Description
Fender Musical Instrument Corporation (“FMIC”) is located in Phoenix, AZ. Our brand mission is to accompany each player at every stage with products and brand experiences that fuel the pursuit of musical expression. Within Global Demand Planning, we are focused on delivering operational excellence to the business and our customers by promoting collaboration, building trust, and setting high standards. Our mission is to support and enable the makers who fuel the pursuit of musical expression.
An American icon, Fender was born in Southern California and has built a worldwide influence extending beyond the studio and the stage. A Fender is more than an instrument; it’s a cultural symbol that resonates globally.
We are currently seeking a Demand Planner - Americas to join our Global Supply Chain team. The selected candidate will participate in the consensus process of the Sales, Inventory, and Operations Plan (SIOP) and the translation of reduced forecast bias, high fill rates, optimized inventory, and efficient manufacturing plans.
Essential Functions:
- Support the forecasting process to drive the conversion of the unit-based forecast into a monthly revenue plan over a 12 to 24-month planning horizon
- Develop SKU/Channel level forecasts to further support annual revenue objectives
- Selection and use of statistical models for forecast development
- Participate in the Supply Planning meetings by providing insights to forecast changes, forecast accuracy and communication of upcoming risk and opportunities that can impact the supply plan and inventory
- Support Sales, Marketing, Supply and Finance to ensure all future programs, promotions, new item launches, and factory special runs are accounted for in the monthly plans
- Provide input to the overall organization on risks and opportunities related to the forecast and develop alternate forecast scenarios that will lead to risk mitigation analyses
- Communicate and manage supply issues to develop alternative plans where delivery schedules cannot be met
- Monitor, analyze and prepare key performance reports to include (but not limited to) inventory, forecast accuracy, MAPE, fill rate, slow moving, excess and obsolete inventory, and new product introduction
- Analyze trends in customer orders and inventory levels to identify and recommend forecast enhancements
- Prepare, maintain, and publish new item/factory special run sell thru reports to monitor and assess performance and trend
- Develop tools/processes to aid in data analysis and to understand and optimize/improve processes; make recommendations for changes
- Management of SKU status in SAP (working with Master Data team)
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, Operations or Finance
- 2+ years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, inventory management or financial planning and analysis
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
- Proven ability to rapidly synthesize limited data and large quantities of data to effectively spot trends and shifts
- Knowledge of shipment demand drivers (base consumption, incremental consumption, trade inventory and life cycle planning)
- Good communication and presentation skills: ability to report and present complex information/recommendations
- Experience managing large SKU base across multiple distribution centers.
- Advanced MS Excel skills required
- Knowledge of SAP R/3, Tableau, Logility and/or SAP Business Warehouse; with advanced data mining skills preferred
About Fender Musical Instruments: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is one of the world’s leading musical instrument manufacturers, marketers and distributors, whose portfolio of brands includes Fender®, Squier®, PreSonus®, Gretsch®, Jackson®, EVH®, Charvel® and Groove Tubes®, among others. For more information, visit www.fender.com. FMIC offers a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, 401(k), paid time off, and an equipment purchase program to help you get the band back together. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, disability, veterans’ status, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.
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