Demand Planner

Pivotal Solutions - Seattle, WA

Full-time

Seattle, WA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Demand Planner at Pivotal Solutions, Inc. is responsible for developing financial and assortment strategies, monitoring business results, and managing demand forecasting and inventory levels. This role requires collaboration with cross-functional partners to optimize stock levels and improve forecasting accuracy, ultimately driving sales and margin management.

Responsibilities

• Develop sound financial and assortment strategies
• Monitor, analyze and deliver business results, KPIs and insights to unveil trends and opportunities
• Drive OTB sales, margin and inventory management and forecasts
• Manage sku level basic demand forecasting and replenishment order quantities across channels
• Create and maintain business vertical sales forecasts on a monthly basis
• Measure and improve forecasting accuracy for the major business verticals
• Build annual sales budgets with the assistance of business leaders
• Own allocation strategies and management to ensure stock levels are optimized
• Maintain inventory turns and stock to sales ratio by vertical and allocation strategy
• Support the Manager of Planning on deliverables for key milestone meetings and strategies
• Research and identify process improvement opportunities
• Gather data, analyze data, and choose action plans based on findings
• Collaborate, effectively communicate, and guide peers and cross-functional partners

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in planning principles, demand planning, product life-cycle planning, financial budgeting, retail fundamentals, ad hoc reporting and analysis
• Bachelor's degree required
• Experience with Wholesale and Business to Business is preferred
• Self-starter with ability to prioritize and pivot with ease and flexibility
• Strong cognitive skills, including problem analysis, decision making, financial and quantitative analysis
• Strong interpersonal skills, excellent at communication, building and influencing cross-functional partnerships
• High proficiency in Excel, ERP, Demand Planning / Allocation / BI Systems
• A strong sense of curiosity and integrity
• Sound judgment and ability to navigate through ambiguity
• Astute attention to detail
• Driven by a sense of urgency and able to prioritize work to maximize your impact