Senior Demand & Forecasting Analyst

Hawthorne Gardening Co.; Marysville (OH); On-site; USD 88,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

Wellness reimbursement

401K match up to 7.5%

Stock discount

Job summary

Scotts Miracle-Gro is seeking a Sr Analyst, Forecast & Planning in Marysville, OH. Collaborate with internal and Amazon teams to optimize inventory planning, forecasting, and replenishment, impacting in-stock levels and turns across categories.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, strong analytical skills, and experience with SAP/JDA/Kinaxis. Competitive salary and extensive benefits are offered. This position is on-site in the United States.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering or other applicable fields.
• Experience in Inventory Planning, Demand Planning, Fulfillment, or Distribution in retail or consumer products manufacturing.
• Experience with e-commerce retailers is a plus.
• Systems experience using SAP, JDA, Kinaxis, Amazon Vendor Central or similar.
• Experience with forecasting dashboards, AI and other forecasting tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Expert in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Access and Excel.
• Strong ability to work cross-functionally within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with BDT Sales team and Amazon Supply Chain team to align inventory planning, forecasting, and replenishment strategies that drive key metrics.
• Lead regular consensus planning meetings for assigned categories to maintain alignment with customer program strategies.
• Own and execute category analysis that supports current and future SMG programs around promotional activity and off-shelf product placement.
• Execute the Ready for Season process to track item set up, ensuring all data is accurate and submitted in a timely manner for new and existing products.
• Coordinate Program Product Offering; manage SKU listings and forecast files, drive new item setup with Sales and in customer systems for all retailer e-commerce accounts, manage Monday boards with the content team.
• Build collaborative relationships with Scotts planning team to ensure flawless execution of customer programs.
• Point of contact for Regulatory Support; maintain accurate State and County Restrictions on customer sites to ensure compliance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Excel/Access

Cross-functional teamwork

Forecasting tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain/Finance/Engineering

Tools

SAP

JDA

Kinaxis

Amazon Vendor Central

Job description

Scotts Miracle-Gro is seeking a Sr Analyst, Forecast & Planning in Marysville, OH. Collaborate with internal and Amazon teams to optimize inventory planning, forecasting, and replenishment, impacting in-stock levels and turns across categories.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, strong analytical skills, and experience with SAP/JDA/Kinaxis. Competitive salary and extensive benefits are offered. This position is on-site in the United States.