Demand Planner

Our Demand Planner will be tasked to plan and deliver profitable sustainable future investment strategies. You will be responsible for developing, executing, and creating sales forecasts for assigned categories, customers, or product types. You will also define the most accurate sales forecasts possible for the different categories. You'll use your vast planning experience and keen problem solving skills, to ensure we provide the perfect balance of products for our customers and optimal stock levels to meet seasonal demand.

Here at ASICS, we welcome diversity in our people, their backgrounds and life experiences. So, you could be the right person for this role regardless of your age, nationality, religious beliefs, or gender identification.

Our perfect fit.

We value innovation and seek someone eager to propose improvements to stay competitive in the market.

Does this sound like you?

• You're a team player. Working with others brings out the best in your abilities
• You're pro-active. You identify and pursue opportunities
• You're strong willed. You thrive in seemingly stressful situations
• You're proficient. You are great in analysing data to inform strategic decisions
• You're thorough. You pride yourself on your accurate and careful approach
• You're clear. You are able to communicate clearly with stakeholders and resolve challenges efficiently.

How you'll help us.

Role
Based out of our Regional North East office in Neuss, Germany and reporting to the Planning Manager, as part of the role you'll:

• Create demand planning that incorporates various levels of aggregation, include multiple time frames, and operates at different phases of the planning cycle.
• Build a forecast and financial range for each season using detailed analysis in collaboration with Merchandiser and Sales, considering all key performance indicators and metrics.
• Analyse historical data, current trends and growth plan, to develop demand planning, using the available tools.
• Interact with Sales teams, Marketing and Finance to understand the evolution of sales forecasts. Adopt a collaborative and consensual approach, when working with the various participants, to obtain and ensure the use of recent and reliable information, when developing sales forecasts.
• Coordinate forecast meetings with Sales, Marketing, Finance and Operations teams during the validation of final forecasts.
• Support the team in streamlining and evolving processes/ ways of working

What we're looking for

• 3+ years of experience in Demand or Retail Planning
• Strong analytical skills
• Good presentation skills, especially when communicating financial strategies at all levels
• First-rate forecasting skills and commercial awareness
• Fluent in written and spoken English and German
• Advanced Excel skills
• Proactive approach with ability to design and drive process improvements

Join Our Team
We are ASICS. And our five letters have meaning. 'Anima Sana in Corpore Sano' or a Sound Mind in a Sound Body. We're committed to supporting more people to experience the transformative power of movement. '#ASICScareers'

So, this is your chance to join a truly purpose-driven brand, and become part of a family. You'll join a company focused on creating an inclusive environment that fosters diversity and individualism, healthy bodies and healthy minds.

We look forward to receiving your application online.