The Director of Demand & Supply Planning will be responsible for integrated planning and running the global SIOP Process for the Solo Stove. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of demand planning, supply planning, and inventory management principles and experience with a formal S&OP/SIOP process. Candidates must be willing to embrace working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, collaborative, and hands-on environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the demand planning function responsible for developing accurate demand forecasts for all products based on historical data, market trends, and input from Channel/Sales.
- Manage the supply chain planning team. Your role is to develop the supply plan that supports our service objectives while optimizing inventory levels across all geographies (US, Europe, and Canada). Your work directly impacts our ability to meet customer needs and maintain efficient operations.
- Ensure the planning team maintains firm and planned orders across the 12-month planning horizon. Share planned orders with internal partners to ensure proper long term operational planning.
- Optimize inventory levels across the supply chain to balance service levels, working capital requirements, and cost objectives. Maintain safety stock policies and strategies to minimize excess and obsolete inventory while ensuring product availability.
- Lead the SIOP process to align demand and supply plans, identify potential gaps or constraints, and develop action plans to address them. Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and decision-making to ensure alignment with business objectives.
- Identify and mitigate risks and disruptions to the supply chain, such as supplier shortages, transportation delays, or geopolitical events. Develop contingency plans and resilience strategies to minimize the impact on operations and customer service.
Essential Job Functions
- This role must coach, develop, and manage a small team of demand and supply managers/planners.
- Collaborate with channel/sales, product, finance, brand, sourcing, and DC operations.
- Building a culture that is always improving and challenges the status quo.
Key Performance Indicators
The successful Director of Demand & Supply Planning will deliver metrics of success such as:
- Forecast Accuracy (MAPE) 65%+
- Service Levels 98.5%+
- Inventory Levels <120 Average Days On-Hand
- Excess & Obsolete Inventory <1% of Sales
- Cost of Failure <.5% of sales
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operational Management, or related field.
- 5+ years in demand planning with experience in SIOP. Experience with global supply planning (Asia supply) preferred. Experience with both demand & supply planning.
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with experience in demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and supply chain modeling.
- Planning system experience required (SAP, JDA, Oracle, Blue Yonder, Logility, Demand Solutions, ForecastPro, John Galt, NetSuite, etc).
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with ability to collaborate effectively across functions and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Ability to lead, motivate, and manage others.
What We Offer You:
- Unlimited PTO for most corporate roles, accrued for others.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees
- 401(k) with 3% match
- Flexible spending account
- Generous employee discount
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Relocation Assistance available for the right candidate
- Priceless opportunity to work with the coolest team ever!
Required
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3 year(s): SIOP Experience
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3 year(s): Supply Planning Systems Experience