Director of Demand Forecasting / Inventory Planning

Details: This is a direct-hire opportunity which offers full benefits, annual bonus, growth potential, a competitive salary package and a positive work environment.   Local candidates are preferred, but some relocation assistance can be provided if needed for the ideal candidate.If you are qualified for the position and interested in pursuing it, please answer the questions posed at the end of the description and remember send me your Wor.doc formatted resume. We are actively seeking a highly talented professional with demonstrated capabilities in leading company wide demand planning and inventory management.  This person will assume responsibility for accurate demand planning, supply balancing and overall inventory management which is critical to serving the companies’ customer base. Responsibilities: Create a best-in-class demand planning process that both develops and refines the Sales Forecast by SKU, Product Line and in aggregate in order to predict customer demand at lead time. Build a demand / supply balancing process that effectively evaluates current inventory, forecasted demand and planned production/supply to achieve targeted customer service and inventory levels. Create an inventory plan by SKU that adequately buffers demand and supply uncertainty while meeting the targeted customer service and inventory levels. Develop an effective Sales & Operations Planning process and team to ensure sales, product management, purchasing and operations are in alignment to achieve targeted customer service and inventory levels. Establish accurate and timely demand forecasting  by SKU and by customer allowing us to properly plan and build the right volume of product. Communication to C-level management the recommended demand plan, the underlying assumptions and basis for our forecasting modeling, upside and downside risk factors, and ultimate recommendation on our production, supply and inventory commitment. Maintain, update, and validate models with the latest internal and external data to continually improve accuracy of forecasting. Build best practices and processes to effectively manage our in-stock position and process for placing initial and replenishment inventory commitments. Work to manage the capacity plan, understand their constraints, and develop mitigation plans. Manage inventory and key allocation decisions across our multiple channels, Customers, partners, and geographies.

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