Strategic Demand Planning Lead
3 weeks ago
About Target
At Target, we are constantly reimagining how we offer innovative, guest-inspiring items to our customers. Our merchandising team plays a critical role in delivering exceptional value, quality, and style to elevate Target as the premier retailer in a competitive global marketplace.
Job Summary
We are seeking a Sr. Manager in Demand Planning to lead, coach, and develop a team to oversee the process of forecasting and planning guest demand for Target's businesses. This role will be an essential link between financial planning and inventory teams to operationalize guest demand.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead a team of demand planners in service of building demand planning capability at Target India
- Ensure accurate forecasts of guest demand for assigned categories driven by our in-house ML-based forecasting engine and market intelligence
- Collaborate with Merch planners and reconcile bottom-up forecasts with category financial plans
- Collaborate with Inventory teams to operationalize finalized demand plans for accurate purchasing and positioning
- Review forecast accuracy with the team and execute actions to improve accuracy on an ongoing basis
- Collaborate with Data sciences to identify and improve machine learning algorithms to generate accurate forecasts
- Communicate findings and learnings with Planning stakeholders on a regular basis
- Participate in global forums and represent demand planning to drive organizational initiatives
Requirements
- 10 – 12 years of total experience in Demand planning with a minimum 5 years of people leadership experience
- Expertise in descriptive and predictive analytics with a good understanding of latest demand forecasting techniques and best practices
- High level of resiliency, personal accountability, collaboration, and comfort with ambiguity
- Demonstrated ability in conflict resolution and managing multiple priorities with a strong attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to develop and translate strategy to action and adjust strategy based on changing circumstances
- Effective communication skills
- Demonstrated experience in complex problem solving
- Demonstrated experience in working across geographies to build capabilities offshore
- Strong understanding of retail business with end-to-end understanding of supply chain planning
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