Senior Manager, Demand Planning

About Us

 

Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets and sells high quality products in multiple segments, including women’s, men’s and kid’s apparel, accessories, entertainment and beauty. Centric Brands is focused on our customers and our brands that will drive the company’s future growth. We are defined by innovation as we seize new opportunities and thrive in an environment informed by creativity and thinking that is both analytical and outside the box. Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect, for others and for the hard work it takes to achieve our goals and build our bright future together.

Specific Responsibilities Would Include

Centric Brands is looking for a dynamic, creative and resourceful Senior Demand Planning Manager to join its Lifestyle team. This individual must be a self-starter and team player who takes initiative, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is excited about joining a team on a journey to accelerate transformation across Centric Brands.

 

The Senior Demand Planning Manager will be responsible for the short term/long term planning by style/color/account to support capacity requirements and business strategies as well as the achievement of financial objectives. This position will be the bridge between the POS data / retailer / sales and the operations department. The net result should be increased wholesale and retail sales, greater profitability and improved inventory turns both internally and for our retail customers. In addition, the Planner will ensure timely and accurate communication of weekly, monthly, and adjusted seasonal forecasts..

 

Responsibilities

• Develop bottoms up 12-18 month rolling forecasts at the style/color level, based on shipping history, forecasts, promotional activity etc. and adjusting forecasts on a weekly basis to accommodate changes in trend. 
• Collaborate with the sales team to aggregate forecasts into comprehensive 12-month revenue and margin plans.
• Monitor actual performance against forecasts, making monthly adjustments to unit and key financial metrics based on sales insights and order updates.
• Clearly communicate variances, providing supporting details.
• Call out potential issues and/or risk of actual EDI orders versus projected orders.
• Key Partner with Sales, Finance, Merchandising, Production, Supply planning, and external accounts
• Develop and distribute weekly reporting on replenishment sales performance and inventory levels. 
• Collaborate with the sales team and retail partners to analyze the business, suggest models/inventory levels, product introductions and exists, identify OTB opportunities or risks (including door opportunities), and manage the overall seasonal performance. 
• Become a liaison on systems initiatives as they pertain to Demand Planning.
• Develop effective replenishment forecast models, based on demand patterns, and partner with supply planning on maintaining required service levels, with the appropriate levels of inventory
• Participate in product reviews with sales for SKU Rationalization, minimizing long tail exposure and ensuring optimal inventory levels of the product lifecycle.
• Successfully oversee VMI programs with key retail accounts

 

Our Best Fit Candidate Would Have

• Bachelor's degree
• 7+ years of experience with 5+ years of demonstrated related experience in Demand Planning, and experience with department and mid-tier accounts
• Wholesale/Retail replenishment experience in a seasonally driven product category
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills
• Ability to think both strategically and execute tactically
• Ability to partner and collaborate at all levels with multiple areas of the business
• Be able to influence others based on the analysis and forecasting
• Experience with VMI retail programs or store level allocation
• Experience with department store and mid-tier department store businesses
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in order to convey a point of view
• Must be proficient at creating any new reporting tools to stay ahead of our competition and accounts’ analytical expectations
• Entrepreneurial mindset and resourceful – Capable of problem solving
• Ability to lead and motivate a team, communicate effectively with leadership and influence decision making
• SAP experience, a plus
• Tillerman experience, a plus
• Retail planning knowledge or experience required

In return, we provide an industry-competitive salary, along with a comprehensive benefits plan (medical, dental, vision) that includes a matching 401(k), Summer Fridays, generous PTO, merchandise dis