- Analyze, update, and monitor the forecast by SKU warehouse level for accuracy using a statistical forecast system and communicate changes to appropriate departments.
- Evaluate and monitor future orders versus forecast, make forecast changes when needed.
- Maintain and follow up whole product planning life cycle including product status, product forecasting, promotion readiness and inventory.
- Calculate and monitor forecast KPIs (Accuracy and Bias) against the targets, identify errors and provide solutions to improve forecasting performance.
- Identify out-of-the-norm conditions on any product and communicate to management, make recommendations for solution.
- Interact and build relationships with key business partners to ensure accurate data and forecasting.
- Evaluate inventory and the reliability of the supply chain flow for approval of Ad Notice, promotional requests, and customer projections to ensure customer satisfaction and product availability.
- Identify planned drop items; evaluate and make recommendation for best time frame for drop based upon remaining finished goods inventory, raw material inventory on hand and/or at vendor locations.
- Contribute to the planning of long- and short-term business objectives; actively participate in product review meetings and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) meetings as required.