Strategic Supply Planner: Forecasting & PO Optimization

Recreational Equipment, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) is seeking a Supply Planning Analyst to strengthen the accuracy and flexibility of the supply plan by managing forecasting, data analysis, and purchase orders across product categories.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Product and Planning teams, presenting seasonal analyses to partners, and leveraging multiple data sources to improve on-hand inventory and production planning while addressing delivery issues and liabilities.

Qualifications

• 4+ years related experience required.
• Understanding of the product development sampling and manufacturing processes.
• Experience with product inventory analysis, acquisition, allocation and management for multiple stores and direct sales.
• Strong analysis skills to recognize trends and adjust with internal and external partners, capitalizing on both strategic and tactical opportunities.
• Proficient in MS Office including Excel formula and VBA coding, and aptitude for mastering proprietary systems. I.E. Enovia, SAP, Sigma.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product and Planning teams to ensure current information.
• Summarize and present seasonal analysis to cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Contributes to the strategic direction and priorities of the Supply Operations team.
• Demonstrates the ability to think critically and challenge upward strategically.
• Ensure accuracy for all product and vendor data.
• Ensure on-time forecast completion; review and analyze forecast information, highlighting discrepancies and trends.
• Resolve purchase order and production minimums issues.
• Manage purchase order changes.
• Monitor and communicates delivery issues to internal teams and provide resolution options.
• Track, manage and resolve material liabilities to reduce overall impact to business.
• Utilize multiple data sources, or create new data sources, to provide insights into performance and the impacts to REI’s on hand inventory and product planning.
• Monitor and analyze operational statistics, reports, trends, variances and issues.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

Excel (VBA)

Enovia

SAP

Sigma

Job description

Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) is seeking a Supply Planning Analyst to strengthen the accuracy and flexibility of the supply plan by managing forecasting, data analysis, and purchase orders across product categories.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Product and Planning teams, presenting seasonal analyses to partners, and leveraging multiple data sources to improve on-hand inventory and production planning while addressing delivery issues and liabilities.