Demand Planner
Current- Responsible for all forecasting activities associated with AR replenishment & finished goods. Create and maintain demand forecast tools in excel, while incorporating business intelligence and forecast information.
- Forecast and Replenish over 300 Area Rug AR items for North America’s and Europe’s largest retailers, representing 30% of total annual sales. Present monthly and YTD/YTG outlook to Senior Management.
- Successfully maintain company target MOS for the last 3 years by building demand forecasts based on item profiles and customer business intelligence research and sales history.
- Create yearly AR budget plans by customer and review bi-weekly with Sales and Customer Teams.
- Analyze current sales trends, create marketing plans, post mortems and SWOT analysis – identify risk and recommend strategies to achieve business and financial objectives.
- Work with customers regarding out of stock items to eliminate/reduce fill rate fines.