Responsibilities
- Create and update precise demand forecasts using historical performance, market dynamics, sales inputs, and promotional schedules across all sales channels.
- Work closely with retail teams to project demand for Sephora and other wholesale partners, factoring in promotional timing, product launches, and seasonal patterns.
- Manage demand planning and inventory replenishment models in spreadsheet-based tools to maintain ideal stock levels for direct-to-consumer operations.
- Ensure data accuracy and produce recurring reports using planning platforms such as Cin7, DEAR, or similar ERP systems.
- Coordinate with operations and logistics to align procurement with forecasted demand and supplier lead times.
- Proactively detect and mitigate inventory issues such as stock shortages, excess stock, and product phase-outs.
- Assist in planning for new product introductions by aligning marketing, product, and supply chain teams to ensure supply readiness.
- Generate and deliver regular demand planning summaries with key metrics including forecast reliability, inventory turnover, and order fulfillment rates.
- Lead the full monthly Sales & Operations Planning cycle, connecting commercial, operational, and financial planning efforts.
- Facilitate S&OP meetings with department heads in marketing, retail, finance, operations, and product development to align on demand outlook and business priorities.
- Gather, combine, and validate demand inputs from across the organization, ensuring plans are data-driven and context-aware.
- Collaborate with the CFO to integrate demand forecasts into financial projections for revenue, cost of goods sold, and inventory planning.
- Work with the marketing leadership to include campaign timelines, influencer initiatives, and promotional events in demand modeling.
- Develop detailed, channel-specific, SKU-level demand forecasts across time horizons that align with overarching financial targets.
- Monitor S&OP process outcomes, identify deviations, and implement improvements to forecasting precision and planning efficiency.
- Drive the development of business intelligence systems, aiming to establish a unified, scalable reporting foundation before 2026.
- Assess, deploy, and oversee BI platforms like Looker or Tableau to eliminate manual reporting and centralize trusted data sources.
- Design and manage dashboards and automated reports tracking core commercial, operational, and financial performance indicators.
- Support executive leadership with on-demand analysis and cross-departmental reporting for strategic planning.
- Act as the primary steward of data quality across planning systems including Cin7, Shopify, and ERP platforms, identifying and resolving data issues.
- Establish and maintain data models and reporting standards to support future growth and formal reporting to investors and the board.
Work Arrangement
Part-Time
Team
Cross-functional role bridging supply chain, finance, and analytics teams.
Timezone
US (EST)
Job Type
Part-Time
Work Mode
100% Remote
