Senior Demand Planner

Senior Demand Planner at Starboard Group
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• Develop sales demand forecasts by style and location/voyage along with various stock variables such as method of replenishment, safety stock voyages-of-supply, vendor lead times, etc. in TXT demand planning system to yield an inventory/receipt plan, improving inventory efficiency by location to achieve desired financial sales, profit and cash objectives.
• Analyze and develop forecast data by reviewing historical sales trends and researching demand drivers.
• Collaborate with Planning, Merchandising, and Cruise Line Retail teams on promotional events/products to ensure alignment, delivering maximum sales potential
• Recommend adjustments to allocations/order by reviewing systems regularly
• Drive sales through focusing on best sellers via weekly analysis and monitoring of style/location in-stock variable/rates; partner with Planning Manager on opportunities to increase/decrease buy to improve efficiency and meet sales objectives while maintaining quality of inventory.
• Analyze projected ship inventory and receipt flow overtime to identify where adjustments are needed to optimize product flow in the most efficient manner
• Evaluate all reporting including potential lost sales, overstocks, gaps to brand/program display capacity, projected storage concerns, etc. and make decisions on appropriate actions such as adjusting order quantities, re-directing merchandise, requesting additional delivery or an air-shipment, canceling an order, etc.
• Observe and distribute discontinued and/or end of season merchandise and communicate findings/issues to Merchant and Planning Manager.
• Identify slow moving items/locations and make recommendations to markdown or modify the assortment/cluster to Merchant, improving efficiency and profitability
• Support new ships and new initiatives

• Monitor, maintain and forecast sales, receipts, margin during the monthly Open to Buy process for a subcategory or group of programs.
• Present business results and forecast during formal review with management.
• Enlist support and alignment from Cruise Line Retail team on in-season sales forecasts & stock plan targets to capitalize on opportunities and minimize risk.
• Partner with Merchant in assortment development by providing mentorship on breadth of assortment by cluster, timing and cadence of deliveries, pricing, and markup, and mix of core vs fashion.
• Collaborate with Merchant on currency of inventory analysis, markdowns/clearance of aged stocks and financial validation and execution of merchandising initiatives.
• Find opportunities and make recommendations to further expand/fund programs or initiatives performing well and propose solutions for those that are under-performing.

• Identify and communicate any style/program opportunities to the Merchant and Planning Manager. This includes making suggestions and sharing analysis to action Stock outs, fast/slow sellers, special event/itineraries, brand/assortment potentials.
• Lead weekly meetings with planning team to discuss strategies and priorities. Present all findings, suggestions, and business opportunities to the team.
• Ensure that all new merchandise allocation delivery dates are communicated to the planning and merchant team once merchandise is allocated.
• Review with Planning & Cruise Line Retail teams: operational sales and inventory targets, and the corresponding product flow, by ship, itinerary, and program/brand to ensure alignment.
• Analysis of sales trends to optimize inventory investments and drive sales.
• transition plans into a new assortment and/or new itinerary.
• exception-based reporting to identify projected low on-board stock levels, potential lost sales, low DC stock levels, overstocks, variance to fixture-fill, etc.
• Collaborate with Logistics on outbound product flow for enhanced speed-to-market initiatives.

• Review Operational sales and inventory targets, which drive replenishment and ordering, to ensure alignment with the top-line ship, itinerary, and program/brand targets
• Analysis of sales trends to optimize inventory investments and drive sales; provide projections to vendors
• Transition plans into a new assortment and/or new itinerary
• Exception-based reporting to identify projected low on-board stock levels, potential lost sales, low DC stock levels, overstocks, variance to fixture-fill, etc.
• Ensure that top items are in-stock across all locations, including the DC; communicate anticipated stock challenges to Merchandising and Cruise Line Retail

• 4
  -6 Years of Experience
• Bachelor's Degree Required

• Prior experience in distribution, allocation, planning required
• MS Office with advanced proficiency with Excel including the use of pivot tables and formulas
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative, team-oriented environment
• Excellent verbal and written…