Apply on Employer Site

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company · 1 month ago

Sr. Analyst, Forecast & Planning

Mooresville, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$88K/yr - $103K/yr

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is a leader in the lawn and garden industry, and they are seeking a Senior Analyst for Forecast & Planning. This role involves collaborating with sales and supply chain teams to drive inventory planning and forecasting strategies, ensuring alignment with customer program goals.

ConsumerRetailService Industry

Responsibilities

Collaborate with BDT Sales team and Lowe’s Supply Chain team to align inventory planning, forecasting, and replenishment strategies that drive key metrics including, but not limited to, point of sale, GMROI, forecast accuracy, in-stock%, and inventory turns

Lead regular consensus planning meetings for assigned categories to maintain alignment with customer program strategies

Own and execute category analysis that supports current and future SMG programs around promotional activity and off-shelf product placement

Executes the Ready for Season process to track item set up, ensuring all data is accurate and submitted in a timely manner for new and existing products

Build collaborative relationships with Scotts planning team to ensure flawless execution of customer programs

Qualification

Inventory PlanningDemand PlanningSAPAnalytical SkillsMicrosoft Office SuiteStatistical SkillsPythonSQLTableauCommunication SkillsCross-functional Collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering or other applicable fields

Business experience in Inventory Planning, Demand Planning, Fulfillment, or Distribution in either a retail or consumer products manufacturing environment

Systems experience using SAP, JDA, Kinaxis, Lowe's Vendor Partner Plus or similar

Strong analytical and statistical skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Expert in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Access and Excel

Strong ability to work cross-functionally within the organization