Flexport · 1 month ago
Demand Planner
Flexport is a company focused on making global commerce easy and accessible. As a Demand Planner, you will lead critical forecasting and planning initiatives to ensure the reliability and scalability of the fulfillment network, collaborating with various teams to align demand with operations and solve complex logistics challenges.
Freight ServiceLogisticsShippingSoftwareSupply Chain Management
Responsibilities
Build, calibrate, and maintain forecasting models across all fulfillment services
Own the long-term fulfillment network plan and financial forecast to balance supply, demand, and capacity needs
Conduct root cause analysis of volume deviations and partner with Operations to identify opportunities
Develop scenario plans for changes to operating cost and contracts, demand uncertainty, capacity constraints, and transportation lanes to optimize our fulfillment strategy
Lead cross-functional S&OP discussions with senior leadership to align business plans and future investment with fulfillment network capabilities
Partner directly with our merchants to solve challenges and proactively find opportunities to improve cost, service, and support the growth of their business
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Analytics, Business, or related field
3+ years of experience in supply chain management, forecasting, demand planning, or fulfillment operations
Advanced proficiency in Google Sheets or Excel; strong SQL for data extraction/analysis; familiarity with BI/visualization tools
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to drive decision-making across functions
A 'compliance first' attitude to keep our regulators happy and enthusiastic about Flexport since we operate in a heavily regulated industry
Company
Flexport
Flexport is a full-service global freight forwarder and logistics platform using modern software to fix the user experience in global trade.
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$2.7BKey Investors
ShopifyKohlberg Kravis RobertsSoftBank Vision Fund
2024-01-19Convertible Note· $260M
2023-08-30Series Unknown
2023-07-01Secondary Market
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