Demand Planning Analyst

YETI Coolers, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

YETI Coolers, LLC is seeking a Demand Planning Analyst to join the Americas team and build a best-in-class demand planning function. You will develop forecasts aligned with financial goals, work with cross-functional partners, and contribute to inventory and execution strategy for seasonal products.

The role requires strong Excel and ERP experience, with SAP IBP experience preferred. You will help transition from manual planning to a system-based process while optimizing planning accuracy and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Analytics, or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Utilize forecasting methods to create accurate demand plans (weekly/seasonal).
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities and coordinate recommendations.
• Communicate with stakeholders across supply planning, merchandising, finance, and product development.
• Support SAP IBP implementation and master data translations.
• Analyze weekly sell-thru and inventory to inform assortment and launches.

Skills

Excel (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables)

PowerPoint

SQL

Python

Tableau

Demand planning

ERP systems (SAP IBP)

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Data storytelling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business / Finance / Economics / Analytics

Tools

SAP IBP

Excel

SQL

Python

Tableau

Job description

At YETI, we believe that time spent outdoors matters more than ever and our gear can make that time extraordinary. When you work here, you’ll have the opportunity to create exceptional, meaningful work and problem solve with innovative team members by your side. Together, you’ll help our customers get the high-quality gear they need to make the most of their adventures. We are BUILT FOR THE WILD™.

The Demand Planning Analyst will be a part of the Americas demand planning team, responsible for building a best-in-class demand planning function necessary to accelerate YETI’s high growth business. This individual will have significant experience with demand planning, necessary excel skills to manipulate large and disparate data sets, and experience navigating from a manual excel based planning processes to a more stable system-based process (SAP IBP). This individual will work cross-functionally to understand the needs of the business as well as create and maintain a forecast that aligns with YETI’s financial goals, while also helping shape the inventory and execution strategy to best balance supply and demand. Ideal candidates will have experience with highly seasonal business models as well as experience with constrained inventory management.

What You’ll Do

• Utilize a variety of analytical and statistical forecasting methods to create accurate demand plans
• Identify key demand signal trends, provide business insight, and coordinate recommendations/actions
• Identify and understand critical risks and opportunities and the impact on planned demand
• Analyze historical performance and recent trends to provide assortment recommendations to accounts for new product launches and seasonal colors
• Responsible for communicating to all internal and external stakeholders in the demand planning process including supply planning, allocation, merchandising, finance, product development, and many other stakeholder teams
• Provide input and help develop demand strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs
• Participate in the implementation of a new SAP IBP planning system to optimize planning accuracy and master data translations across teams
• Analyze and track weekly sell thru and inventory data to understand trends and opportunities

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Analytics, or related field preferred
• Greater than 5 years of experience in Planning, Buying, Sales Operations, or Finance roles with experience planning and forecasting
• Experience working in a consumer goods industry with an expansive product portfolio
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel (vlookups, sumifs, index/match, pivot tables, etc.) and PowerPoint
• Familiarity with SQL, Python, Tableau preferred not required
• Experience navigating from manual excel based planning processes to ERP solutions preferred
• Attention to detail, strong business acumen, love digging into data and finding drivers to demand
• Combine curiosity with critical thinking and good judgment, and like asking "why" to unravel a seemingly complex problem and get to the root cause
• Self-starter and persistent with strong analytical and organizational skills
• Is known for developing and delivering results on a timely basis
• Able to work in an ambiguous, fast-growing team-first environment
• Experience helping teams adopt new planning tools, processes, or ways of working with a change management mindset
• Comfort identifying data issues, partnering with upstream teams, and improving data reliability over time
• Demonstrated interest in reducing manual work through templates, tooling, or lightweight automation
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills

YETI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture is at the center of everything we do for our employees. We embrace all applicants looking to bring their authentic selves to YETI and contribute to our mission of keeping the wild WILD. Find out more about our commitment to DE&I at yeti.com/esg.html. All applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual’s race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws.

YETI welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.