Demand Planning Analyst (Bulwark)

Workwear Outfitters has a strong legacy of building innovative and authentic market-right products and is a leading supplier of work apparel and footwear for diverse occupations in industries such as automotive, manufacturing, oil and gas, utilities, government, food services, telecommunications, hospitality, and many more. Workwear Outfitters is based in Nashville, Tennessee with more than 5,500 employees in facilities spanning the globe.

Brands under the Workwear Outfitters umbrella include Red Kap, Bulwark, Image Authority, Kodiak, Terra, Liberty , Work Authority, Workrite Fire Service, Chef Designs, Horace Small, CritiCore, and OOBE. Workwear Outfitters is also the exclusive licensee for Dickies apparel in the B2B channel.

Our Purpose: "We champion and empower workers who make our world work better"

Major benefits include medical, vision and dental, Life and Disability coverage.

Other benefits included: 401K, Tuition reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Accounts, and many others.

What You Will Do as a Demand Planning Analyst

The demand planning analyst is responsible for analyzing historical data, identifying current trends, and collaborating with front end business stakeholders to build and present an unconstrained operational demand forecast for designated business unit(s). Additionally, this role is a liaison to gather and align demand assumptions between internal functions such as sales, merchandising, business development, finance, and the rest of Supply Chain departments.

How You Will Make a Difference:

• Provide and maintain operational demand forecast based on customer requirements (such as account level, style level, size level) based on gathering inputs from cross-functional partners and applying historic trending analysis and insights.

• Prepare and facilitate monthly cross-functional demand forecast meetings with Sales, Finance, and Merchandising with focus on reaching consensus demand forecast to drive operational planning activities.

• Assess constraints of demand forecast and supply match as it relates to shipment forecast through analysis of current order base, backorders, and flow of open supply WIP.

• Analyze and report on metrics that impact the effectiveness of planning processes, such as forecast accuracy/bias, size curve trends, stockouts, aged orders, in order to drive improvements to service and financial performance targets.

• Support line rationalization decisions through analysis of demand trends and SKU optimization.

• Execute product line and style level forecast by loading data into current systems to ensure correct product mix for purchasing using forecasting software and tools

• Provide analysis and follow through for continuous improvements related, but not limited to, inventory, sku efficiency, systems and process.

• Perform analytical activities to support supply/demand matching and partner with business stakeholders on action plans to optimize product flow and fulfillment to customer.

• Provide reporting to monitor and communicate KPIs.

Skills for Success:

• Years of Related Professional Experience: 3-5 years

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field, or equivalent work experience

• Experience in finance, planning, or operations

• Self-starter with ability to work independently as well as collaborate across functions and levels of company

• Excellent communication skills (written, oral, and presentation)

• Must be able to manage projects and priorities in a dynamic environment

• Excellent analytical skills and ability to develop and articulate insights and findings

• High proficiency in MS Excel and high learning agility for systems and tools (Logility, Kinaxis, PowerBI, SQL a plus)

• Must be detailed oriented