sr. planner, demand planning

sr. planner, demand planning.

• costa mesa , california

• posted 2 days ago

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summary

• $50.51 - $50.52 per hour

• temporary

• bachelor degree

• category management occupations

• referenceAB_4656212

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Job Ad: Sr. Planner, Demand Planning (Contract)

Join a dynamic Demand Planning team as a Sr. Planner where you'll leverage your expertise in data analysis and trend identification to drive impactful decisions across Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, and Merchandising functions. In this role, your insights will shape shipment forecasting, product style, and color forecasts, while playing a crucial role in building a 3-year plan.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate monthly demand forecast meetings with cross-functional teams, reaching consensus on forecasts and securing capacities.

• Provide recommendations and analyses for style and color forecasts, working closely with Sales, Merchandising, and Sourcing teams.

• Track and enhance business improvements across shipping, inventory, SKU efficiency, systems, and processes.

• Develop and present specialized reports, including 3-year plans and monthly demand analysis for key product lines.

• Act as a mentor, supporting team training, leading special projects, and driving process improvement initiatives.

Skills and Qualifications

• 5+ years of related experience in demand planning or a similar role.

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• Proficiency in data analysis, with advanced Excel skills; experience with SAP, IBM Cognos, or similar tools a plus.

• strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

• IBF Certification is a bonus.

Be part of a team that values accuracy, teamwork, and process enhancement in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Apply today to make a lasting impact in a key role!

salary: $50.51 - $50.52 per hour

shift: First

work hours: 8 AM - 5 PM

education: Bachelors

Responsibilities

As a member of the Demand Planning team, you will be responsible for analyzing historical data and identify current trends to build and present the unconstrained demand forecast to cross functional teams: Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, and Merchandising. Your role will play an imperative piece of the Supply Chain business as your analysis and findings will have a direct impact on shipment forecasting, style and color forecasts, and the Vans 3 Year Plan.

What you will do

Prepare and facilitate monthly cross-functional demand forecast meetings with Sales, Finance, and Merchandising with focus on reaching consensus on final forecast. Recommend style and color forecasts to Merchandising and Sales teams as well as Sourcing to secure capacity. Provide analysis and follow through for business improvements related, but not limited to, shipping, inventory, sku efficiency, systems, and process. Provide team with special reporting as required (i.e. 3 Year Plan, monthly demand for high volume/multiple delivery product lines, color blank requirements, forecast accuracy). In addition to the primary role of developing and communicating the demand forecast, the Sr. Demand Planner is also a leader of his/hers/their peers and will be tasked with training others as well as special projects and process improvement opportunities.

Skills

• Sr. Demand Planner (2 years of experience is required)

• Data Collection (2 years of experience is required)

• Supply Chain (2 years of experience is required)

• Finance Supv/Mgmt Responsibility (2 years of experience is required)

• Marketing Research (2 years of experience is required)

• Analysis - Brand/Market (2 years of experience is preferred)

• Category Analysis (5 years of experience is required)

• data mining (2 years of experience is required)

Qualifications

• Years of experience: 5 years

• Experience level: Manager

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This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

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