Demand Planning Lead

Advatix Inc.; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Advatix Inc. is looking for a Demand Planning Lead for its Seattle office, focusing on managing the end-to-end assortment planning process across its portfolio. The role involves collaborating with design teams and cross-functional stakeholders to align on product lifecycle and inventory outcomes.

The ideal candidate will bring over 5 years of supply chain experience and advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, alongside a strong analytical mindset and excellent communication abilities. This position is open to remote work for suitable candidates.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of supply chain experience with demand planning, inventory management, and forecasting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Ability to identify and implement process improvement opportunities with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Experience implementing planning processes.
• Strong analytical curiosity with the ability to dive into data and turn insights into business decisions.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence a broad range of audiences, including senior leaders.
• Assortment management experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve processes to shape demand in partnership with Concepts and Design teams.
• Own the end-to-end assortment planning process across the store development portfolio.
• Lead monthly assortment reviews, aligning cross-functional stakeholders on priorities and risks.
• Manage product end-of-life transitions to minimize write-off and optimize inventory outcomes.
• Develop and lead ramp-down strategy plans with other planning partners.
• Drive product lifecycle management, overseeing item transitions from introduction through exit to optimize performance and minimize financial risk.
• Deliver proposed order analytics that inform forecasting, sourcing, and inventory decisions.
• Develop consumption tools and scalable communication processes to enable visibility and inventory depletion across stakeholders and design markets.
• Partner with Finance, Coffeehouse Integration, and Supply Chain to drive alignment and improve decision-making.
• Identify and implement process improvements to strengthen planning capabilities and outcomes.
• Travel to customer site to ensure project is progressing as expected.

Skills

Supply chain experience

Demand planning

Inventory management

Forecasting

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Process improvement

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Assortment management

Job description

Department: Supply Chain, Type: Full Time

Demand Planning Lead, Store Development Assortment

Role Description

Location: Seattle, Washington preferred but open to remote
Compensation: $80,000 to $90,000

Role Summary

As a demand planning lead for GCG and its portfolio companies, this role owns the end-to-end assortment planning process across the store development portfolio and partners with our internal and customer-based design teams to shape demand planning processes. This position is designed to align cross-functional stakeholders on priorities, risks, product lifecycle transitions, and inventory outcomes while improving planning capabilities and decision-making across the business.

The role includes traveling to customer locations to support on-site project success. As a member of the GCG team, the Demand Planning Lead is responsible for exemplifying the company's guiding principles and fostering our company culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and evolve processes to shape demand in partnership with Concepts and Design teams.
• Own the end-to-end assortment planning process across the store development portfolio.
• Lead monthly assortment reviews, aligning cross-functional stakeholders on priorities and risks.
• Manage product end-of-life transitions to minimize write-off and optimize inventory outcomes.
• Develop and lead ramp-down strategy plans with other planning partners.
• Drive product lifecycle management, overseeing item transitions from introduction through exit to optimize performance and minimize financial risk.
• Deliver proposed order analytics that inform forecasting, sourcing, and inventory decisions.
• Develop consumption tools and scalable communication processes to enable visibility and inventory depletion across stakeholders and design markets.
• Partner with Finance, Coffeehouse Integration, and Supply Chain to drive alignment and improve decision-making.
• Identify and implement process improvements to strengthen planning capabilities and outcomes.
• Travel to customer site to ensure project is progressing as expected

Qualifications

• 5+ years of supply chain experience with demand planning, inventory management, and forecasting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Ability to identify and implement process improvement opportunities with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Experience implementing planning processes.
• Strong analytical curiosity with the ability to dive into data and turn insights into business decisions.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence a broad range of audiences, including senior leaders.
• Assortment management experience.

Preferred Profile

The strongest candidates will combine supply chain planning depth with strong cross-functional communication and process design capability, which aligns with how Starbucks frames planning leadership roles in Supply Chain. A Seattle-based candidate is preferred for close partnership with internal stakeholders and team collaboration, but a remote role is acceptable for the right candidate.

Advatix®, Inc. is one of the world’s leading providers of e-commerce Supply Chain and Logistics Consulting Services and Solutions that enable its clients to transform their operations for speed, service, and cost of fulfillment and delivery of goods and services. We are committed to an inclusive workplace that does not discriminate against race,nationality, religion, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender, orgender identity. We believe in diversity and encourage anyqualifiedindividual to apply. We are an EEOCEmployer.