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Position: Demand Planner
Type of Contract: Independent Contractor
Working Hours: Monday – Friday

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About the Company

A fast-growing, consumer-focused organization operating across DTC, retail, wholesale, and international channels. The company manages a high-SKU portfolio and is committed to data-driven decision-making, cross-functional collaboration, and operational excellence across its supply chain and commercial teams.

Scope of the Role

The Demand Planner will own and manage the end-to-end demand forecasting process across all sales channels and product lines. This role is responsible for building accurate, timely, and actionable demand forecasts that support Supply Planning, Sourcing, New Product Development, Commercial, and Finance teams.

This is not a supply planning role. The Demand Planner will not manage inventory levels, purchase orders, replenishment, or supply constraints. The focus is on delivering a data-driven, cross-functionally aligned demand plan that reflects true commercial demand and enables confident business decisions.

Duties and Responsibilities

Own weekly, monthly, and seasonal demand forecasts across Retail, DTC, Amazon, and International channels
Analyze historical sales, POS data, market trends, seasonality, promotions, and product lifecycle stages
Manage SKU-level forecasting, including new product launches, SKU transitions, cannibalization assumptions, and demand curves
Continuously improve forecast accuracy by identifying error drivers and implementing corrective actions
Deliver clear and timely forecasts to Supply Planning, Sourcing, and NPD to support purchasing, capacity planning, and launch readiness
Partner with Commercial teams to align forecasts with retailer commitments, promotions, and marketing initiatives
Collaborate closely with Finance to support revenue planning, cash flow modeling, margin forecasting, and budgeting
Facilitate monthly S&OP / forecast review meetings, highlighting risks, opportunities, and demand shifts
Own demand forecasting for new product development, including pre-launch assumptions and post-launch tracking
Maintain forecasting tools, models, and dashboards
Deliver regular reporting on forecast accuracy (MAPE/Bias), channel performance, POS trends, and demand risks

Requirements

Years of Experience

4–8+ years of experience in Demand Planning, Forecasting, S&OP, or related Supply Chain roles

Background

Experience in CPG, beauty, retail, or high-SKU-velocity consumer environments
Strong understanding of statistical forecasting, regression analysis, and SKU lifecycle modeling
Proven ability to partner cross-functionally with Commercial, Finance, Supply Chain, and Product teams
Highly analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments

Tools and Software

Advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets
Experience with demand planning or forecasting tools such as NetSuite, Anaplan, SAP IBP, Logility, DEAR, or similar
Experience working with POS data, sales reporting tools, and dashboarding platforms

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