Demand Planner

Please note, this is a hybrid role and requires 2 days in the Charlotte, NC office.

Who We Are

Feetures is an industry leading performance sock brand whose mission is to make products for people in motion to help them perform their best. We have a team-oriented culture, where everyone’s voice is valued, and everyone does what it takes to accomplish our goals. We are looking for other highly motivated people who want to make a meaningful contribution to our success.

Your Job:

The demand planner will play a very important role in creating and managing demand plans for our fastest growing digital channels by analyzing sales trends, staying on top of product changes, and working closely with cross-functional teams. The accuracy of these demand forecasts will support production and capacity planning, inventory requirements, and supply chain efficiency.

This is great opportunity to establish working relationships with high-level executives and make a big impact at a fast-growing brand in the active lifestyle space.

Your Responsibilities:

• Build demand plans for key channels at multiple hierarchies for both new product launches and core replenishment business; based on historical data, market trends, product development, promotional activity and seasonality.
• S&OP – Prepare and present results from prior month and forward looking demand plans, highlighting notable changes and identifying risks and opportunities related to the demand plan and propose mitigation actions.
• Manage system forecasts and adjustment future plans to account for sales trends, market conditions, calendar shifts, promotions and other events that impact demand.
• Collaborate with Product Development, Sales, Marketing, Operations and Finance, to align demand plans with business objectives and customer expectations.
• Understand product lifecycles to know what currently lives in the line, how it varies from historical offerings, and forecast the impact it will have on sales.
• Analyze key account purchases based on their inventory needs, aligning sales results and future open orders with their on-hand WOS targets.
• Monitor and report on key performance indicators including forecast accuracy and bias, inventory levels, projected closeouts and more.
• Identify at-risk skus to be reserved for pre-booked or planned orders aligning with allocation priorities.
• Continuously evaluate and improve forecast models, tools and processes, and support the ongoing optimization of demand planning.
• Assist planning team in ordering, recommending any adjustments to suggested supply plan needs and timing to fill forecasted demand.
• Prepare detailed sales by channel and product report following our S&OP meeting for budgeting and financial purposes.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 4 years in demand planning, supply chain, buying, forecasting or statistics, preferably within the consumer goods industry.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain or Statistics
• Outstanding analytical and conceptual skills with an aptitude for report-building, data mining, interpretation and recommendations based on personal analysis.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel
• Ability to work cross-functionally, demonstrating strong interpersonal and collaborative skills. Displays strong initiative with a curiosity for learning and challenging the norm with an innovative mindset.
• Experience with Demand Planning tools, Business Intelligence Systems and ERP, a plus
• Excellent continuous improvement and problem-solving skills and a resourceful professional style
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively convey complex information to diverse audiences.
• Strong computer and quantitative skills
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and time management skills
• Embraces and exemplifies the Feetures values

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life & Disability insurance
• 401(K) with company match

Company Paid holidays and PTO:

• Feetures offers 20 PTO days which are available to you on day one of employment and are available to all employees, no matter your role. After working at Feetures for 5 years, your PTO days will increase to 25 days. These days can be used for vacations, appointments and sick days.
• Additionally, we offer 1 floating holiday to be used at your discretion
• We offer 10 company paid holidays a year

Perks:

• Parking provided (Charlotte office and onsite at Hickory office)
• DEIB team
• Employee Engagement team
• Monthly stipend to pursue an active lifestyle

Feetures is an Equal Opportunity Employer that welcomes and encourages all applicants to apply regardless of age, race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital or parental status, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy or other reasons protected by law.

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