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Purpose: Leads the demand forecasting process for their respective business channel to generate a perspective on unit demand. Facilitates discussions with business stakeholders to reconcile unit level forecasts against financial targets, key initiatives and productivity and margin targets. Builds and maintains seasonal demand plan in global forecasting system (ILS). Key Accountabilities:Responsible for monthly forecast submission into global forecasting system (ILS)Educates business area on demand forecasting process and requirementsPartners with stakeholder groups to generate a monthly perspective on unit demandEnsure alignment between Demand Plan and Financial Forecast- identifying gaps and generating solutions to reconcile themLeads historical and statistical data modelling work for monthly demand viewFacilitates monthly forecast review/planning meetings with business area to review forecast, to discuss current trends and risks/opportunities to business Responsible for communicating delivery constraints, identifying pull forward opportunities, operational issues/opportunities, and fielding forecasting questions. Leads demand planning monthly reportingParticipates in monthly Supply Availability Review (SAR) call with Global Supply PlanningResponsible for providing quarterly & seasonal hindsight review to business -historical data (volume & sku productivity), analysis & insight as inputs for future season planningSupports manager in defining and establishing “best in class” demand planning processes and driving strategic and continuous improvement activitiesFlags irreconcilable issues to manager for problem solving and escalation as neededDrives the development and roll-out of tools to support demand planning efforts and data collectionDevelops root cause analysis and action plans to improve forecast accuracy Supports the development and monitoring of KPIs to track forecasting accuracy and other key metricsKnowledge Skills and Abilities:Commercial and business acumen to facilitate resolution of disconnects between stakeholdersStrong analytical skillsStrong interpersonal skills (e.g. relationship management, facilitation)High personal impact and high communication skillsProven methodological skills (e.g. data analysis, trend forecasting)Proficient in MS Office applications - Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (Access a plus)Fluent in written and spoken English. Qualifications: Minimum 5-7 years of operations experience within a large Footwear, Apparel, Sporting Goods, or Consumer Products organization and with increasing degree of responsibilityPreferable experience in the sports or clothing industry5-7 years of experience in planning, buying, replenishment or other related field4 year college degree with emphasis in business or finance