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Demand Planning Analyst — Forecasting & Supply Strategy
Anticipate demand, influence strategy, and help shape how products reach customers. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of data, business insight, and supply chain execution—turning trends and signals into actionable forecasts that drive real-world decisions.
You will play a central role in predicting demand across multiple distribution channels, ensuring that inventory, production, and customer needs remain aligned in a fast-moving, multi-channel environment.
Role Overview
As a Demand Planning Analyst, you will develop and refine forecasting models that support retail, e-commerce, and live event distribution channels. Your work will directly influence supply chain planning, inventory strategy, and overall business performance.
This role requires a blend of analytical rigor and cross-functional collaboration, working closely with teams across sales, marketing, finance, and supply chain operations to ensure forecasts are accurate, actionable, and continuously improving.
Key Responsibilities
Forecast Development & Modeling
Analyze historical performance, identify demand drivers, and build statistical models to generate accurate forecasts across multiple sales channels.
Data Analysis & Trend Evaluation
Interpret sales patterns, market signals, and business inputs to refine projections and improve forecast accuracy over time.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner with teams across retail, digital commerce, customer engagement, and finance to align on assumptions, reconcile variances, and build consensus around demand plans.
Forecast Optimization
Continuously enhance forecasting methodologies by incorporating risk analysis, error tracking, and growth projections into planning models.
Inventory & Supply Alignment
Provide insights to supply planning teams to support inventory strategies, including product launches, lifecycle transitions, and replenishment planning.
Planning Process Facilitation
Lead collaborative planning discussions, preparing materials and guiding conversations to ensure alignment across stakeholders.
System & Data Management
Maintain forecasting systems and ensure data accuracy, including product hierarchies and planning inputs.
Performance Monitoring
Track forecast accuracy and key performance indicators, identifying opportunities for improvement and driving corrective actions.
Reporting & Insights
Develop and deliver reports that provide visibility into demand trends, forecast performance, and business risks or opportunities.
Continuous Improvement
Refine tools, processes, and methodologies to enhance forecasting capabilities and enable more proactive decision-making.
What You Bring
Forecasting & Analytical Expertise
Experience applying statistical methods and data analysis to demand planning or forecasting challenges.
Business Acumen
Understanding of how forecasting impacts inventory, financial planning, and overall supply chain performance.
Technical Skills
Familiarity with demand planning systems (such as SAP APO or similar) and strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and related tools.
Problem Solving
Ability to assess complex situations, identify root causes of variance, and recommend data-driven solutions.
Communication & Collaboration
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and align stakeholders across multiple functions.
Organization & Execution
Capable of managing multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
Qualifications
Approximately 2–3 years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, or a related analytical field.
Demonstrated experience working with statistical forecasting methods and tools.
Exposure to supply chain planning processes and cross-functional collaboration is highly valued.
Why This Role Matters
This position is central to ensuring that products are available where and when customers need them. By transforming data into accurate forecasts and aligning teams around a shared plan, you will directly contribute to operational efficiency, customer satisfaction, and business growth.
If you enjoy working with data, influencing decisions, and improving processes, this role offers a meaningful opportunity to make a measurable impact within a dynamic, multi-channel supply chain environment.
About WIT Recruiting
WIT Recruiting provides services for contract staffing, permanent placement, dedicated recruitment (RPO), and customized recruiting events.
Empowering Teams, Elevating Talent
WIT Recruiting is a Women Impact Tech vertical dedicated to building high-performing teams across all industries and talent pools. As the recruiting arm of WIT, we leverage our proven expertise in recruiting to deliver exceptional talent solutions (without the limits of traditional pipelines).
#WITRecruiting
Anticipate demand, influence strategy, and help shape how products reach customers. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of data, business insight, and supply chain execution—turning trends and signals into actionable forecasts that drive real-world decisions.
You will play a central role in predicting demand across multiple distribution channels, ensuring that inventory, production, and customer needs remain aligned in a fast-moving, multi-channel environment.
Role Overview
As a Demand Planning Analyst, you will develop and refine forecasting models that support retail, e-commerce, and live event distribution channels. Your work will directly influence supply chain planning, inventory strategy, and overall business performance.
This role requires a blend of analytical rigor and cross-functional collaboration, working closely with teams across sales, marketing, finance, and supply chain operations to ensure forecasts are accurate, actionable, and continuously improving.
Key Responsibilities
Forecast Development & Modeling
Analyze historical performance, identify demand drivers, and build statistical models to generate accurate forecasts across multiple sales channels.
Data Analysis & Trend Evaluation
Interpret sales patterns, market signals, and business inputs to refine projections and improve forecast accuracy over time.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner with teams across retail, digital commerce, customer engagement, and finance to align on assumptions, reconcile variances, and build consensus around demand plans.
Forecast Optimization
Continuously enhance forecasting methodologies by incorporating risk analysis, error tracking, and growth projections into planning models.
Inventory & Supply Alignment
Provide insights to supply planning teams to support inventory strategies, including product launches, lifecycle transitions, and replenishment planning.
Planning Process Facilitation
Lead collaborative planning discussions, preparing materials and guiding conversations to ensure alignment across stakeholders.
System & Data Management
Maintain forecasting systems and ensure data accuracy, including product hierarchies and planning inputs.
Performance Monitoring
Track forecast accuracy and key performance indicators, identifying opportunities for improvement and driving corrective actions.
Reporting & Insights
Develop and deliver reports that provide visibility into demand trends, forecast performance, and business risks or opportunities.
Continuous Improvement
Refine tools, processes, and methodologies to enhance forecasting capabilities and enable more proactive decision-making.
What You Bring
Forecasting & Analytical Expertise
Experience applying statistical methods and data analysis to demand planning or forecasting challenges.
Business Acumen
Understanding of how forecasting impacts inventory, financial planning, and overall supply chain performance.
Technical Skills
Familiarity with demand planning systems (such as SAP APO or similar) and strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and related tools.
Problem Solving
Ability to assess complex situations, identify root causes of variance, and recommend data-driven solutions.
Communication & Collaboration
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and align stakeholders across multiple functions.
Organization & Execution
Capable of managing multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
Qualifications
Approximately 2–3 years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, or a related analytical field.
Demonstrated experience working with statistical forecasting methods and tools.
Exposure to supply chain planning processes and cross-functional collaboration is highly valued.
Why This Role Matters
This position is central to ensuring that products are available where and when customers need them. By transforming data into accurate forecasts and aligning teams around a shared plan, you will directly contribute to operational efficiency, customer satisfaction, and business growth.
If you enjoy working with data, influencing decisions, and improving processes, this role offers a meaningful opportunity to make a measurable impact within a dynamic, multi-channel supply chain environment.
About WIT Recruiting
WIT Recruiting provides services for contract staffing, permanent placement, dedicated recruitment (RPO), and customized recruiting events.
Empowering Teams, Elevating Talent
WIT Recruiting is a Women Impact Tech vertical dedicated to building high-performing teams across all industries and talent pools. As the recruiting arm of WIT, we leverage our proven expertise in recruiting to deliver exceptional talent solutions (without the limits of traditional pipelines).
#WITRecruiting