Sales Demand Planning Manager

Job Description: Team Lead Sales with focus on Demand Planning

We are looking for a technical process owner to execute, improve and automate our demand planning process to drive sales across our various marketplaces. The role will be hands-on in identifying and driving process improvements!

Responsibilities:

• Sales Forecasting: Develop and implement robust sales and purchasing forecasts using historical data, market trends, and statistical sales data.
• Sales Execution: Secure forecasted sales target achievement through flexibility in response to changing sales and purchasing market dynamics and conditions.
• Demand Planning Systematization: Create methodology and system for inventory distribution, advertising and re-pricing strategies between sales channels that align with sales forecasts and business objectives
• Automation: Collaborate closely with IT to develop solutions to improve/automate the demand planning process
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Regularly collaborate with IT, Operations, Research, and Finance teams for strategic alignment and continuous improvement
• Project Management: Oversee projects from initiation to completion, ensuring seamless execution.

Requirements

• Higher education in Demand Planning, Economics, Data Analytics, or similar
• At least 1-2 year experience on a similar role with direct reports to management
• Experience in e-commerce with a successful track record of achieving and exceeding targets
• Proven experience with demand and inventory planning
• Analytical mindset with the ability to use data-driven insights for decision-making
• Strong technical understanding, with the ability to collaborate effectively with IT
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Effective communication skills with the ability to collaborate across departments.
• Proven project management experience, including the ability to lead and execute projects from conception to completion
• English Upper Intermediate (B2)

Nice to Haves

• Familiarity with marketplace platforms, trends, and technologies
• Amazon marketplace experience
• Experience with demand planning software and ERP systems.
• Product or process management experience
• Programming skills

Experience Level:

This is a technical process owner combining execution and process development.

Benefits

• Remote work with the possibility to work from anywhere you want
• Flexible working hours
• Full-time permanent contract
• Paid vacation (22 working days + 14 banking holidays)
• Health Care
• Yearly Company Retreat
• Work in a young and friendly team
• Compensation range of 1900 - 2500 USD