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Claire's · 1 month ago

Demand Planner (Hybrid)

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry, Mid Level

$82K/yr - $110K/yr

1+ years exp

Claire's is a retail organization seeking a Demand Forecaster to develop accurate demand forecasts and collaborate with cross-functional partners. The role focuses on increasing forecast accuracy, maximizing sales, and driving process improvements within assigned departments.

E-CommerceFashionJewelryLifestyleRetail

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain demand forecasts at multiple hierarchy levels within assigned departments including tuning forecasts to reflect trends, promotions and business objectives

Lead monthly demand consensus meetings with cross-functional teams to review forecasts, identify risks and opportunities, and align on forecast assumptions

Monitor and analyze weekly forecast accuracy (e.g., MAPE, bias), identifying root causes of variance and collaborating with stakeholders to implement corrective actions

Partner with Merchandise Operations to maintain attributes, hierarchies, and settings in the forecasting application to ensure system accuracy and data integrity

Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance forecast accuracy, process efficiency, and data integrity

Proactively identify opportunities to improve replenishment performance and support departmental KPIs

Responsible for routine reporting/tasks and ad hoc projects as needed