Senior Manager overseeing procurement processes and leading a team in the procurement of services and goods for Digital Realty's data center solutions across various regions.
About the role
- Manages demand forecasting for La-Z-Boy's business segments. Involves statistical analysis, collaboration with retail teams, and key performance measurements.
Responsibilities
- Manages demand forecast for subsection of La-Z-Boy business
- Generates statistical forecasts weekly based on Point-of-Sale data
- Incorporates promotional and merchandising plans
- Designs and standardizes processes in accordance with industry best practices
- Adjusts forecasts based on marketing intelligence and promotional plans
- Identifies trends and adjusts
- Analyzes outliers, following up with Retail Sales, Marketing, and Merchandising to understand root causes
- Manages two large Retail Merchandising changes each year creating forecast that integrates in cannibalization of existing products, discontinuations, and new product offerings
- Provides unconstrained demand plan to inventory team that is used to generate weekly replenishment orders
- Collaborates on generating the inventory replenishment plan with the inventory team
- Measures forecast error using standard MAPE, APE, and bias
- Uses these error calculations to determine potential steps for improving and prioritizing intel to most critical for forecast accuracy
- Understands financial impacts of forecast errors and is able to quantify errors for senior leadership
- Acts as the liaison between Retail planning and Operations teams
- Communicates demand plans with the broader operations team
- Understands impacts of Retail Merchandising plans on manufacturing plants and purchasing teams
- Maintains master data for planning parameters within the system
- Understands how the various control flags for each item effect forecasting and replenishment planning
- Troubleshoots technical issues with IT department
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Economics, Business or related field
- 6-8 years of relevant work experience
- 4+ years Demand Planning Experience
- Computer skills: Excel, PowerPoint
- Up to 25% Travel
- CPIM or CPF (IBF) Certification
- Certified Professional Forecaster (CPF) - (Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning (IBF))
- Background in Statistics or Retail Planning
Benefits
- Medical, Vision, Dental and Basic Life Insurance
- 401k retirement plan with company match of up to 6%
- Paid time off includes: 9-11 paid holidays each year, two weeks’ prorated vacation as a new hire and either personal time (non-exempt only) or state mandated sick time
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