy reporting and discuss findings with the business during S&OP
• Work closely with Marketing and Business Development teams to experiment with new ways to grow traffic, transactions, and transaction users based on the cost target
• Collaborate with the relevant stakeholders to understand market demands and set targets for the marketing campaigns
• Monitor the demand-side metrics against the forecast and initiate corrective actions when necessary
• Analyze historical user trends and patterns to insights on purchasing behavior and propose recommendations to grow the user base

Skills on Resume: 

• Demand Planning (Hard Skills)
• Forecasting Accuracy (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Variance Analysis (Hard Skills)
• SKU Management (Hard Skills)
• Market Intelligence Gathering (Hard Skills)
• Corrective Action Initiation (Soft Skills)
• Historical Trend Analysis (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Develops tools and models to constrain demand plan against inventory, receipts, and future capacities, translating data between both units and dollars/local currency. 
• Creates and leads the monthly process to communicate plan constraints and elevate issues with key account volumes, new product launch quantities, and large gaps to plan to support demand-shaping adjustments and recommendations
• Creates and maintains KPI reporting by merging data queries from different databases using Microsoft Power BI Data Visualization Platform
• Assists with preparation, analysis, narrative, and slide creation for Sales and Operations Planning meetings.
• Provides in-depth review and reporting for demand, supply and resulting inventory plans
• Maintains documentation regarding data mapping for queries on KPI reporting and providing training for junior-level analysts as assigned
• Develop automation within processes. 
• Leverages expertise in tools and systems and collaboration across departments. 
• Seeks and adopts best-in-class planning methods and adapts current processes/tools. 
• Creates new processes/tools where necessary
• Develops strong customer relationships and serves as the interface between customer and GE.

Skills on Resume: 

• Demand Planning Tools Development (Hard Skills)
• KPI Reporting Creation (Hard Skills)
• Data Visualization Expertise (Hard Skills)
• Sales Operations Meeting Preparation (Soft Skills)
• Inventory Planning Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Process Automation (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Department Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Customer Relationship Management (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Facilitates the demand forecasting and Sales & Operations planning for the Unison business based on defined schedules and business operational rhythms
• Uses internal and external data sources to analyze historical demand patterns, perform statistical analysis and make recommendations for forecast changes
• Perform root cause analysis for demand changes and forecast accuracy defects to drive improvements
• Demonstrate decision-making skills to create optimal monthly product/channel forecasts
• Enhance forecasts with market and sales intelligence
• Connect to customer portals and systems.
• Act as the key contact for demand management inquiries and activities for assigned customers, products, markets
• Collaborate across the Unison enterprise with critical S&OP functional areas such as supply chain, operations, sourcing, sales, customer programs and finance
• Developing S&OP presentation material and SLT recommendations, presenting content
• Take responsibility for executing policy/strategy
• Make decisions within a defined framework.

Skills on Resume: 

• Demand Forecasting Facilitation (Hard Skills)
• Statistical Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Root Cause Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Decision-Making Skills (Soft Skills)
• Market Intelligence Enhancement (Hard Skills)
• Customer Portal Connectivity (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• S&OP Presentation Development (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Leverages statistical forecasting tool (Anaplan) to create bottom-up unit forecasts for finished and semi-finished goods
• Conducts statistical analysis and modeling to create forecasts based on market trends for finished and semi-finished goods
• Assesses the impact and influence of internal and external factors on forecast accuracy
• Utilizes Demand Planning solution (Anaplan) to drive and improve both forecast and delivery forecast accuracy
• Assists in the development of new capabilities to improve processes within the Supply Chain and cross-functionally within the Anaplan platform
• Performs reporting and analysis for immediate planning team and broader audience to communicate forecast performance against KPIs
• Develop forecast performance summaries and dashboards within Anaplan and PowerBI
• Measure forecast accuracy and provide insight into historical trends
• Utilize that insight to inform the planning team of potential impacts on inventory and supply
• Contribute to projects within the Supply Chain, and support cross-functional projects

Skills on Resume: 

• Statistical Forecasting (Hard Skills)
• Demand Planning Solutions (Hard Skills)
• Market Trend Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Forecast Performance Reporting (Hard Skills)
• Dashboard Development (Hard Skills)
• Forecast Accuracy Measurement (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Functional Project Support (Soft Skills)
• Process Improvement Capabilities (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Develop accurate and timely demand forecasts while helping reduce inventory/working capital, and minimize forecast variability
• Responsible for developing and sharing end-to-end demand plans, and providing timely forecast analysis necessary for appropriate decision-making.
• Identify demand forecast risks and develop effective, flexible, and durable mitigation strategies.
• Analyze and troubleshoot demand-related issues in a timely and accurate manner
• Generate scenarios in the demand planning to facilitate discussion
• Work cross-functionally to accurately reflect recent trends and achieve continuous improvement in demand forecast accuracy, and other demand planning measures.
• Manage and execute various ad-hoc project requests
• Lead the Unit's demand plan and set the strategic direction for the demand planning agenda, adopting a continuous improvement mindset on forecasting practices and processes.
• Lead and facilitate the S&OP step 2 process for all sales channels driving accountability within the Mars Premium Brands demand team and driving quality decision making within each periodic review. 
• Adopt a continuous improvement mindset, proactively identifying areas of improvement whilst keeping focus on execution excellence.
• Responsible for building analytical dashboard tools and performing custom analyses of sales, inventory, margin, turn and other metrics for channel owners. 

Skills on Resume: 

• Demand Forecast Development (Hard Skills)
• Forecast Variability Reduction (Hard Skills)
• Risk Mitigation Strategy Development (Hard Skills)
• Demand Issue Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Scenario Generation for Planning (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Project Management (Soft Skills)
• Analytical Dashboard Building (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Improve SKU-level forecasts by creating, maintaining & managing statistical models in the demand planning module (SAP IBP/DP) of ERP system.
• Drive statistical forecast accuracy by monitoring sales order history, managing item profiles, and selecting the appropriate level of aggregation/disaggregation for a given forecast record.
• Lead long-range planning initiatives through the creation of statistical forecast models.
• Manage and enhance existing FVA (forecast value-add) tools to improve the efficiency of demand planning activity.
• Manage WFA (weighted forecast accuracy) reporting and analyze bias and root-cause issues that drive forecast error.
• Maintain PLC (product life cycle) tables for items within the demand plan to balance the transition of old-to-new items based on inventory levels.
• Gain an understanding of channel/customer activity, market growth, and competitive market share and apply this knowledge to project a range of high, medium and low forecast outcomes. 
• Develop tools and reports to support demand planners in solving forecasting challenges within their customer demand plans.
• Liaise with the GIT (global information technology), consultants & NSC (centralized Newell E2E supply chain team) to develop and test enhancements to demand planning tool.
• Provides reporting and inputs to guide channel decisions and makes recommendations.
• Manage an efficient and accurate co-manufacturing process by forecasting sales of co-manufactured items, planning, executing, and reporting inventory levels and movements to and from the co-manufacturing facility.

Skills on Resume: 

• Statistical Model Management (Hard Skills)
• Sales History Monitoring (Hard Skills)
• Long-Range Planning (Hard Skills)
• Forecast Tool Enhancement (Hard Skills)
• Forecast Accuracy Reporting (Hard Skills)
• Product Life Cycle Management (Hard Skills)
• Market Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Co-Manufacturing Management (Hard Skills)