Demand Planner, Amazon

Timex Group; Shelton (CT); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the watch industry is seeking a Demand Planner for their North American Amazon business. This role involves managing demand forecasts, collaborating with sales teams, and ensuring alignment with revenue targets. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills and experience in demand planning, particularly for Amazon accounts.

Benefits

401K

Robust Medical, Dental, Vision Plans

Generous Company Holidays/Vacation

Extended Sick and Personal

Hybrid Remote Office Policy

Summer Fridays all year long!

Parental Leave Policy

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of demand planning experience, preferably with Amazon.
• Strong analytical skills to translate data into actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Manage a 12-24 month rolling demand plan for Amazon.
• Track performance versus plan and drive corrective actions.
• Lead S&OP process for international key accounts.

Skills

Collaboration

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Education

4 Year Degree

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Timex Group USA, Inc. - Shelton, CT

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: 4 Year Degree

Salary Range: Undisclosed

Travel Percentage: Negligible

Job Shift: Day

Job Category: Supply Chain

Description

We are rebel watchmakers with a purpose. Established in 1854 as the Waterbury Clock Company, we took a traditional European watchmaking and layered American industrial ingenuity on top. That is when we began our journey to disrupt a 300 year old industry. Timex took mantle clocks made from wood and made them out of metal and made them faster and affordable for everyone. We took the pocket watch, added a strap and put it on your wrist. Today our design lab in Milan designs the most beautiful watches for consumers around the world. Come join our team, make a difference and wear watches from Timex and some of the biggest brands in the world.

Summary

This position will manage the execution of the mid to long term forecast developed for Amazon in our North America region. The brand-level forecast will serve as a check and balance against sales projections to ensure alignment with BU strategy, achieve revenue targets, prevent increases in inventory/obsolescence, improve forecast accuracy and customer fill rate. The role of Demand Planner- Amazon, N. America is crucial in order to ensure the alignment of our team to the company’s strategic goal of demand alignment.

Qualifications

Responsibilities:

• Manage a 12- month and 24-month rolling by style demand plan for the Amazon, N. American business unit in close collaboration with the sales team to ensure alignment with the revenue targets
• Track and analyze performance versus plan (forecast accuracy and fill rate); highlight exceptions and drive corrective actions
• Responsible for pro-actively identifying & responding to identified adjustments to the forecasts, which drive supply & productions plans and impact on total Inventory level for the Company (working capital)
• Ensure forecasts drive a purchasing spend that is in line with budgeted targets; report on variances in order to drive action & decisions
• Report on weekly & monthly KPIs to senior management in order to provide insight into the business performance of the account
• Lead the S&OP process for the area of international key accounts with a focus on bringing cross-functional alignment on goals, targets and key strategies
• Conduct collaborative forecasting meetings with Amazon’s teams with the goal of aligning on production forecasts and reflecting important promotional and/or event information
• Collaborate with the leaders on the S & OE process to ensure the successful transition between plan and execution

Requirements

• 3-5 years of demand planning experience; previous experience planning for an Amazon account is a bonus
• Ability to collaborate with different functions, focus on achieving practical business impact and work at both working team and executive levels
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to take detailed data and translate it into high level actionable messages
• Experience working with and implementing demand planning modeling techniques.
• Experience working in a data-driven decision-making environment, leveraging industry standard KPIs to measure and improve performance.
• Ability to effectively deal with ambiguity, develop and sometimes invent solutions that may not be traditional.

In addition to our wide product offering, Timex Group offers the following benefits:

• 401K
• Robust Medical, Dental, Vision Plans
• Generous Company Holidays/Vacation
• Extended Sick and Personal
• Hybrid Remote Office Policy
• Summer Fridays all year long!
• Parental Leave Policy