- Company Name
- TRUEWERK
- Job Title
- Demand Planning Coordinator
- Job Description
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**Job Title:** Demand Planning Coordinator
**Role Summary:**
Coordinate and execute demand forecasting and inventory planning for B2B accounts across multiple channels. Align forecasts with sales, merchandising, operations, and finance to achieve inventory accuracy, service level targets, and financial objectives.
**Expectations:**
- Develop and steward weekly, monthly, and seasonal forecasts by SKU, channel, and account.
- Reconcile forecast with actual performance; provide actionable insights to improve accuracy and service levels.
- Ensure data integrity across planning and reporting systems, supporting system integration and master data management.
- Present forecast assumptions, risks, and opportunities in S&OP meetings; collaborate with cross‑functional partners to align inventory and financial targets.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Build and maintain demand forecasts, integrating seasonal plans, promotions, product lifecycle and go‑to‑market strategies.
- Reconcile in‑season plans with customer bookings; track sell‑through, inventory turns, SKU productivity, and forecast bias.
- Conduct mid‑season and month‑end reviews; prepare demand outlooks for non‑weekly visible accounts.
- Monitor SKU and category trends; identify replenishment risks and support product‑level reconciliations (colorway, size).
- Develop dashboards, reports, and templates in NetSuite, Toolio, PowerBI, Tableau to provide visibility to cross‑functional stakeholders.
- Validate product master data (name, pricing, hierarchy) and maintain system integrations.
- Partner with Supply Planning, Finance, Merchandising, and Sales to align demand plans with supply capacity and financial goals.
- Support S&OP framework, process automation, and data governance.
**Required Skills:**
- 3+ years in demand planning, forecasting, supply chain, or merchandising.
- Expert Microsoft Excel (advanced models, dashboards, VBA, macros, automation).
- Strong data visualization and BI experience (PowerBI, Tableau).
- Experience with demand planning software (NetSuite, Toolio, Kinaxis, Anaplan) highly preferred.
- Ability to analyze performance, present findings, and influence cross‑functional decision making.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and collaborative skills.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Analytics, Finance, or related field.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., APICS CPIM, CSCP, or equivalent) a plus.