About This Role
Developing and maintaining demand forecasts is the core of this role, driving demand visibility and supporting business growth across Safilo's portfolio. The Demand Planner partners with cross-functional teams to align commercial plans with supply chain capabilities, maximizing product availability and supporting new product launches.
Responsibilities
- Assist in preparing and maintaining a rolling 12-month demand forecast using historical sales, customer orders, market trends, and business inputs
- Update monthly forecasts to reflect changes in demand, promotions, new product introductions, and end-of-life transitions
- Analyze forecast performance and identify trends, risks, and opportunities that may affect forecast accuracy, inventory, or service levels
- Partner with Sales, Marketing, Product, Category Management, and Supply Planning to incorporate commercial inputs into the demand plan
- Support new product forecasting through analysis of comparable products, launch assumptions, and early sales performance
- Track and report key planning metrics, including forecast accuracy, forecast error, SKU coverage, availability, slow movers, and best sellers
- Prepare planning reports, dashboards, and management summaries with a strong focus on data quality and actionable insights
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen planning effectiveness, reporting, forecast accuracy, and service levels
- Support assortment reviews, SKU rationalization, excess inventory reduction, closeout activities, and stock utilization initiatives
- Help identify potential stockouts, overstock situations, and portfolio opportunities, communicating findings clearly to relevant stakeholders
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Analytics, Operations, Logistics, or a related field preferred
- 0-2 years of experience in supply chain, demand planning, inventory, operations, or data analysis; relevant internship or co-op experience is welcomed
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with high attention to detail and data accuracy
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; exposure to macros or advanced data tools is a plus
- Basic understanding of demand planning, forecasting, inventory management, or broader supply chain concepts
- Clear communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across functions
- Strong organizational skills, curiosity, adaptability, and a proactive approach in a fast-paced environment
Nice to have:
- Exposure to SAP, Tableau, Shopify, Analysis-BW, JDA, or Blue Yonder
Benefits
- Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, Dental, Vision & Prescription Drug plans
