Global Demand Planner: Forecast & Inventory

Alpinestars; Padova; In loco; EUR 41.000 - 50.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Alpinestars is seeking a Demand Planner to join the Demand Planning Team in Asolo, Italy. You will build 6–12 month forecasts, consolidate input from sales and key accounts, and track trends, launches and campaigns to optimise product availability.

You will collaborate with Supply Planning, Procurement and Operations to ensure feasible plans, monitor forecast accuracy, and support inventory management in a fast-moving environment.

Competenze

• A minimum of 2–4 years’ experience in a similar position, ideally within a Sporting Goods Manufacturing and/or Textile Manufacturing company.
• Excellent skills on Data Analysis, KPI definition, trend analysis skills as well as root-cause investigation.
• In-depth knowledge of planning principles, forecasting techniques, production scheduling, as well as phase‑in / phase‑out management.
• Previous experience with ERP systems, SO99+, AS400, QlikView / Qlik Sense BI as well as advanced skills in Excel (pivot tables, lookups, basic macros).
• Fluency in English – Comfortable with working in a fully English speaking environment.
• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, business acumen, along with solid collaboration skills, top time management and prioritisation, as well as the ability to adapt to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment complete the profile.

Mansioni

• You will build and manage 6–12 month rolling forecasts across all product categories, including special editions, OEM lines and collections.
• You will consolidate input from sales, markets and key accounts to capture trends, upcoming launches and campaigns.
• You will analyse historical sales as well as market trends to refine your forecast accuracy, as well as identifying deviations and proposing alternative solutions.
• Moreover, you will also contribute to new-product introduction checkpoints (such as tracking go-live dates, sample availability etc)
• Monitor forecast accuracy (e.g. Forecast Error, Bias) and propose corrective actions
• Work closely with Supply Planning, Procurement, and Operations to ensure demand plans are feasible and aligned with supply constraints
• Identify risks and opportunities related to demand changes and proactively communicate them to stakeholders

Conoscenze

Data analysis

Forecasting techniques

Production scheduling

Excel (pivot, lookup)

English (fluent)

KPI definition

Strumenti

SO99+

AS400

QlikView / Qlik Sense BI

Excel (advanced macros)

Descrizione del lavoro

Alpinestars is seeking a Demand Planner to join the Demand Planning Team in Asolo, Italy. You will build 6–12 month forecasts, consolidate input from sales and key accounts, and track trends, launches and campaigns to optimise product availability.

You will collaborate with Supply Planning, Procurement and Operations to ensure feasible plans, monitor forecast accuracy, and support inventory management in a fast-moving environment.