Demand Planning Manager (Home Appliance - Home Depot)

HIGHLIGHTS

• On-Site
• Full-Time
• VMI Operations
• LOCATION: Englewood Cliffs, NJ

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

Responsibilities

• Elevate the impact of operational targets, overall sales, and profitability or service standards through the execution of strategic initiatives, system visibility, network strategy, and long-term organization vision.
• Gather and incorporate all sources of market intelligence to produce the best possible operational forecast through internal CPFR tools and processes.
• Participate in weekly conference calls with internal and external customers to review sales forecasts and commitments.
• Facilitate weekly meetings with sales teams & customers to generate consensus forecasts (sell-out/sell-in).
• Report all necessary information for action plans, contingency plans, and to align on decision-making with Business Managers (BM), Program Managers (PM), and sales teams.
• Gather customer needs and changes in demand as proactively as possible.
• Develop a Year-Over-Year (YOY) analysis tool to compare and validate current forecasts based on promo run rates, 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 shifts, such as market conditions, account-specific trends, internal promotion changes, etc.
• Use sales trends, business intelligence, market data, machine learning suggestions, and competition information shared by the customer.
• Negotiate with Business Manager/Program Manager (BM/PM) teams to acquire allocations under factory constraint situations.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management or a relevant field.
• 7 years of demand planning or relevant experience.
• APICS certification preferred.
• Must understand Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR) to effectively manage forecasts.
• 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.

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-oriented 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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