TCHO Chocolate · 19 hours ago
Sr. Manager of Demand Forecasting & Inventory Optimization
Berkeley, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $135K/yr
3+ years expTCHO Chocolate is seeking a Sr. Manager of Demand Forecasting & Inventory Optimization to oversee demand planning and inventory control. The role involves designing forecasting models, analyzing sales forecasts, and optimizing inventory levels while presenting results to senior management.
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Hiring Manager
Anila Vaibhav
Responsibilities
Create yearly, quarterly and monthly forecasts for TCHO’s products
Engage in ongoing communications with field sales and marketing in tandem with quantitative analyses to better understand and quantify demand forecast drivers
Enhance the process then collect and analyze unconstrained field sales forecasts
Analyze and calculate optimal SKU-level and raw materials inventory levels, safety stock and location
Monitors and manages inventory aging to minimize waste
Rationalize field sales forecasts against time-series forecasts, production capacity, and inventory levels (existing and target) to assist with output of a constrained build plan
Utilize constrained build plan to assist procurement in material acquisition planning and inventory management
Periodically report to Sr. Management the summarized forecast results, inventory levels, variances to plan, business driver explanations and optimization opportunities and challenges
Continuously evaluate process and technology strengths and weaknesses to form recommendations for ongoing efficiency improvements
Ad hoc analyses to assist Sr. Management understanding and decision making
Qualification
Required
Oversees the demand planning and inventory optimization and control for TCHO
Designs forecasting models (time-series, predictive)
Collects and rationalizes against sales team and management forecasts
Optimizes and controls finished goods and raw materials inventory levels across warehouses locations
Presents results and summary to Sr. Management
Continuously looking for optimization and efficiency improvements
Create yearly, quarterly and monthly forecasts for TCHO's products
Engage in ongoing communications with field sales and marketing in tandem with quantitative analyses to better understand and quantify demand forecast drivers
Enhance the process then collect and analyze unconstrained field sales forecasts
Analyze and calculate optimal SKU-level and raw materials inventory levels, safety stock and location
Monitors and manages inventory aging to minimize waste
Rationalize field sales forecasts against time-series forecasts, production capacity, and inventory levels (existing and target) to assist with output of a constrained build plan
Utilize constrained build plan to assist procurement in material acquisition planning and inventory management
Periodically report to Sr. Management the summarized forecast results, inventory levels, variances to plan, business driver explanations and optimization opportunities and challenges
Continuously evaluate process and technology strengths and weaknesses to form recommendations for ongoing efficiency improvements
Ad hoc analyses to assist Sr. Management understanding and decision making
Strong modeling experience (business and analytical modeling, spreadsheet modeling, data modeling and structuring concepts)
Sr. Management facing reporting and data visualization experience
Highly organized and detail oriented
Preferred
Quantitative undergraduate or MBA degree preferred
Minimum of 3-4 years relevant experience (supply and demand planning and inventory replenishment/planning) strongly preferred
Quantitative education and/or background in time-series and predictive forecasting, process design, inventory optimization, and manufacturing operational efficiency/optimization
ERP (NetSuite) system experience helpful
Company
TCHO Chocolate
TCHO Chocolate is a Certified B Corporation.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$8.11MKey Investors
ECP Growth
2018-02-20Acquired
2016-12-15Series Unknown· $4.21M
2013-02-26Series B
Leadership Team
Date Takayuki
CEO
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