Associate, Demand Planning

  • Full-time
  • Department: Finance

Company Description

Overview

At SPANX, we believe in the whole person. We listen. We empower. We invent, innovate and iterate with one goal in mind: to make the world a better place... one butt at a time! You have an amazingly dynamic life and your career is one piece of the puzzle – we hope you will become a big piece of ours. 

Job Description

About the role

Primary responsibility is to plan key customers business and forecast sales demand accurately on a seasonal and monthly basis. Successful candidates will balance using automated modeling tools with a collaborative business planning process. Additional areas of focus will include strong analysis and reporting skills to recognize product trends, influence strategy and communicate performance to management.

You’ll love it because you will…

  • Accountable for key customer and/or channel demand forecast with a focus on customer and sku accuracy. 
  • Prepare and present detailed, compelling pre-season plans by key customers 
  • Align on with key customers pre-season season plans and benchmarks for success 
  • Leverage POS data to inform statistical, system generated forecasts. 
  • Manage forecast requirements through automated replenishment tool. 
  • Collaborate monthly with cross functional partners to incorporate customer initiatives and market intelligence into forecasts. 
  • Lead monthly demand review meetings aligning with Sales Team on consensus demand forecast. 
  • Partner with sales counterpart on new style forecasts & inventory assumptions. 
  • Collaborate with inventory manager customizing inventory requirements to attain corporate inventory goals. 
  • Provide visibility to Sales and Management on inventory risks/opportunities including strategies for existing items, new products, and out of stocks 
  • Adhoc reporting and analysis to support key customer account and spanx.com. 

Qualifications

We require…

  • 2+ years in Merchandise Planning, Inventory Management, Allocation or Buying 
  • Prefer Ecommerce background 
  • Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills 
  • Experience with Retail Buying, Demand Planning or retail replenishment systems 
  • Bachelor’s Degree 
  • Analytical & measurement focused
  • Clear communication
  • Attention to detail & follow through
  • Problem solving & creative thinking
  • Strong interpersonal skills/relationship building skills

Additional Information

About Spanx

In 2000, Sara Blakely had a party to go to, a pair of white pants and a struggle to find the right undergarments.  So, she cut the feet out of her control-top pantyhose, creating a smooth canvas to wear under her clothes. Through sheer tenacity and a strong belief in herself, she revitalized the hosiery industry and created a new category. Since her original invention of footless pantyhose, SPANX has created thousands of other products – all centered around creating wardrobe solutions and empowering customers to look and feel their best. We dream big, think forward and give back. We challenge the status quo and aim high. We hustle hard, but we never take ourselves too seriously… because where’s the fun in that?

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