JanSport/Eastpak/Kipling: Senior Analyst, Demand Planning

At Eastpak, JanSport and Kipling, we are three unique brands that embody the same spirit of self-expression and discovery.  We’re built to resist whatever life throws at us, to express ourselves as individuals, and inspire positive resistance.  We put our people first. We always have and we always will. It is ingrained in our DNA. Good people bring out the good in people, and good people are the foundation of this brand.

So, before we get to the job details, take a minute to learn a little more about us – our values and our culture. If you can see yourself working side-by-side with a team of people who express ourselves with the bags we carry and who believe in new experiences, living a life of positivity, and discovering our own way, Eastpak, JanSport and Kipling just may be the place for you.

To learn more about our values and our culture, visit www.eastpak.com, www.jansport.com or www.kipling-usa.com.

Senior Demand Planner (AMER PACKS)

What will you do?

The Senior Demand Planner will lead all Demand Planning activities including analyzing historical data and identifying current trends to develop unconstrained demand forecasts for both the seasonal and monthly processes. This person will also facilitate the Global consolidation of seasonal forecasts and share these forecasts with cross functional teams including finance, sales, and merchandising to ensure alignment with Brand strategy. Forecasts will impact seasonal purchasing and in-season inventory management. This is a hybrid role, working out of our Jersey City, NJ office.

Let’s break down that day-in-the-life a bit more.

• Own and manage End-to-End Demand Forecasting: For assigned portions of the business – Lead demand forecasts across categories assigned throughout the GTM process, ensuring alignment with financial plans and marketplace needs. Be the Point of consolidation with Global planning, Supply planning, & other planning team for what concerns demand planning.
• Seasonal Planning & Forecasting: Develop and present seasonal carry-over plans for the marketplace (~40% of Seasonal Revenue), aligning with marketplace trends, brand direction, and pre-season forecasts in collaboration with Merchandising.
• Lead for Seasonal MFP & Regional OTB Support: Lead the creation and execution of the seasonal Merchandise Financial Plan (MFP) and support the Regions Open-to-Buy (OTB), ensuring alignment with financial targets and marketplace needs.
• Drive Forecasting & Marketplace Insights: Partner with Regional Merchandising to deliver GTM forecast inputs, conduct marketplace capacity analysis, and lead demand shaping activities with clear insights on trends and inconsistencies.
• Optimize Planning Systems & Strategic Programs: Own and maintain demand planning, oversee forecast accuracy, and lead key initiatives like Quick Turn, Vendor Managed Inventory, and Sales Replenishment programs.
• Enable Business Growth Through Analysis & Governance: Identify opportunities, risks, and growth drivers by category, ensure segmentation diligence, and drive cross functional alignment to enhance demand accuracy and marketplace execution.
• Reforecasting & Inventory Optimization: Manage style/color ladder plans for key SKUs, adjusting forecasts to meet turn targets and in-stock levels, while collaborating across teams to optimize marketplace inventory.
• Replenishment Planning & Seasonal Investment Management: Execute the marketplace never-out and seasonal investment program to optimize inventory flow and meet consumer demand. Place and manage the safety stock signals to ensure consistent availability.
• Optimize Long-Range Planning: Own and manage demand/forecast updates into Logility, ensuring precision in demand planning, and lead the analytical rollup of LRP and MFP for strategic decision-making.
• Lead the Monthly Demand Reviews and consolidation of global demand to inform supply chain of future needs related to materials, vendor capacity, and buy timing.
• Responsible for maintaining forecast in system at style / color and monthly level.
• Measure forecast accuracy utilizing agreed upon KPI’s (such as MAPE & BIAS).
• Partner closely with supply planning counterparts to determine monthly buy guidelines, understand open to buy and align inventory risks.
• Proactively develop ad hoc analyses and recommendations to support business objectives.
• Demonstrate product expertise for assigned categories.

What do you need to succeed?

We all have unique skills that we bring to work and celebrate every day. For this role, there are foundation skills you’ll need to succeed and excel. Additionally, while formal education in a related field is great to have, we are most interested in your 5+ years of experience and bachelor’s degree with preferred concentration in Planning, Supply Chain or Business Management.

The foundation skills you will need in this position are:

• APICS or IBF Certifications are a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional partners; using data to tell a story
• Ability to understand, assess, & solve problems by leveraging technical and analytical skills
• Proven ability to multi-task effectively
• Advanced Excel Skills (pivot tables, Power BI). Experience in other analytical tools a plus.
• Understanding of reporting tools (Cognos/Brio/SAP)
• Self-starter with excellent follow through
• Excellent attention to detail
• Forecasting System experience, a plus

Now WE have a question for YOU.

Are you in?

Hiring Range:

$79,200.00 USD - $99,000.00 USD annually

Incentive Potential: This position is eligible for additional compensation awards that may include an annual incentive plan, sales incentive, or commission potential. Specific details of the additional compensation eligibility for this position will be provided during the recruiting and interview process.

Benefits at VF Corporation: You can review a general overview of each benefit program offered, including this year's medical plan rates on www.MyVFbenefits.com  and by clicking Looking to Join VF? Detailed information on your benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

Please note, our hiring ranges are determined and built from market pay data. In determining the specific compensation for this position, we comply with all local, state, and federal laws.

At VF, we value a diverse, inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual’s race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. If you require accommodations during the application process, please contact us at [email protected]. VF will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals to the extent required by applicable law.

Pursuant to all applicable local Fair Chance Ordinance requirements, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, VF will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.