AddressWho Are We?
The Toro Company is a homegrown, Minnesota-based company that has been in business since 1914. We pride ourselves on providing world-class equipment to help maintain the environment that we love, while putting an emphasis on giving back to the communities that surround us.From residential lawns and gardens, to venues such as St Andrews Links and Target Field, we are a company with a global footprint and a passion for helping people beautify whatever landscape they may be in. With 100 years of operation under our belt and an average employee tenure of 15 years, come find out what makes The Toro Company the best place in the Twin Cities to build a career.
This Customer Requirements Planning Analyst (Sales Analyst) is responsible for sales operations in partnership with a cross-functional team of key stakeholders, both at strategic account(s) and within Toro’s residential mass business. Functions within sales operations include retail & shipment forecasting, order management, sales execution, and business intelligence analytics reporting. Recommend and execute strategies & tactics that improve supply compliance to customer requirements, demand fulfillment, and maintenance of target inventory levels, in order to support annual financial objectives.
What Will You Do?
In order to grow and build a successful career with The Toro Company, you will be responsible for:
- Serve as the primary team member that partners with the Lowe’s Inventory Requirements Planning (IRP) team to execute all inventory and order fulfillment & replenishment targets for Lowe’s stores and distribution centers for all Toro residential product categories.
- Ensure that all Toro supply chain functions comply with stated customer requirements within the Lowe’s Gateway portal, and that all Lowe’s purchase orders are aligned with Toro’s current and projected product availability.
- Lead compliance violation dispute, documentation, & resolution processes for the Lowe’s account.
- Responsible for loading consistent, accurate, updated data and information in Toro’s & Lowe’s operating systems to facilitate on-time in-full (OTIF) product deliveries to all distribution centers and Lowe’s stores.
- Create, maintain, and distribute analytics to key stakeholders that include retail actuals vs. plan, out-of-stock (OOS) levels, purchase order (P.O.) status, vendor managed inventory / consignment (as applicable) levels, and other business-critical reports as prioritized.
- Participate on a cross-functional team in the demand forecast process to ensure shipment & retail volume flows meet divisional financial objectives, while balancing seasonal demand and production capability metrics.
- Provide insights and guidance on retail sales forecast by product category, with suggested updates as necessary, to assure that inventory is available, allocated, and in stock, so that both Toro and Lowe’s can meet on-time delivery commitments.
- Recommend order configurations based on sales & inventory data and facilitate optimized truckloads and shipment timing with distribution centers and freight carriers, to optimize the supply chain for both Toro and Lowe’s.
- Perform other duties and assignments as requested.
Other Job-Related Components:
- Reports to Manager, Sales Analytics.
- Works with the RLC Mass Sales team, internal cross functional business stakeholders at Toro, and retailer partners.
- Hybrid working conditions with workspace at Toro corporate headquarters in Bloomington, MN.
- Travel as necessary (up to 10%) to partner with the Lowe’s Inventory Requirements Planning (IRP) team and facilitate the optimized execution of overall sales operations.
What Do You Need?
To be considered for this role, an individual should meet the following minimal requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, economics, math, or related field.
- 2-4+ years relevant work experience required for Level II.
- Advanced analytical skills including the ability to interpret data such as retail drivers & trends.
- Effective written and verbal interpersonal communication skills.
- Self-initiative and independent decision-making abilities.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite (advanced Excel),
- Familiarity in the use of SAP (or similar) preferred.
- Experience with MS PowerBI, Qlikview, Tableau (or similar programs) strongly preferred.
- Sales operations or supply chain background strongly preferred.
What Can We Give You?
At The Toro Company, we are always working to make sure our employees know just how valued they are. In addition to a competitive salary, an affordable and top tier medical/dental/vision plan, 401k, and many other great benefits - The Toro company offers employees at ourBloomington, MN HQlocation a variety of perks, including:
Dress for your day - We know you're more productive when you're comfortable, which is why TTC employees are encouraged to take advantage of our casual, corporate environment.
Location – Conveniently located near both St. Paul and Minneapolis, we are centrally located for most commuters!
Food - Take advantage of our onsite café, which serves both breakfast and lunch. With a Caribou Coffee attached, you can grab a snack and a coffee at any time during your day.
Wellness - The Toro Company’s HQ offers complimentary use of our onsite fitness facility to employees. In addition to physical wellbeing, TTC offers a variety of mental health and financial health resources to all employees.
Volunteerism - The Toro Company is proud to provide employees 20 hours of paid time to volunteer in the community.
Summer Hours – Enjoy a flexible schedule during the summer! By working a little more during the first few days of the week, TTC employees at our Bloomington HQ are able to start their weekends early and leave by noon on Friday.
Flexible Work Arrangements – This team is currently implementing a hybrid work schedule.The opportunity to collaborate in the office and work from home part-time, has promoted team-building and flexibility. #LI-Hybrid
Competitive Salary – The pay range takes into account skills, experience, education, and location. Cash compensation is one piece of our competitive total rewards package.If you need to, you can access your pay early with the One@Work app, formerly the Even app.
At The Toro Company, we are committed to fostering a secure and trustworthy recruitment process for our applicants. Recruitment fraud is a potential threat to job seekers, so please be aware that throughout our recruitment process, you’ll never be required to pay any fees or disclose personal financial details when applying to TTC opportunities.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related needs and conditions, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
