
Demand & Supply Planner | Retail | ACE Hardware
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- Forecast demand, inventory, and multi-channel sell through. Generate weekly, monthly and yearly supply plans that meet ACE & Homework’s financial objectives. Evaluate risks. Plan and implement contingency plans to mitigate
- Create baseline forecasts, maintaining data and forecast integrity in the forecasting tool(s) as well as other related platforms; communicate forecast to internal customers
- Conduct monthly forecast maintenance & address demand-related issues in a timely and effective manner.
- Use latest AI (Artificial Intelligence) / ML (Machine learning) techniques for forecasting & demand planning
- Plan & monitor replenishment across the Distribution Centre network, stores & online by maintaining the accuracy replenishment parameter
- The position is responsible for Maintaining capacity plans to ensure the efficient delivery of inventory, service and cost objectives, in collaboration with Logistics (warehousing) and Store Operations.
- Correcting replenishment parameters, lead times are regularly conform to business levels
- Lead Supply planning process and analyse trends impacting the product launches, promotions, customer behaviour, and commercial decisions).
- Defining forecast & replenishment process for New product introduction with buyers & range planning team to avoid over-buy/under-buy and stock out situation in stores
- Provides supply planning expertise to the commercialization of new products or resolution of key inventory shortage issues
- Build Power Users in business across Supply Planning leading practices in the initial set-up & continuous improvement of inventory, replenishment, and capacity planning policies, parameters, and configuration settings to optimize JDA plan outputs and process performance
- Defining forecast & replenishment process for New product introduction with buyers & range planning team to avoid over-buy/under-buy and stock out situation in stores
- Implement and conduct monthly S&OP cycles by respective department, enabling necessary measurement, performance assessment, corrective actions and full visibilitySchedule the necessary meetings with stakeholders on a monthly / regular basis
- Monitoring monthly ageing stock level and building liquidating strategy with Buying team through inter-territory/store transfer, clearance & promotions.
- Assist in developing annual budgets and cost-effectiveness initiatives.
- Maintain training materials and organize trainings to team members.
- Follow and enforce company rules and regulations
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