Demand Planning Analyst

Role overview

Planning and purchasing

• Build rolling forecasts for existing products, launches, seasonal programs, and variants, and improve forecast accuracy.
• Translate forecasts into inventory and purchasing plans that balance demand, inventory health, supplier lead times, and working capital.
• Lead seasonal inventory planning, including Q4 readiness and 6–18 month strategies.
• Manage purchase orders from placement through delivery, coordinating with Logistics on inbound and international freight.
• Develop runout projections and buy plans to mitigate stockouts, excess, and obsolete inventory; recommend exit strategies for sunset SKUs.

Inventory, cost, and reporting

• Monitor inventory accuracy and supplier inventory levels, and maintain inventory data in Magento.
• Support inventory cash planning and recommend purchasing adjustments based on actuals versus forecast.
• Lead tariff planning and cost-impact analysis; support annual standard cost updates and new product costing.
• Audit and process vendor invoices and analyze product and freight margins.
• Build Looker dashboards, report KPIs and OKRs, and deliver business reviews for operating plans and long-term strategy.
• Identify process improvement and automation opportunities.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in inventory planning, materials management, demand forecasting, supply chain, or operations.
• Experience with inventory planning, forecasting, and ERP or inventory management systems.
• Advanced proficiency in Google Sheets or Excel.
• Strong understanding of costing, margin analysis, and financial reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, organization, communication, and cross-functional collaboration.

Nice to have

• Snowflake, Looker, or other BI tools.
• AI-supported forecasting tools.
• S&OP or integrated business planning experience.

Salary

• Salary range is $65,000–$75,000 per year; final salary depends on experience, skills, and organizational equity.

Benefits

• Benefits include health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible vacation, ClassPass gym partnership, 401(k) matching, and a year-end company bonus plan.

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