What are the responsibilities and job description for the Demand Planner position at RaceTrac?
The Demand Planner is responsible for supporting the controlling, planning, and evaluating of all ordering activities as it pertains to industry best practices in inventory management. This individual will be knowledgeable in the various applications utilized by the merchandising department to assist in driving growth at the stores. The Demand Planner’s overall goal is to manage the lifecycle of inventory for the entire fleet in order to maximize profitability and manage capital in line with the company inventory strategy. Up to 10% travel may be required.
What You'll Do
At RaceTrac, our people make the difference. Whether you’re working in a store, at our corporate office, or on the road, you’ll be part of a team that brings energy, innovation, and a passion for serving others every day. We support each other, celebrate wins big and small, and create opportunities for growth at every level. With four operating divisions RaceTrac, RaceWay, Energy Dispatch, and Gulf - there’s always a new challenge to take on and a new path to pursue. Join us and discover how far your career can go.
To see what is like, visit our LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram pages.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment with RaceTrac without regard to their race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
What You'll Do
- Collaborates on Merchandise solution related projects with departments such as Information Systems, Space Planning, Supply Chain, and Operations to ensure the right system requirements are gathered and proper design of applications is implemented.
- Develops, implements, and continually refines the inventory management tool and suggested order for the ultimate goal of providing additional cash flow and finding the ideal inventory levels for stores.
- Conducts day-to-day analysis to monitor relevant KPI’s as it pertains to suggested ordering forecasts.
- Supports all ordering activities including: development of new forecasting tools, inventory forecasting, seasonal forecasting, event forecasting, promotional forecasting and replenishment strategies.
- Partners with merchants to plan for new items, promotions, and exit strategies with product force-outs.
- Forecasts and manages all product distributed to stores.
- Develops and executes training to store management and operations leadership teams.
- Provides outstanding internal customer service to Operations and Category Management
- Works with internal and third party logistics tea
- 1-2 years’ experience in consumer product forecasting, demand planning, or supply chain.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and PowerBI; experience with SQL preferred.
- Detail oriented, organized and strong on follow through and communication
- A problem solver who is comfortable taking initiative
At RaceTrac, our people make the difference. Whether you’re working in a store, at our corporate office, or on the road, you’ll be part of a team that brings energy, innovation, and a passion for serving others every day. We support each other, celebrate wins big and small, and create opportunities for growth at every level. With four operating divisions RaceTrac, RaceWay, Energy Dispatch, and Gulf - there’s always a new challenge to take on and a new path to pursue. Join us and discover how far your career can go.
To see what is like, visit our LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram pages.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment with RaceTrac without regard to their race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.