Position Purpose

The Demand Planning Consultant will assist a multi-distribution center, multi-channel retailer and distributor of high technology electronics to enhance their demand planning processes and to perform demand planning functions.

Work as a member of the demand planning team to perform demand planning functions and improve demand planning practices. Collaborate with other team members and management to evolve demand planning practices to improve fulfillment rates, reduce lost orders and increase EBIDTA.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Collaborate with teammates and managers to:
• Understand business requirements related to demand planning and fulfillment planning; document, and analyze requirements to determine best appropriate solutions for customer
• Design, develop, and implement enhanced time phased demand forecasting and planning
• Design and perform improved hierarchical forecasting and item/location-level forecasting
• Develop and refine demand planning and forecasting models
• Create and apply statistical forecast modeling
• Perform demand classification and segmentation
• Create multi-level forecasting
• Execute new product forecasting
• Develop and manage forecasts for promotions and events
• Drive to achieve consensus on forecasts
• Enhance and institutionalize demand planning practices

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide accurate estimates of effort and timelines for completion of assigned tasks
• Manage vendor relationships and resources as required.
• Initiate and execute initiatives to improve the processes, procedures, and tools utilized by the team.
• Creates and delivers articulate and effective oral presentations to a variety of audiences, large or small, internal or external.

Position Requirements

2-3 years consulting
• 5-7 years of demand planning in CPG and/or retail environments
• Thoroughly demonstrated knowledge of the business processes in the area of demand planning and management
• 3-5 years of demand planning using Manugistics and/or JDA Demand planning
• Demonstrates thorough working knowledge to effectively manage time, prioritize work, multi-task across many assignments, create deliverables and delegate to others as well as monitor their work for completion
• Ability to assess the impact of new processes on an existing suite of processes and procedures
• Technical writing skills producing clear and unambiguous deliverables
• Able to communicate effectively at all levels from distribution hourly workers to upper management
• Advanced analytical skills and full comprehension of systems development/implementation lifecycle

Duration: 6-12 months
Start: Immediate
Location: Seattle, WA

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