Demand Planner

What's the Short Version?

The Demand Planner owns the demand plan for a specific group of businesses at SanMar.

What Will You Be Doing?

• Prepare monthly and yearly forecasts at the item level for a group of styles.
• Make recommended adjustments to forecasts based on changes in demand and trend.
• Lead monthly forecast meetings.
• Prepare, report and communicate a unified forecast to ensure purchases are executed to an accurate inventory plan.
• Continuously improve forecasting techniques, method and approach.
• Relate and measure impact of forecast accuracy.
• Create, analyze and communicate consistent and actionable reporting for business using current trends, historical results and market research.
• Actively participate in business meetings to proactively identify risks, opportunities, and creative solutions to maximize business results.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all policies and standards.

What Are We Looking For?

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• 4-6 years of applicable work experience
• Mastery skill level with Microsoft Excel
• Strong financial and analytical skills and background
• Detail oriented individual with strong organizational, problem solving, and time management skills
• Ability to work independently and with little supervision
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
• Responsive to staff needs including professionalism, respect, and consideration of others
• Demonstrates flexibility and the ability to quickly adapt to change in the work environment
• Be able to work under pressure within a time frame

What's Our Offer?

Salary Range: You`ll earn between $80,000 - $120,000 annually, depending on experience.

Bonus: You`ll be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus up to 10% of base salary.

Paid Time Off: You`ll accrue paid time off on a bi-weekly basis based on hours worked up to 112 hours per year to start. Employees also receive 8 paid holidays and 1 paid family day off.

Additional Benefits:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401k plan and matches $1 for $1 up to 4% of earnings, matched & vested at every pay cycle
• Life insurance
• Short/long-term disability coverage
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Pet insurance

What Should You Expect?

Hybrid: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Work environment is moderately quiet. Ability to work on computer for multiple hours with frequent interruptions.
SanMar's Eastpointe office is located near Seattle, WA and our standard working hours are 8:00-5:00 PST. Quarterly travel may be required.