Job Description

Our Values of honesty, respect, responsibility, discipline, collaboration, open-mindedness, and resourcefulness are deeply intertwined with our culture, fostering an environment where integrity and mutual support thrive, and innovative solutions are encouraged. 

Position Overview:

Reporting to the Director of S&OP, this critical position will be responsible for consolidating, analyzing, reporting, and recommending actions related to specific sales initiatives, operational initiatives, working capital and revenue forecasts. This position will partner with other parts of the business utilizing reporting, analytics, and collaboration to help drive strategic initiatives to completion. The successful candidate will build strong working relationships utilizing excellent analytical and communication skills combined with an ability to collaborate between different departments. The position will manage the Sales & Operations Planning Team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervise team dedicated to actioning the company’s Sales & Operations Planning processes.
• Act as lead of the project management arm for the Sales & Operations organizations in a variety of initiatives, projects, and tasks.
• Review data and reports related to customer and brand demand, inventory availability and item-level forecasting.
• Utilize customer-provided POS data and forecasts into the company’s master forecast.
• Analyze and report on gaps between the top-down and bottom-up forecasts.
• Oversee and facilitate presentations around sales and operational planning. 
• Help coordinate and support a multitude of activities from all functions within the Sales and Operations organizations.
• Consolidate and review non-recurring demand events such as promotions and closeouts. 
• Analyze and report on forecasting accuracy and take direct actions to improve the company’s forecasting performance.
• Provide analytics and decision-making support for the supply planning group.
• Partner with Order Management to review Inventory Allocation Requests.
• Work and communicate closely with the sales, marketing, product development and operational teams.
• Oversee the use of the company’s forecasting and analytic software.
• Manage the activities of the Sales & Operations Team.
• Promote a culture of safety, customer satisfaction and continuous improvement.
• Work safely as well as identify and report any safety hazards immediately.
• Maintain good housekeeping in personal area and all common areas.

NOTE: This list presents only the principal duties of the position and is not intended to be comprehensive. The duties and responsibilities listed above may be changed or supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.

Education and Experience:

• Experience: 2-4 years’ experience and scope in demand planning or another analytical role. Prior leadership experience preferred.

Competencies and Skills: 

Physical Demands: 

• Works in an office environment.
• Able to sit and work at a computer keyboard for extended periods of time.
• Able to lift and move up to 25 pounds occasionally.
• Occasional travel approximately 10% of time, U.S. and International

NOTE: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment and Personal Protective Equipment:

Within any of our facilities, employees may be exposed to manufacturing noise, airborne liquid chemicals, fine particulate dust, ambient temperatures, and industrial lighting. The work environment is like most manufacturing and distribution operations. May be exposed to excessive noise, temperatures, hazards associated with working around moving machinery, work in confined quarters, exposure to vibrations and shop lighting, continuous exposure to hot temperatures, may be humid, odors, dust, continuous exposure to mechanical hazards, and occasional exposure to chemical hazards.

The following Personal Protective Equipment is required:

• Safety glasses with side shields and hearing protection required when on manufacturing floor

The use of additional personal protective equipment (PPE) may be required when a job task(s) is being completed in or around your assigned department or in another department, this includes safety eyewear, hearing protection, and safety footwear.

American Outdoor Brands (and its affiliates) is an equal opportunity employer and considers for employment and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, veteran status, military service, application for military service, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable state or local law. Candidates must possess proper authorization to work in the United States and, where applicable, to possess technical data as defined in the International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR) 22 CFR 120.   10.