Demand Planner

Posted by Yeti Cycles on 08/15/2022

Job Basics

Industry Sector: Bike, Outdoor

Job Categories: Manufacturing, Operations, Sourcing

Company Type:

State: CO

City: Golden

Country: United States

Required Experience: 3 - 5 years

Job Type: Full Time

Salary: $45-55K/year

Required to Relocate:

Required to Travel:

Employee May Telecommute: No

Job Seeker Must Live Within:

Job Description & Requirements

Position: Demand Planner

Date: August 2022

Location: Golden, CO

Reports to: Director of Sales and Product

General Summary:

The Demand Planner sits at the confluence of sales, product and purchasing. The primary responsibility for the Demand Planner will be managing and maintaining production and sales forecast with the objective of maintaining the appropriate inventory on hand to maintain sufficient inventory to meet demand without encountering a surplus.

Working under the responsibility of the Director of Sales and Product, demand planning predicts demand to guide purchasing. This critical roll uses analytics, market, and sales data to estimate future product demands to maximize sales, profitability, and service.

The ideal candidate will be dependable, outgoing, and have excellent communication skills coupled with a strong competitive spirit and immersed in the mountain bike culture.

Essential Job Functions:

• Tracking product inventory

• Maintain knowledge and understanding of current and future trends

• Providing input to the purchasing team in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs

• Identify changes in size curve, kit, upgrade, seasonality, and color mix as they affect product timing and/or forecast

• Knowledge and understanding of Yeti Cycles technical apparel line

• Knowledge and understanding of Yeti Cycles bikes and OE venders’ parts

• Stay in constant contact with sales team; reporting on bike and apparel sell-thru

• Ability to build strong professional relationships

• Willing to participate in trade shows, demo festivals or other events, as needed

• Gather updates on vendors, purchasing and sales that can affect demand and/or timing

• Develop demand forecasts at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons

• Coordinating cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances

Job Qualifications, Competencies, and Key Attributes:

• College degree or equivalent experience

• 3-5 years of data analysis and forecasting preferred

• Detail oriented with strong written and communication skills

• Using and maintaining of demand planning software, a plus

• High level of expertise in Microsoft Excel

• Sufficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word; PowerPoint; Outlook)

• Experience working with an ERP system, Syspro preferred

• Capable of working in a dynamic and competitive work environment, sometimes with short timelines

• Ability to shred with a strong connection to mountain bike culture

Work environment:

Yeti Cycles is a ride-driven company. Everything we do revolves around making the best bikes in the world and to make the best bikes, we need the best people. We are committed to a talented, diverse workplace that values hard work and initiative. Our work environment is relaxed, but high functioning. Dogs wander the building and bikes clutter the hallways. We have good coffee brewing in the morning and hoppy beers flowing in the evening. We’re located near five major trailheads and shut it down from 11:30am-1pm every day to ride. We live to ride. We offer a competitive compensation package, medical/dental insurance, matching 401k, life insurance, paid parental leave, and disability insurance.

Compensation Range:

$45,000-55,000 - annually, based on experience.

Yeti Cycles is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer

To Apply: Please Email your resume & cover letter to jobs@yeticycles.com – include the job title ‘Demand Planner’ in the subject line.

About Yeti Cycles

YETI IS A PLACE WHERE YOU WOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE

Our offices are cluttered with bike magazines, new parts waiting to be tested, and tons of bikes clamped in bike stands ready for their next ride. If you were to stop by Yeti in the morning, you would be greeted with a big smile and a strong cup of coffee. If you wandered in around lunch time, you would find a locked door and an empty building - we ride everyday from eleven thirty to one. After five-thirty? You would likely be poured a strong, hoppy beer and sit ring-side to a fierce battle of ping-pong.