Demand Planner

The Cookware Company; Village of Tarrytown (NY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cookware Company in New York is seeking a Demand Planner to maintain customer/SKU level forecasting. The role combines independent data analysis with cross‑functional collaboration to plan for promotions, holidays, and seasonality.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in inventory management, forecasting, and purchasing, plus advanced Excel skills. This hybrid position reports to our Tarrytown, NY office two days per week.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in inventory management, purchasing, forecasting or similar role.
• Advanced Excel skills with pivot tables, V-lookup, formulas and large data-set analysis.
• Experience working with retail sales, POS or consumer-product data is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze outbound sales, retailer inventory levels, and POS data to project future demand.
• Create and maintain forecast extracts for collaborative reviews with Commercial units.
• Collaborate with internal and external units to form forecast consensus and address fulfillment issues.
• Assess inter-departmental processes to identify inefficiencies and propose corrective actions.
• Identify key sellers and recommended stock levels to ensure order fulfillment.
• Report sales and demand data and monitor forecast accuracy.
• Identify potential inventory planning issues and coordinate with OPS/Commercial teams.
• Assess PO needs based on inventory targets and projected sales.
• Must be adept in data mining and Microsoft Excel.

Skills

Excel skills

Data analysis

Forecasting

Cross-functional

Tools

Excel

Job description

Join The Cookware Company – Where Innovation Meets Flavor! At The Cookware Company, we’re not just making cookware—we’re changing the way the world cooks! As a fast‑growing, global powerhouse in housewares and consumer goods, we proudly introduced the first‑ever PTFE‑free nonstick cookware in 2007. Since then, we’ve been serving up award‑winning brands like GreenPan, GreenLife, and Blue Diamond in over 100 countries (and counting!).

We thrive on innovation, creativity, and a passion for making cooking easier, healthier, and more fun. With headquarters in Belgium, key offices in New York, and teams spanning the Netherlands, Germany, Hong Kong, and Jiangmen, we offer an international, dynamic work environment where ideas sizzle and careers grow.

Ready to cook up something amazing with us? Let’s make kitchen magic together!

The Demand Planner will be responsible for maintaining customer/SKU level forecasting. Said forecasting will be conducted both via independently using sales data, and collaboratively with the commercial business units. The ideal candidate will have strong critical thinking skills, ability to problem solve, strong Microsoft Excel Skills, and know how to gather and interpret data. This person will liaise with internal and external colleagues to address issues, strategize on solutions, and to plan collaboratively on future events like program sets, promotions, and holiday/seasonal impacts to demand

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, identifying trends, and seeing how their analysis directly influences business decisions.

This is a hybrid position reporting to our Tarrytown, NY office 2 times per week.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES

• Analyze and interpret outbound sales, retailer inventory levels, and point‑of‑sale data / trends for the purposes of projecting future demand.
• Create and maintain forecast extract to be used as collaborative tool with Commercial units for forecast reviews and consensus planning.
• Collaborate with internal and external commercial units to form forecast consensus, and discuss any issues related to fulfillment.
• Assess inter‑departmental collaboration to identify process inefficiencies and recommend corrective action plans.
• Identify key sellers and recommended stock levels to ensure order fulfillment.
• Reporting of sales and demand data.
• Monitor and report forecast accuracy.
• Identify potential inventory planning issues and collaborate with OPS / Commercial units to address proactively.
• Assess purchase order needs based on inventory targets and projected future sales.
• Must be adept in data mining and Microsoft Excel.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE

Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, V‑lookups, formulas and large data‑set analysis

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

3-5 years of experience in inventory management, purchasing, forecasting, or similar role

SKILLS/ABILITIES

• Strong analytical, critical‑thinking, and problem‑solving abilities.
• Ability to identify trends and turn data into practical business recommendations.
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and time‑management skills.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross‑functional teams and external business partners.
• Experience working with retail sales, POS, or consumer‑product data is a plus.

WORKING CONDITIONS/ENVIRONMENT

• Hybrid position: combination of Tarrytown, NY office and Remote.