Demand Planner

Fox Factory; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 62,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in performance-defining products is seeking a Demand Planner to improve accuracy in forecasting. This role involves collaboration with various departments to ensure alignment in data and strategy, requiring strong analytical and interpersonal skills. Ideal candidates will have relevant experience in demand planning and the ability to utilize tools like Microsoft Excel and Power BI effectively.

Benefits

Competitive wages

Employee discounts

Fun working environment

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in demand planning.
• Experience with Power Query and data modeling.
• Knowledge of Oracle/SAP or similar ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Develops accurate forecasts and reviews historical sales trends.
• Coordinates customer forecast collection and variance review.
• Facilitates meetings to discuss current demand drivers.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Decision making

Presentation skills

Interpersonal skills

Bike industry knowledge

Education

BS/BA degree in Business, Computer Science, Industrial or Systems Engineering or a related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Oracle/SAP or other ERP

Power Query

Job description

What We Do

FOX Factory designs, engineers, manufactures and markets performance-defining products and systems for customers worldwide. Our premium brand, performance-defining products and systems are used primarily on bicycles, side-by-side vehicles, on-road vehicles with and without off-road capabilities, off-road vehicles and trucks, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, specialty vehicles and applications, motorcycles, and commercial trucks. Some of our products are specifically designed for and marketed to a variety of leading cycling and powered vehicle original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs"), while others are distributed to consumers through a global dealer and distribution network. Fox Factory Holding Corp. is the holding company of FOX Factory, Inc. and is publicly traded (FOXF) on Nasdaq.

Why you should join us

Not only do we provide competitive wages, you will also have access to great benefits and employee

discounts. But more importantly, it’s a fun environment where we truly enjoy working as a team and

bringing great products to our customers!

If this sounds like something you would love to do, and a place you want to be a part of, get in touch

with us by submitting your application. We look forward to hearing from you!

Position Summary:

The Demand Planner is responsible for developing accurate forecasts associated with the Fox OEM business segment; consolidating customer forecast submissions; reviewing historical sales trends; evaluating forecast variances; and maintaining forecast in the ERP system. The planner willcoordinate consensus forecast reviews to reconcile significant variances and refine the forecast to reflect updated sales assumptions and market drivers.The planner interacts with sales, supply chain, project management and finance routinely and maintains historical forecast tracking.

Position Responsibilities:

• Utilizes a collaborative, statistical, and consensus approach by working with Sales, Marketing and Finance to obtain and ensure that current and accurate information is used for demand forecasts

• Coordinates customer forecast collection, data compilation and variance review

• Calculates revenue projections using forecast and ensures alignment to current targets

• Facilitates routine meetings with sales to collect subjective customer data and current demand drivers

• Provides input to Supply Chain in developing inventory strategies and ensuring forecast accuracy

• Drives monthly consensus forecast review to support S&OP process and meetings

• Attends S&OP meetings, report on relevant demand drivers and market conditions

• Maintains item attributes and ensure data integrity of product hierarchy

• Monitors trends in forecast error, utilizes subjective and objective data to support decision making

• Ownership of OEM forecasting processes

• Creates and maintains reporting as necessary to support cross-departmental communication

• Provides relevant demand data as needed to support budget activities

• Works routinely with Product Development on new product planning to support NPI

Specific Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required:

• Ability to facilitate consensus review meetings with stakeholders expected

• Ability to convert unconstrained forecast into constrained demand plan for production

• Ability to develop and maintain demand planning and data analytics tools utilizing enterprise software, Microsoft Excel, and Power BI as needed

• This position requires strong analytical, organizational, decision making, and presentation skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills are essential to effectively interact with all teams, areas, and levels of business affecting the forecast process

• Bike industry knowledge and experience a plus

Position Qualifications:

Education:

BS/BA degree in Business, Computer Science, Industrial or Systems Engineering or a related field

Experience:

2-5 years of experience in demand planning

Experience with Power Query and basic understanding of data modeling preferred

Oracle/SAP or other ERP experience preferred

Power BI report development experience preferred

Work Environment and Physical Requirements:

Office Environment

Ability to sit for long periods of time

Vision abilities required to validate and enter data on computer

Disclaimer :This list does not represent all physical demands.Descriptions are representative of those that must be met by employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the jobs’ essential functions.

FOX provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, results of genetic testing, or service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction in which we operate. We base all employment decisions –including recruitment, selection, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotions, transfers, layoffs, terminations and social/recreational programs –on merit and the principles of equal employment opportunity.

Compensation Range$62,596 - $86,070 CAD

The compensation range for this position is specific to the locations listed above and is the range Fox reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including job-related knowledge; skillset; experience, education and training; certifications; and other relevant business and organizational factors.