Demand Planner

Role: Demand Planner
Location: Remote | Philippines
Schedule: 9AM-5PM Eastern Time Zone
Salary: Open to negotiation based on experience

This position is responsible for the development of annual, seasonal, monthly, and product procurement plans utilizing current sales and trend information. Partners with Procurement, Brand Growth & Brand Operations teams on the development of pre-season and in season demand and purchases.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develops projections and purchase flow by sku/item.
• Provides other analysis related to driving business goals (e.g. hindsight’s, promotional strategies, etc.).
• Forecasts monthly and seasonal plans, to ensure all orders fall within approved financial targets.
• Analyzes and reacts to performance of strategy based on actual sales and current trend performance.
• Prepares and participates in monthly Open-to-Buy meetings.
• Partners with cross functional teams to develop and propose tactics in response to current business trends, such as:
• Makes recommendations for key financial strategies/decisions in order to maximize sales, margin and inventory productivity Monthly plan review process: develops sales, promotion, purchase and inventory re-forecasts
• Manages and executes promotional and liquidation strategy
• Communicates revisions within the team and to external partners
• Analyzes historical demand data and utilizes seasonal selling curves by category, brand, and country among other attributes as required.
• Exhibits initiative to look beyond the everyday business to look for opportunities to maximize sales potentials.

Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, operations, or business preferred
• 2+ years of experience in e-commerce merchandise planning, demand forecasting; inventory management, financial planning etc. Amazon experience preferred
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills; strong aptitude with numbers; retail math skills, understanding of forecasting methodology
• Makes decisions with limited information but also able to synthesize large quantities of data to drive business decisions
• Strong communication and presentation skills: concisely presents complex information/recommendations in terms meaningful to internal and external stakeholders
• System proficiency with strong emphasis on Excel, DOMO or Tableau a plus
• Builds collaborative partnerships cross-functionally; identifies/influences critical stakeholders

Benefits:
• Remote Work: Work from anywhere—our team is global, and we value work-life balance.

• Growth Opportunities: As a key player i you’ll have the chance to shape your role and grow with us.

• Innovative Culture: Join a team that is passionate about leveraging data to solve challenges and drive success in a rapidly evolving market.

As part of our recruitment process, all candidates will be kindly asked to agree to Lago’s Confidentiality and Non-Circumvention Agreement. This ensures a respectful and professional experience for everyone involved.