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My client is seeking a Director of Sales Forecasting within the Finance team to join their growing company. Great leadership and a very stable and growth-oriented organization. Candidates must have manufacturing, retail, and/or distribution industry experience in a multi-sku environment.
Compensation: 140k – 165k base plus bonus
Reponsibilities
- Develop and implement an effective forecasting strategy aligned with the organization’s goals and objectives.
- Develop process and tool to generate forecast models using statistical techniques, data analysis, and predictive analytics.
- Analyze historical and current data to identify patterns, trends, and factors affecting actual compared to forecast.
- Manage forecasting analysts, providing guidance, training, and support to ensure accurate and timely forecasting.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as sales, marketing, operations, new product development and finance, to gather insights, understand business needs, and incorporate relevant inputs into the forecasting process.
- Monitor and evaluate forecast accuracy, review, and adjust models to improve accuracy and reliability.
- Implement quality assurance processes to ensure data integrity and consistency.
- Prepare and present forecast reports, analysis, and recommendations to senior management
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in business related field
- MBA preferred
- Excellent data skills, with proficiency in Excel.
- Knowledge of SQL, Power Pivot/Power BI, etc., is desirable.
- Experience in managing a sales forecast in a multi-SKU environment in the retail, distribution, and/or manufacturing sectors.
- Knowledge and experience in layered forecasting
- Ability to run forecasts and assist in designing forecasts in Excel and/or a forecasting software tool.
- Knowledge of any current sales forecasting software and/or implementation is an asset.
