Demand Planner at Claire's developing forecasts to enhance sales and process improvements. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to align forecasts with business strategies in a retail environment.
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain demand forecasts at multiple hierarchy levels within assigned departments including tuning forecasts to reflect trends, promotions and business objectives
Lead monthly demand consensus meetings with cross-functional teams to review forecasts, identify risks and opportunities, and align on forecast assumptions
Monitor and analyze weekly forecast accuracy (e.g., MAPE, bias), identifying root causes of variance and collaborating with stakeholders to implement corrective actions
Partner with Merchandise Operations to maintain attributes, hierarchies, and settings in the forecasting application to ensure system accuracy and data integrity
Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance forecast accuracy, process efficiency, and data integrity
Proactively identify opportunities to improve replenishment performance and support departmental KPIs
Responsible for routine reporting/tasks and ad hoc projects as needed
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in business, Merchandising, or a related field or equivalent experience
1-3 years of experience in Demand Planning, Inventory Management or another equivalent role, preferably within retail organization
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Proficiency in merchandising systems, planning tools, and inventory management software
Ability to adapt in a fast-paced, dynamic retail environment with evolving priorities
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