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Demand Planner

Overview:

Our Core Values

ELEVATE EVERYTHING – We each bring a specific set of skills to the table, offering up our expertise and resources to enhance the work of others. We challenge each other to be the best in order to achieve enduring value in the eyes of our customers.

BETTER IS BETTER – There is no finish line; we strive for continuous improvement in everything we do. We obsess over every detail to find ways to improve both our products and our process.

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COURAGEOUS INNOVATION – There are elegant ideas awaiting discovery in everything we do. We push everyone around us to pursue those ideas openly so we can continue to dominate the category.

COMMUNITY-DRIVEN – As a family business, we understand the importance of enriching the communities we call home. As a company, and as individuals, we work to make our expertise available to do the most good for those around us.

Demand Planner

The Demand Planner is responsible and accountable for supporting all sales forecasting activities associated with customers and products. Champions the collaborative processes between Sales, Service, Marketing, Product Line Management, Supply Chain, Operations and Finance; to gather, interpret, and analyze sales information to formulate highly accurate future demand plans.

This position will support the business’ transition from a reactionary world of satisfying demand to one that embraces demand-driven, proactive forecasting of rapid growth.

Responsibilities:

Use statistical models to support top-down and bottom-up forecasting, leveraging disciplined data collection via strong processes, controlling clear inputs to forecasting software, and effectively analyzing results.
Aggregate and analyze sales and market data from all available sources, including: retail point-of-sale, sell-in and sell-through data, retailer forecasts, historic company orders and shipments, economic and competitive data.
Facilitate and drive a collaborative sales forecasting process- weekly, monthly, and annually—by facilitating communications and workflow between sales, product line management, operations, supply chain, customer service, finance, product development and shipping.
Communicate the status of the forecast, and market conditions; communication includes the management of regular forecast review meetings.
Measure and report the accuracy of the overall forecast as well as the accuracy of the intelligence layered into the demand plan. Implement, refine and continuously improve forecast techniques, methods, and approaches.
Coordinate cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances and refine the forecast model to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions. Quantify and evaluate non-standard events affecting demand or shipments for inclusion into future forecasts.
Partner with the Senior Demand Planner and IT team to develop and implement the best methods (statistical models and software tools) in creating forecasts by channel and product line; leverage the Demand Planning system to create new tools to optimize the forecasting process.
Develop experimental methods for accurately gathering new item forecasts for inclusion in the overall plan through collaboration with PLMs and Sales. The forecast may be derived from demand patterns of prior new product introductions, demand patterns of existing similar products, input from customers, or a blend of data from various sources.
Partner with Product Line Managers, Sales, and Supply Chain to accurately forecast and recommend products that should be discontinued. Support Product Line Managers in a regular SKU rationalization review; make recommendations on potential changes in product line.
Closely coordinate and communicate customer action plans with supply planning.
Create and distribute market intelligence reports that include order trend by sales channel and customer type; retail sell-through; industry and competitive trends.
Carry out other duties, responsibilities, and projects as may be assigned in an effective manner.
Provides supply chain with the appropriate information to plan how to meet that customer demand.
Improved relationships among planners, sales, marketing and finance, which will lead to effective knowledge sharing and an optimal consensus forecast to better guide the company.
Introduces new statistical and empirical methodologies in order to continuously improve forecasts so that the company can better anticipate customer needs.

Qualifications:

Qualifications:

A Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Analytics, Statistics, Operations Management or other related degree, and 3-5 years of experience in demand planning/forecasting tools, forecasting processes in sales, product line management, marketing operations, finance, manufacturing, and supply chain response to demand planning is required. Equivalency to the qualification standard will also be considered.
Experience of forecasting management in a domestic manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
Experience of forecasting management in a consumer products environment strongly preferred.
Experience working directly with a salesforce to gather and analyze demand information.
SIOP or planning analysis preferred.
Demonstrated proficiency in statistics, forecasting and forecasting methods with an understanding of their financial and operational impacts.
Experienced with other software packages including Anaplan, Tableau, Windows, and Microsoft Office. This position requires strong analytical, organizational, decision making, and presentation skills.
Strong interpersonal skills are essential to effectively interact with all teams, areas and levels of business affecting the forecast process. Good facilitation skills are required.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent organizational skills.

Working Conditions:

Working Environment: Office Position
Physical Demands: Lifting up to 25 lbs., sitting and talking on the phone and computer for long periods of time.
Travel Requirements: As needed, less than 5% of the time.

Benchmade offer our employees a wide variety of comprehensive rewards and benefits including:

Competitive pay
Annual bonus based on salary
3 Weeks of PTO (sick time is accrued separately)
Medical including Prescriptions and Vision
Dental including Orthodontia
Short-Term and Long-term Disability
Life & Accidental Death and Dismemberment
401K with company match
Fitness Center Reimbursement
Pay for time off, including holiday, bonus holidays, vacation, sick, bereavement and jury duty
Employee Assistance Program
Flexible Spending Account
Outstanding employee discounts on Benchmade products and other partner companies
Tuition reimbursement
Targeted development planning and learning opportunities
Employee and family events throughout the year
Most importantly, Benchmade provides a fun, family oriented and entrepreneurial work environment

This is an exciting time to be part of a company on the verge of even greater success. If you think you have what it takes to be part of a company that strives to create a working environment that stimulates team spirit, passion, engagement, and achievement, complete an application today. Please include a resume and cover letter with your online application.

Benchmade Knife Company, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veterans, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Benchmade complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, benefits, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please see this government poster: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process, please contact TalentAcquisition@benchmade.com or 1-800-800-7427.

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Over the past 30 years, Benchmade has evolved from a small garage in Southern California to a thriving knife manufacturing business located in Oregon City, OR. Motivated to design a knife that embodied the latest manufacturing technology and mate...

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INDUSTRY

Consumer Product Manufacturing

TEAM SIZE

51-200

LOCATION

Hybrid, based in Oregon City, OR

DATE POSTED

April 15, 2023