Senior Manager, Demand Planning

Company Description

Overview

SPANX isn’t your average company. We revolutionized an industry by challenging the status quo and putting the customer first. You might know the story: our founder, Sara Blakely, who needed the right thing as a base layer to feel 100% in white pants, so she cut the legs off a pair of tights and Spanx was born. The spark of that origin is the fuel for our future. We grew up in shapewear. But we’ve graduated. For 25 years (yep, we're old enough to rent a car now), we've been experimenting, innovating, and occasionally banging our heads against the drawing board. And we will never stop obsessing about what women who are out there doing their thing deserve. Because we are those women. And we’re honored to create on behalf of us all.

We make elevated essentials with confidence built in. Essentials for layering underneath or wearing out loud, for “just-between-us” and “where'd you get that?” For everything you've got planned (and don't). Because what you put on can change how you show up. And if its' not working for you, it's got no place in your closet. Or on your body. Creating items that’ll make you feel great is a matter of the heart—and the lab. In every Spanx product is technology we design and build to highlight, complement, and form your look, just the way you like it. SPANX design and technology help make sure what you see in the mirror reflects that feeling of feeling your best (you know the feeling?). We are a high-growth, innovative and ambitious company and we are embarking on an exciting trajectory of both digital and international expansion. 

Job Description

About the role

As a Senior Demand Planning Manager, you will oversee all forecasting activities, both in-season and pre-season. This includes creating and maintaining demand forecast models using insights from sales, merchandising, marketing, finance, and supply. Success in this role requires strong analytical skills, precision, and excellent communication abilities. You'll play a crucial role internally and externally, contributing significantly to Spanx's hyper-growth journey as a key member of the Planning Team.

This role is based in our Atlanta headquarters, requires weekly in-office work Tuesday-Thursday, and reports to our Director, Wholesale Planning & SOP.  

You’ll love it because you will…

• Develop demand forecasts across multiple aggregation levels and time horizons
• Conduct monthly, quarterly, and seasonal hindsight analyses to uncover future opportunities, identifying product risks and opportunities down to size level
• Maintain SKU-level forecasts across markets, channels, distribution centers, and critical accounts monthly
• Manage both top-down and bottom-up pre-season plans and in-season forecasts at collection, category, class, and style levels
• Collaborate with sales, product teams, supply chain, and operations in the demand review process to support Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)
• Update rolling 18-month statistical forecasts monthly
• Communicate forecast changes to stakeholders in supply chain, sales, marketing, and finance
• Generate various reports including KPIs and diagnostic measures to analyze and recommend actions supporting the forecast
• Analyze historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast accuracy
• Drive process improvements independently and act as a thought partner

Qualifications

We require...

• 7+ years of relevant demand and/or merchandise planning experience
• Experience in wholesale distribution preferred
• Ability to thrive in an environment with evolving processes  
• Strong Excel & analytical skills
• Impact Analytics experience is a plus 
• A highly detail-oriented individual
• Leveraging expertise to develop holistic business solutions
• The means to identify and handle ambiguity in complex situations
• Independent prioritization and self-management responsibilities
• Prior experience working cross-functionally in a collaborative environment
• Ability to simplify complex ideas
• Receptivity to feedback and buy-in from internal and external partners
• A thought partner who can pinpoint opportunity for process improvement effectively managing change
• Strong presentation skills and experience presenting to leadership and business partners

Additional Information

Spanx is proud of our continued Progressive People Practices…

• Company Healthcare Plan: $0.00 out of pocket (Employee only benefit)
  Fertility testing and treatment are included in Spanx’s medical plans, even without the diag