Remote Demand Planner - Retail Forecast & Inventory

Bob's Discount Furniture; City of Albany (NY); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Paid time off

401(k)

Pet Insurance

Professional Development

Employee Discount

Job summary

Bob's Discount Furniture is seeking a Demand Planner to develop and maintain forecasts across weekly, monthly, and seasonal horizons. You will translate data, trends, and inputs into actionable plans that drive sales, inventory, and customer service objectives.

This role partners with Merchandising, Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Inventory, and Finance to align forecasts with business targets, monitor accuracy, and support continuous improvement of S&OP processes in a professional office or

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, or a related field.
• 3-5+ years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, or inventory planning.
• Experience with forecasting tools, data analysis, and reporting.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with ability to analyze large data sets.
• Strong communication, collaboration, organizational, and prioritization skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Detail-oriented approach to planning and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain top-down and bottom-up demand forecasts across weekly, monthly, and seasonal horizons.
• Analyze historical sales, trends, demand drivers, and category, SKU, and regional performance to identify risks and opportunities.
• Perform in-season reforecasting, monitor forecast accuracy, and conduct root-cause analysis on forecast variances.
• Support alignment of demand forecasts with sales, margin, inventory, open-to-buy, and financial targets; identify over/under-bought risks and recommend corrective actions.
• Partner with Merchandising, Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Inventory, and Finance to gather inputs and communicate forecast updates, risks, and opportunities.
• Incorporate product launches and lifecycle changes into forecasts; support assortment planning, product performance analysis, and test strategies.
• Utilize demand planning systems, ERP platforms, Microsoft Excel, and BI tools to generate reporting and actionable insights.
• Maintain data integrity and support continuous improvement of demand planning and S&OP/demand review processes.

Skills

Demand Forecasting

Data Analysis

Forecast Accuracy

Cross-Functional Planning

Product & Assortment Planning

Planning Systems & Reporting

Process Improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, or related field

Tools

Excel

BI tools

ERP systems

Power BI

Job description

Bob's Discount Furniture is seeking a Demand Planner to develop and maintain forecasts across weekly, monthly, and seasonal horizons. You will translate data, trends, and inputs into actionable plans that drive sales, inventory, and customer service objectives.

This role partners with Merchandising, Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Inventory, and Finance to align forecasts with business targets, monitor accuracy, and support continuous improvement of S&OP processes in a professional office or