Hybrid Demand Planner: Forecasting & Inventory Impact

Source Atlantique; Englewood Cliffs (NJ); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Source Atlantique, Inc. seeks a Demand Planning Analyst to develop and maintain forecasts that support inventory and supply chain efficiency. The role involves analyzing sales trends, customer demand, promotions, and new item launches, coordinating with Sales, Purchasing, and Operations to align demand assumptions.

The ideal candidate has 2-4 years in demand planning, strong Excel skills, and a collaborative mindset to work across functions in a hybrid Englewood Cliffs, NJ environment.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, inventory management, purchasing, operations planning, or related business functions.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret sales, forecast, inventory, and customer demand data to support business decisions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across Sales, Category Management, Purchasing, Customer Service, Operations, and Finance.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and review demand forecasts using historical sales, customer forecasts, promotional plans, seasonality, and market and customer insights.
• Analyze forecast versus actual sales performance to identify trends, variances, opportunities, and areas for forecast accuracy improvement.
• Maintain direct relationships with assigned customers to review demand trends, forecast assumptions, promotional activity, inventory needs, and volume expectations.
• Partner with customers, Sales, Category Management, Purchasing, Customer Service, and Operations to validate demand assumptions, support customer planning initiatives, and align on business needs.
• Coordinate and support promotional activity, new item launches, discontinued items, and customer-specific planning initiatives by managing forecast inputs and communicating updates across stakeholders.
• Prepare and distribute demand planning reports, forecast accuracy summaries, and exception reporting to support inventory planning, purchasing decisions, and operational discussions.
• Identify demand risks, supply constraints, and potential inventory impacts while maintaining accurate planning data in forecasting, ERP, and reporting systems.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Forecasting principles

Forecast accuracy

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Source Atlantique, Inc. seeks a Demand Planning Analyst to develop and maintain forecasts that support inventory and supply chain efficiency. The role involves analyzing sales trends, customer demand, promotions, and new item launches, coordinating with Sales, Purchasing, and Operations to align demand assumptions.

The ideal candidate has 2-4 years in demand planning, strong Excel skills, and a collaborative mindset to work across functions in a hybrid Englewood Cliffs, NJ environment.