Lowe's
Manager Demand Planning
Lowe's, Mooresville, North Carolina, United States, 28115
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Manages and supervises the team of demand planners supporting all divisions and business areas.Sets demand planning strategy and vision for the Business Areas.Serves as Owner of the operational sales forecast for all Business Areas.Partners with GMM and MVPs to drive alignment between operational and financial forecasts for Business Area.Serves as key point of contact between demand and supply planning functions.Supports forecasting for projects and new product introduction initiatives; collaborates with the technology team and support teams to develop future demand planning functionality.Develops and implements demand planning and sales forecasting processes, data collection and reporting, tracking and reporting of KPIs.Contributes to future development of Sales and Operations Planning process.Drives weekly and monthly demand review meetings with recommended changes to forecast.Makes demand planning corrective actions and improvements using demand planning methodology and trend/variance root cause analysis.Sets and monitors forecast accuracy targets for demand planning team.Coaches and mentors the demand planning team and develops talent within the team.Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Business or Related Field (or equivalent work experience in a related field)6 Years Experience in Supply Chain Management, Demand Planning or Inventory Management4 Years Experience in project managementPreferred Qualifications:
Master's Degree in Business or Related Field3 Years Relevant work experience in retail merchandising, inventory planning or supply chain analytics. Experience with a demand planning system like Blue Yonder, RELEX, Kinaxis, Oracle, SAP etc. Experience with AI/ML use cases in Demand Planning.Lowe’s is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.
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Manages and supervises the team of demand planners supporting all divisions and business areas.Sets demand planning strategy and vision for the Business Areas.Serves as Owner of the operational sales forecast for all Business Areas.Partners with GMM and MVPs to drive alignment between operational and financial forecasts for Business Area.Serves as key point of contact between demand and supply planning functions.Supports forecasting for projects and new product introduction initiatives; collaborates with the technology team and support teams to develop future demand planning functionality.Develops and implements demand planning and sales forecasting processes, data collection and reporting, tracking and reporting of KPIs.Contributes to future development of Sales and Operations Planning process.Drives weekly and monthly demand review meetings with recommended changes to forecast.Makes demand planning corrective actions and improvements using demand planning methodology and trend/variance root cause analysis.Sets and monitors forecast accuracy targets for demand planning team.Coaches and mentors the demand planning team and develops talent within the team.Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Business or Related Field (or equivalent work experience in a related field)6 Years Experience in Supply Chain Management, Demand Planning or Inventory Management4 Years Experience in project managementPreferred Qualifications:
Master's Degree in Business or Related Field3 Years Relevant work experience in retail merchandising, inventory planning or supply chain analytics. Experience with a demand planning system like Blue Yonder, RELEX, Kinaxis, Oracle, SAP etc. Experience with AI/ML use cases in Demand Planning.Lowe’s is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.
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