Senior Demand Planning Analyst

Who We Are:
At Brooks, we believe movement is the key to feeling more alive. That’s why we’re driven to create gear and experiences that take people to the place that makes them feel more alive — whether it’s a headspace, a feeling, or a finish line.  Everyone who works at Brooks is propelled by a company culture that sparks excitement, fuels collaboration, inspires creativity, and ignites innovation. Our brand values help bond us together and drive our success:  ·      Runner First We act in the best interest of the runner·       Word is Bond  We do what we say we’ll do ·       Champion Heart We give our all in everything we do·      There is no “I” in RunWe stay generous with our humanity ·       Keep MovingWe find ways to move every day, because joy is kinetic!  We welcome everyone from every walk of life looking to inspire others through the power of movement — because we’re all moving towards something. Let’s run there.   
Your Job:
The Senior Demand Planning Analyst will play a key role in developing the 5 years strategic and 24 months Operational Demand Plan at brand, SKU, and account level in context for multi-categories and multi-channels to support growing Brooks’ business.  Functionally you will serve as a strategic planner to help shape and guide business level strategic and tactical planning activities. Operationally, you will contribute to the creation of the channel/category operational demand forecasts through statistical methods & business drivers analysis collaborating with Sales, Retail Analytics, Marketing and Finance.  Responsibilities:

• Assist Demand Planning Manager in facilitating monthly consensus meetings with Sales, Retail Analytics, Marketing, Finance & Market Supply Planning which may include preparing all data and metrics for review, identifying gaps and scenarios that must be presented, facilitating decision making on open items and trade-offs, and ensuring action is taken on agreed to action items
• Build and maintain excellent relationships with key internal customers based on trust and confidence
• Ensure launch, promotion and other customer or business historical data and insights are properly managed to provide support for future modeling
• Identify deviations from forecasted results and other disruptions and promptly resolve or make recommendations for any issues
• Prepare demand planning input for budget, trend, and strategic & operational S&OP for the Supply Chain, Business and Financial communities
• Drive forecast accuracy analysis (FA% and Bias%) including root cause and performance problem solving
• Review performance metrics to assess how S&OP plans are tracking against goals, and work with the functional planning groups to improve their processes to meet the goals
• Contribute to the Global Demand Planning Community by developing Demand Planning Excellence program and participating in cross functional project teams
• Mentor and train team members and cross-functional partners on the tools, systems, and processes within the Integrated Planning Group
• Act as a key contributor in the development of demand planning best practices to identify, standardize and automate key planning inputs
• Maintain and improve forecasting models and methodology by reviewing historical sales trends at multiple levels of aggregation, researching demand drivers, and collaborating with key stakeholders
• Lead cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances and refine the forecast model to reflect updated assumptions
• Other projects and responsibilities as required

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Business, Supply Chain, or related discipline or equivalent combination of experience
• 5+ years of experience in a planning related field
• Displays strong initiative with a curiosity for learning
• Innovative mindset and a tendency to challenge the norm
• Proven ability to interpret sales data and make recommendations based on their own analysis
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a resourceful professional style
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills
• Well-developed quantitative skills with an aptitude for report-building, data mining, and interpretation
• Strong computer skills, including proven mastery of Microsoft office suite, experience in advanced planning systems like Kinaxis is desired
• Microsoft Power BI and Knime experience is a plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work cross-functionally, demonstrating strong interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Embraces and lives the Brooks values!