Sr. Global Demand Planner

This position is designated as a hybrid role based out of our headquarters near Portland, Oregon. The current expectation is for employees to work onsite four days per week, subject to change based on business needs. This in-office requirement may be adjusted at the discretion of the company.

Columbia Global Planning is responsible for developing long-range and seasonal demand forecasts in alignment with global product teams, ensuring consensus on business expectations and marketplace opportunities. The team translates these forecasts into actionable plans and communicates key insights, risks, and recommendations to supply chain partners to support effective inventory, capacity, and operational decision-making.

The Sr. Global Demand Planner will play a key role and is responsible for forecasting global demand across regions and channels and providing analytical insights across the enterprise. From Long Range Planning, Product Creation and Go-To-Market (GTM) processes through seasonal execution.  In this role you will create and leverage analytics to lead and inform cross-functional decisions related to product assortment strategy, tracking key performance indicators, and inputs into Supply Chain decisions. Additionally, you will be accountable for driving a consensus Global Demand Plan for defined categories considering multiple data and cross-functional inputs. Individuals in this role may also expect to participate in continuous improvement activities and/or projects representing the functional team.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Drive forecast process improvement and best practices with key business partners to measure and improve forecast accuracy metrics season-over-season/year-over-year
• Responsible for partnering with Global Finance on the seasonal financial targeting process and collaborate with Global Product Line Managers to reconcile a global, omni-channel forecast
• Conducts operational reviews with Global Product Line Managers, Global Finance, Supply Planning, Manufacturing and key business leaders and/or executive leadership
• Facilitate analysis for the long-range forecasting process for improved supply chain and manufacturing planning
• Provide analysis related to seasonal hind-sighting, product line architecture strategy, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), and assortment optimization informing decisions related to product and supply chain execution
• Operates as a key business partner supporting the product line plan development process, in collaboration with Global Product Line Managers, through style productivity and historical performance analysis
• Responsible for driving global inventory efficiency through inventory target setting, driving product carryover decisions, balancing demand and supply, and improving flow and lead times.
• Responsible for improving global fulfillment to the marketplace by ensuring sufficient end-to-end capacity, improving forecast accuracy, and execution to the plan.
• Participate and lead internal and cross-functional business process and analytics continuous improvement efforts and/or projects.

YOU ARE

• Able to solve complex problems, and develops independent creative solutions based on the evaluation of multiple options. Decisions will impact multiple departments or disciplines.
• Able to engage with business partners and leaders up and down the organization
• Able to create and deliver clear, impactful presentations and confidently communicate information to various sized audiences across cross functional teams.
• Effective working under limited supervision.
• Experienced at Identifying and solving complex functional and cross-functional problems
• Highly effective and able to handle multiple competing priorities and prioritize according to business need.  This is a must.
• Experience at being proactive and assertive in follow-through with business leaders, colleagues, and business partners, including a high degree of self-direction
• The ability to collaborate and influence others across various levels, regions, and cultures
• Strong verbal, presentation, and written communication skills with the ability to write clear and concise business communication to audiences up and down the organization
• Critical eye for evaluating data and translating to decision makers through storytelling.

YOU HAVE

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Management, or other applicable discipline required, MBA desirable
• Required 5+ of professional experience in enterprise and/or global planning, forecasting, supply chain, analytics, and/or related fields. Has deep knowledge of the concepts and theories of the function
• Required broad understanding of the apparel/footwear industry and the global marketplace
• Strong forecasting skills, preferably with Blue Yonder and/or other statistical forecasting applications
• Strong experience analyzing data through Business Intelligence and visualization tools (Power BI/Tableau experience preferred)
• High proficiency, advanced Microsoft Excel and intermediate experience using other Microsoft suite applications

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This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company. 

Columbia Sportswear Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf. If you need reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please notify your recruiter.

At Columbia Sportswear Company, we’re proud to offer regular full-time employees a benefits package that includes a variety of services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding. Our benefit programs contribute to overall employee well-being by aligning those programs with the fundamental elements of well-being: physical, social/emotional, financial, career and community. Benefits that can protect your family’s financial future and help you save money through our 401k plan plus a generous company match. Columbia offers medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, and an assortment of voluntary benefit offerings (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal services). In addition, Columbia offers EAP + which is free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services. We have extensive wellness benefits, employee discounts and a generous time off program available.

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