Associate Director, Demand Planning
Our Opportunity:
Chewy is seeking an Associate Director, Demand Planning to join our Supply Chain Team based in Dania Beach, FL. The Associate Director will lead a high-performing team of 3-8 while being responsible for all aspects of demand planning and forecasting across a diverse group of categories along with key supply chain initiatives and internal cross-functional partnerships. This is a rare opportunity to work side by side with smart, passionate, and highly motivated entrepreneurs in an amazing environment as we work together to be the most trusted and convenient online destination for pet parents (and partners) everywhere. We are looking for someone who has the skills, passion, and drive to succeed!
What You’ll Do:
- Manage all aspects of ecommerce demand planning and forecasting
- Help ensure we stay in stock for our Pet Parents
- Drive improvements in accuracy and bias
- Manage a team of 3-8 Supply Planners/Managers and support hiring and recruiting
- Effectively manage a portfolio of hundreds of vendors, thousands of SKUs
- Work with Merchandising, Finance, Vendor Compliance, Marketing and Supply Planning teams to identify areas of opportunity to improve total supply chain metrics
- Identify, marshal, and organize resources to meet required goals
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement process/project plans
What You’ll Need:
- BS/BA in Supply Chain, Business Administration or Business Management
- MBA preferred
- 10+ years of relevant experience
- Current managerial responsibility of a team of 3+
- Ability to collaborate with cross functional stake holders, influence decisions, and recommend a course of action based on data analytics
- Ability to think creatively and build innovative solutions to complex challenges
- Ability to drive process improvement with a focus on automation and continuous improvement
- Ability to operate at scale in a growing, fast-paced, and dynamic environment
- Superior organizational, self-motivation and problem-solving skills
- Strong knowledge in forecasting and inventory management systems/methodologies
- Proven track record of building teams, developing solutions, and delivering results
- Previous experience in demand planning, supply planning and/or inventory management is required
- Advanced technical skills with MS Excel, SQL and/or Tableau skills preferred
- Position may require occasional travel
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