Demand Planner

Demand Planner

Springs Window Fashions is hiring for a Demand Planner based in our Madison, WI area Corporate Headquarters.

This is a hybrid role with in-office days Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday and remote on Thursday & Friday. Fully remote is not an option.

Springs Window Fashions is a leader in the custom window treatment industry since 1939. Headquartered in Middleton WI, we have over 6,000 associates with locations in North America, Europe, and Asia. Our custom window treatments are available under the Bali, Graber, SunSetter and Mecho brands in nearly every major retailer, in thousands of designer showrooms, and showcased in large commercial buildings.

Our company has made significant investments to become a leader in product innovation. As North America's premier window covering company, we're committed to creating a "Best Experience" for our consumers, channel partners and associates. We are bringing new innovations to the market at an accelerated pace and have a variety of offerings to consumers who want to improve their home dcor.

Job Responsibilities

Forecasting & Demand Planning (30%)

• Develop and maintain an accurate statistical forecast at multiple levels of aggregation over a rolling 24 month time horizon for both custom made-to-order and stock products by analyzing historical trends, secondary data (i.e. POS), and input from business partners
• Identify and correct statistical modeling issues driven by system parameter and variable settings within the forecasting software related to history, trending, seasonality, etc.
• Perform ongoing analysis and monitoring of actual performance to forecasted plan, identify significant variances, take corrective actions, and document key assumptions
• Achieve a consensus demand plan by facilitating a collaborative planning process with sales, product, marketing, purchasing, production planning, and other sources to : - Adjust for significant new or lost account distribution - Incorporate known and assumed promotional activity with the proper sales lift and timing - Properly reflect and maintain product life cycles for new product rollouts, refreshes, and phase-outs while considering store counts, planograms, and cannibalization - Analyze, interpret, and incorporate key demand drivers and market intelligence - As requested, provide input to purchasing and production planning to develop inventory strategies on existing, new, and phase-out items
• Support strategic forecast initiatives designed to improve the quality of the forecast and close the identified gaps
• Seek out, develop, share, and implement Demand Planning best practices

System & Data Management (20%)

S&OP Process (Monthly) (20%)

Analysis & Reporting (30%)

Requirements

Education and Experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

How We Work to Deliver a Best Experience : Our Culture

Our Core Value : We do the right thing, always

Our Seven Cultural Behaviors