Demand Planner Contract to Hire

Russell Tobin & Associates is seeking a Demand Planner to work at our Fortune 500 retail client’s Port Washington, NY location. Position is a 10-month contract role that could go permanent for the right candidate.

Job Title: Demand Planner

Pay: $21.88 – 23.81/hr

Location: Port Washington, NY (Hybrid – In office 2 days a week)

Work Hours: 8am to 5pm EST

SUMMARY

The Demand Planner is responsible for contributing to the profit and growth of the North America Wholesale division by managing/creating forecast for supply planning. The main functions include creating demand plans at the brand/SKU level, performing data analysis, and producing metrics reports that leads to sound and effective decision making.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create and maintain brand/sku level demand plans to be used in production/manufacturing planning; Research and review sales trends and demand drivers, perform sku ranking analysis’s, and create different forecast models to modify to help improve forecast accuracy.
• Provides Director, Inventory Planning & Forecasting with key analysis and direction of forecasts to maximize decision making ability
• Conducts and provides analysis of key performance indicators (KPI) among product lines and accounts.
• Monitors, identifies and coordinates other internal and external inventory locations to improve supply efficiency and order fill rate.
• Work cross-functionally and collaboratively with sales, marketing and finance to review the business at a Customer/Brand or Channel/brand level
• Manage established as well as develop new reporting metrics for back order, door counts, fill rates, Aging stock, and forecast error to internal/external customers
• Provide ad hoc inputs and analysis to others in supply chain to maximize effective decision making.
• Assist in monitoring inventory levels to optimize efficient

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business/finance, or related field
• 3+ years’ experience in a planning role
• Ability to manage/mine data from multiple sources to create forecast, analyze & prepare statistical reports.
• Ability to think critically and communicate effectively through data
• Expert PC skills especially in MS office (EXCEL, Access, Power point)

Russell Tobin & Associates offers benefit options to our employees after 60 days on assignment.