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About the team

As part of the Global Demand Planning Team, you will be responsible for driving the seasonal demand forecast process and demand plan generation across Partners’ markets, global e-com, and Key Wholesale accounts as well as supporting the implementation and enhancement of new planning tools and reports.

The role sits within the Global Planning & Merchandising department and reports to the Head of Global Demand Planning. Together we work towards the vision of building a global center of excellence for demand planning and driving a fully integrated planning process with close collaboration across global/local markets teams.

Responsibilities

• Create pre-seasonal Headgroup forecasts at the product category level for Global E-com channel, Wholesale Key accounts and Partner markets gathering intelligence from multiple inputs such as financial plans, market plans and sales plans; enter and maintain a rolling forecast onto the demand planning tool
• Check-in on updates to customer demands, engage with key partners, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, and evaluate forecast results
• Continuously improve forecasting accuracy by analyzing the demands vs actual sales & proposing corrective actions for both products forecast and process optimization
• Create compelling analyses, forecasts and narratives, supporting goal setting and measurements to monitor performance

Your skills

• Bachelor's degree
• 2+ years of forecasting/demand planning experience preferably in the Retail fashion industry across different channels of distribution
• Knowledge and familiarity with demand planning/forecasting tools, methods, and processes
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Strong analytical skills, ability to generate and use quantitative, as well as qualitative data for analysis and decision-making purposes
• Strong computer skills including Excel, and familiarity with BI and reporting tools
• High level of accuracy
• Ability to work independently and in a team-driven environment
• Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize workload, adapt to change, and maintain composure under pressure
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken

Bonus points

• Experience with implementation of forecasting/demand planning tools

Apply with your CV and a cover letter by 2022/07/31. Due to the summer vacation period, the recruitment process might take longer than usual. We appreciate your patience and we will still be reviewing applications on a rolling basis. Until then, get to know us by following LifeAtGANT.