Demand Planner

Company Description

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Red Wing Shoe Company is based in Red Wing, Minnesota, just 40 minutes from St. Paul, where our corporate office sits along the Mississippi River in downtown Red Wing. We are a global company with 2300 employees around the world, but we maintain a close-knit family atmosphere that comes with being a privately-held company. We're rich in history and tradition, but innovation drives us to deliver best-in-class product solutions and highly rated customer experiences. Focus on our employees and company culture results in meaningful employee engagement across the organization. Our Guiding Behaviors of Living our Values, Honoring our Brands, Inspiring our People, Centering on our Customers, and Preserving the long term success and legacy of our Company are the foundation on which we build our future.

Job Description

Red Wing Shoes is seeking a Demand Planner to support our Irish Setter brand. The Demand Planner is responsible for creating and maintaining accurate demand plans, incorporating historical trends and forecast information gathered from sales, marketing, finance, new product development, customers, and other sources.

The essential duties and responsibilities include operational forecasts, sales inventory and operations planning (SIOP), and product lifecycle planning and inventory.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.) from a four-year college or university, with at least two years of demand planning or forecasting/training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Forecasting certification is preferred.

Qualified candidates should have strong computer literacy, with knowledge of technology that enables effective demand planning (Logility, JDA, SAP, etc.); Strong analytical aptitude and demonstrated analytical skills; Business acumen, knowledge of forecasting methodology; Demonstrated accuracy and attention to detail; Critical thinking, problem solving, and prioritization skills; Demonstrated ability to openly communicate with people at all levels of the organization, through effective written and oral communication skills; Aptitude to lead via influence with demonstrated interpersonal and collaboration skills; Results orientated with a bias toward action; Ability to execute tactically including managing competing priorities effectively, task and time management; Proficient with Microsoft Office suite, specifically MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel

This role is a hybrid work arrangement, both onsite in Red Wing, MN and remote work.

Additional Information

Red Wing Shoes is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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All offers of employment are contingent on satisfactory results of a background check and drug screen.

Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc. is a drug-free workplace.

Red Wing Shoe Company will not be using recruitment agencies or firms to fill this position and we will not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate information. No agency calls please.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)