Demand Planner

Stone Tile International • Full-time • Toronto, Ontario, Canada • 1w ago

Position: Demand Planner

Reports To: Director, Supply Chain

Location: Toronto, ON

Position Overview

Stone Tile is searching for a Demand Planner to take the business to the next level. Celebrating our 30th anniversary in 2022, we are North America’s leading fashion house of natural and manufactured tiles, stone, and wood. With over 160 employees and showrooms across major Canadian cities such as Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and Calgary, we are seeking to improve our international reputation as a luxury design firm for the architects and designers’ community as well as discerning residential customers to redefine their spaces to transcend the ordinary.

The Demand Planner is responsible for the forecasting of stock product demand, leveraging input from internal Sales, Product Development, Project Management, and Replenishment team. The Demand Planner role requires a team oriented, analytical, & interpretive individual with strong process, analytical and systems skills. This position involves in-depth analysis of sales results, identifying market trends as well as a solid understanding of customer demand, particularly project-based demand. The Demand Planner is also expected to have a solid understanding of forecasting processes and lead & facilitate the S&OP forecasting process, which entails working and communicating with multiple internal stakeholders.

What will you do?

Work closely with Replenishment Analyst Team to create demand plan forecasts at various levels, including organizational, product category and SKU level; manages replenishment parameters (i.e. MIN MAX) for all SKUs
Works closely with Replenishment Analyst Team, Sales and other stakeholders to ensure forecast accuracy; works toward reducing bias in forecast
Initiate and develop strong relationships with cross-functional partners in order to build intimate knowledge of the business; seen as a trusted advisor.
Act as a change agent/ leader; leveraging relationships, functional skills and understanding process to support S&OP to facilitate change and drive sustainable process and business improvements
Lead project management team / Facilitate Demand Pre-Consensus reviews with operational leadership to deliver an unbiased and unconstrained view of the project demand and material flow to facilitate improved inventory management / turns
Responsible to ensure full preparation for both project management and replenishment for daily/ weekly meetings presentation of consolidated and accurate information along with well-articulated messaging to support and drive right discussion, decisions and actions; bring forward key decisions / actions to review meetings
Identify & frame risks, opportunities and any critical business decisions and escalate up through the S&OP process to ensure decision making.
Participate and actively contribute to all facets of the S&OP / Supply Chain processes & meetings, including weekly Supply Reviews, Go To Market reviews, and Roll-Out project reviews
Analysis of monthly sales results and inventory levels with recommendations on optimizing sales and inventory and impact to customer forecasts.
Maintain and leverage S&OP forecast plans, ensure S&OP forecasts are trickled down to product category and SKU level forecasts
Evaluate and measure forecast accuracy and out of stocks and bias results against objectives/plan; and leverage results with the organization in order to drive corrective action.
Lead / facilitate forecasting process changes & demand planning continuous improvement initiatives with cross-functional teams

Core Competencies

Required

Undergraduate Degree in business, supply chain, engineering, finance (BA, B.Comm, B.Eng, or related disciplines)
3-5+ years related experience in Demand Planning, Supply Chain, and/or Finance
Experience in and/or exposure to S&OP processes and procedures, customer planning and/or supply planning
Proficient in MS Office tools-Advanced Excel Skills; forecasting or supply planning applications; knowledge/experience with ERP systems, MS Project, Power BI, Business Objects
Demonstrate ability to convey messages clearly, effectively and confidently across varying levels of hierarchy
Prioritize, multitask and plan; accordingly, deliver reports and analysis on time, coming up with contingency plans when necessary
Strong analytical skills and statistical knowledge. Understanding of multiple regression models
Demonstrated communication, collaboration, and leadership skills
Strong project management skills
Creative problem solving to business issues and is motivated by seeking process improvement

Preferred

APICS-certified and/or master’s degree in business (MBA)
Building materials forecasting and/or supply chain operations experience
Proven experience with actionable analytics and critical thinking

Why Join Stone Tile?

Stone Tile was founded with a strong vision for high-end quality and design across the stone and tile industry. Our approach has been to provide clients with the cutting-edge in interior fashion for their designs. For thirty years, we have led the industry in providing the newest and highest quality slabs and tiles for our clients. With the goal in mind to only serve our clients with industry’s best product and services, likewise we strive to surround ourselves with the best talent to help us get there.

We believe this is possible in part due to our elite team of hand-picked employees whom we have sought to nurture and support in all their personal and professional growth. We believe well-being and success go hand-in-hand, and so we strive to set clear and achievable goals for everyone at the company.

Perks and Benefits:

We offer competitive perks and benefits packages for all our employees. We believe everyone deserves the stability they need in order to innovate at their highest capacity. Our packages include:

Collaboration & Fun: inclusive and collaborative work style while creating fun and excitement in our work
Comprehensive health benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Competitive compensation
Onsite Gym
Flexible work schedules
Rewards & recognition program
Free Parking
Company events
Family care & support (parental leave)
Freedom to Innovate: supports new and better ways to be successful

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