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Form of workBusiness Analyst 5
Pay rate range: $78/hr. to $80/hr. on w2.
12 month - with Option to Extend
85 Challenger Rd., Ridgefield Park, NJ, USA/Hybrid - Mon to Thu onsite
Top Skills:
Demand Forecasting
Supply Chain Management
Excel Modeling
e-Commerce
Tableau
B2C
Summary:
Responsible for managing the forecasting and supply chain management functions for e-Commerce’s Home Appliance (HA) product categories. Responsible for collaborating with the e-Commerce Business, Sales management, SCM, finance and the product marketing teams on a weekly basis to own and align on forecasting, supply and inventory planning functions. Also, responsible for managing the promotion execution on e-commerce website as and when required.
Specific responsibilities include:
• Manage the forecasting of demand, supply and inventory for the designated products sold through e-Commerce to ensure attainment of revenue goals, optimization of in-stock and fulfillment rates, and customer satisfaction.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration to influence the e-Commerce demand on the supply chain and prioritize demand for order fulfillment based on business objectives and customer segmentation.
• Confer with fulfillment sales management, business management and Supply Chain Management on demand planning and forecasting assumptions and analysis.
• Measure key performance indicators to track and evaluate forecasts made, to assist in assessing the effectiveness of the demand planning & forecasting function.
• Monitor and report weekly allocation of supply and develop escalation paths when/where allocation constraints will impact financial targets, or will impact CX
• Make recommendations on products to feature in merchandising or promotion planning to proactively prevent aging inventory
• Support business, marketing, inventory or production strategies, and organizational / supply chain improvement opportunities to meet market needs
• Review and assess risk to supply and demand variability and identify opportunities to manage and mitigate risk
• Develop, implement and use tools and technology for managing buy boxes and analyzing the supply chain and fulfillment elements of the e-Commerce business.
• Manage promotional execution on the website by collaborating with pricing ops, merchandising and marketing team as and when required.
THE CANDIDATE
Background & Competencies Required:
• Knowledge of direct-to-consumer e-Commerce business processes and best practices, in order to inform decision-making processes
• Supply chain experience, with a focus on demand planning, preferably within an e-Commerce business
• Strong knowledge of traffic, conversion and promotion activity on sales demand
• Prior experience in a consumer electronics manufacturer and/or retailer strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of e-Commerce best practices and trends;
• Ability to navigate the organization to gather information, elicit feedback, gain buy-in, and engage others in B2C activities
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Ability to work under pressure and deadlines. In addition, must be able to manage multiple projects and often competing priorities.
• 3 - 5 years of equivalent work experience required.
• College degree required.
• Proficiency in all components of Microsoft Office Suite, Tableau and Jira strongly preferred
Pay rate range: $78/hr. to $80/hr. on w2.
12 month - with Option to Extend
85 Challenger Rd., Ridgefield Park, NJ, USA/Hybrid - Mon to Thu onsite
Top Skills:
Demand Forecasting
Supply Chain Management
Excel Modeling
e-Commerce
Tableau
B2C
Summary:
Responsible for managing the forecasting and supply chain management functions for e-Commerce’s Home Appliance (HA) product categories. Responsible for collaborating with the e-Commerce Business, Sales management, SCM, finance and the product marketing teams on a weekly basis to own and align on forecasting, supply and inventory planning functions. Also, responsible for managing the promotion execution on e-commerce website as and when required.
Specific responsibilities include:
• Manage the forecasting of demand, supply and inventory for the designated products sold through e-Commerce to ensure attainment of revenue goals, optimization of in-stock and fulfillment rates, and customer satisfaction.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration to influence the e-Commerce demand on the supply chain and prioritize demand for order fulfillment based on business objectives and customer segmentation.
• Confer with fulfillment sales management, business management and Supply Chain Management on demand planning and forecasting assumptions and analysis.
• Measure key performance indicators to track and evaluate forecasts made, to assist in assessing the effectiveness of the demand planning & forecasting function.
• Monitor and report weekly allocation of supply and develop escalation paths when/where allocation constraints will impact financial targets, or will impact CX
• Make recommendations on products to feature in merchandising or promotion planning to proactively prevent aging inventory
• Support business, marketing, inventory or production strategies, and organizational / supply chain improvement opportunities to meet market needs
• Review and assess risk to supply and demand variability and identify opportunities to manage and mitigate risk
• Develop, implement and use tools and technology for managing buy boxes and analyzing the supply chain and fulfillment elements of the e-Commerce business.
• Manage promotional execution on the website by collaborating with pricing ops, merchandising and marketing team as and when required.
THE CANDIDATE
Background & Competencies Required:
• Knowledge of direct-to-consumer e-Commerce business processes and best practices, in order to inform decision-making processes
• Supply chain experience, with a focus on demand planning, preferably within an e-Commerce business
• Strong knowledge of traffic, conversion and promotion activity on sales demand
• Prior experience in a consumer electronics manufacturer and/or retailer strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of e-Commerce best practices and trends;
• Ability to navigate the organization to gather information, elicit feedback, gain buy-in, and engage others in B2C activities
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Ability to work under pressure and deadlines. In addition, must be able to manage multiple projects and often competing priorities.
• 3 - 5 years of equivalent work experience required.
• College degree required.
• Proficiency in all components of Microsoft Office Suite, Tableau and Jira strongly preferred
