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Demand Analyst
VFC
Steamboat Springs, CO, United States
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POSITION OVERVIEW: The Smartwool (SWL) Demand Analyst will develop the financial shipping forecast from the demand plan, current and historical trends, Finance and Sales input. This Analyst will prepare and facilitate routine cross functional, ship forecast meetings and ensure results of those meetings are communicated to the organization. This Analyst will support the Budget and Strategic Planning processes through analysis and make recommendations to Finance for the financial plan. In addition, this Analyst will support the Demand Planners with analysis and reporting related to demand, sku efficiency, systems and process.
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MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Convert the demand plan into financial ship forecast by analyzing current order base, carry over and ship assumptions using spreadsheet formats. Facilitate monthly meetings with Finance and Sales to recommend ship forecast and reach agreement on financial forecast submission to corporate
• Develop annual ship forecast in support of the Budget and Strategic Plan for recommendation to Finance by converting demand to ship goals and establish seasonality
• Create monthly reports and analysis to communicate changes in forecast to all vested parties
• Compile various reports regarding forecast performance to target opportunities/trends for improvement. Lead continuous improvement efforts and specific projects that optimize demand management processes. Defining and building processes/tools/systems that provide value-add to business activities
• Participate in ongoing SKU rationalization initiatives to keep our product portfolio profitable from a revenue and production stand point
• Support ad hoc project requests from both Operations and other partner departments requiring analytics surrounding demand
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor’s degree
• 2+ years of relevant business experience
• Strong Excel skills are required
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including PowerPoint, Word and Outlook
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Exposure to Logility or another forecasting software a plus
• Exposure to SAP and Brio and Cognos query tools a plus
• Ability to travel (10%)
EEO Post resume on www.smartwool.com