Senior Demand & Forecasting Analyst - Cross-Team Impact

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company; Marysville (OH); On-site; USD 88,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Live Total Health program

401K match

Stock discount

Job summary

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is seeking a Sr Analyst, Forecast & Planning in Marysville, OH, to lead inventory forecasting, supplier coordination, and program analytics in a fast-paced, seasonal manufacturing environment.

You will collaborate with the BDT Sales team and Amazon Supply Chain to optimize forecast accuracy, in-stock levels, and inventory turns, while driving consensus planning meetings and category analyses for promotional activity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering or other applicable fields.
• Business experience in Inventory Planning, Demand Planning, Fulfillment, or Distribution in a retail or consumer products manufacturing environment. Ecommerce exp is a plus.
• Systems experience using SAP, JDA, Kinaxis, Amazon Vendor Central or similar.
• Experience with forecasting dashboards, AI and other forecasting tools.
• Strong analytical and statistical skills.
• 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 such as forecast accuracy and inventory turns.
• 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 setup and ensure data accuracy and timely submission 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 ecommerce 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

Forecasting dashboards / AI

Analytical skills

Written & verbal communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Microsoft Excel / Access

Inventory planning

Demand planning

Strong data interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain / Finance / Engineering

Tools

SAP

JDA

Kinaxis

Amazon Vendor Central

Job description

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is seeking a Sr Analyst, Forecast & Planning in Marysville, OH, to lead inventory forecasting, supplier coordination, and program analytics in a fast-paced, seasonal manufacturing environment.

You will collaborate with the BDT Sales team and Amazon Supply Chain to optimize forecast accuracy, in-stock levels, and inventory turns, while driving consensus planning meetings and category analyses for promotional activity.