Demand Planning Manager (Home Appliance - Home Depot)

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Summary

Responsible managing CPFR (Collaborative, Planning, Forecasting, Replenishment) activities with key Home Depot account and maintaining forecast models incorporating business intelligence gathered from sales, marketing, finance, retailer replenishment analysts and other sources.

Responsibilities

• Elevate impact of operational targets (overall sales and profitability) or service standards through execution of strategic initiatives (system visibility/network strategy) and long-term based organization vision

• Gather and incorporate all source of market intelligence to produce the best possible operational forecast through internal CPFR tools and processes

• Participate in weekly conference calls with internal/external customers to review sales, forecast, and commitments

• Facilitate weekly meeting w/ sales teams & customers to generate consensus forecast (sell out/sell in)

• Report all the necessary information for action plan, contingency plan, and to align on decision making w/ BM, PM, and sales team

• Gather customer's needs and changes in demand as proactively as possible

• Develop YOY analysis tool to compare and validate current forecast (based on promo, run rate, market situations, etc.)

• Participate in meetings to help look for process improvement opportunities and ways to optimize network strategy with customers

• Share all insights related to demand shift/shaping such as market condition, account specific trends, internal promotion changes, etc.

• Use sales trend, business intelligence market data, machine learning suggestion, competition information shared by the customer

• Negotiate with BM/PM teams to acquire allocations under factory constraint situations

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or relevant field

• 7+ years demand planning or relevant experience

• APICS certification preferred

• Must understand collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment (CPFR) to effectively manage forecast

• Strong written, verbal, and in-person communication skills required as this position interfaces with customers directly

• Strong relationship builder

• Excellent data analysis skills

• Solid business acumen

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Recruiting Range
$90,000—$120,000 USD

Benefits Offered Full-Time Employees:

• No-cost employee premiums for you and your eligible dependents for competitive medical, dental, vision and prescription benefits.

• Auto enrollment with immediate vesting of competitive company matching contributions in a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with several investment options.

• Generous Paid Time Off program that includes company holidays and a combined bank of paid sick and vacation time.

• Performance based Short-Term Incentives (varies by role).

• Access to confidential mental health resources to help you and your loved ones improve your quality of life. Personal fitness goal incentives.

• Family orientated benefits such as paid parental leave and support for families raising children with learning, social, behavioral challenges, or developmental disabilities.

• Group Rate Life and Disability Insurance.

Benefits Offered Temporary/Contractors:

• Eligible for the relevant benefit programs offered through our partner agencies.

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