Demand Forecasting Specialist

2 months ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada Canadian Tire Corporation Full time

Job Summary

The Forecasting Analyst plays a critical role in achieving our Sales, Inventory, and Shipment plans for the assigned business category within Canadian Tire's assortment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Creating a product-level forecast for regular, promotional, and seasonal activities using JDA Software and other leading-edge in-house tools.
  • Monitoring demand variances to forecast and formulate corrective actions to ensure organization targets are being met.
  • Managing short- and long-term aggregate forecasts in accordance with financial targets.
  • Working closely with fellow Category team members, including Category Business Managers in Merchandising, Category Business Planners, Marketing Promotional Planners, Replenishment Analyst, and Forecasting Manager.
  • Success in this role is measured by continuous improvement in reduction of Forecast Error/Bias and improvement in Store Service Level.

Requirements

  • An undergraduate degree, preferably in Business, Economics, Commerce, Math, or Engineering.
  • Experience in Forecasting, Merchandising, Marketing, and Retail is considered an asset.
  • Background using Excel at an intermediate or advanced level, using analytics to turn data into recommendations and actionable insights.
  • Ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders cross-functionally, influencing and building strong relationships.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Work Environment

We value flexibility and have adopted a hybrid work model, where employees use a combination of working in office and virtually in service of outcomes. Each leader is empowered to decide what work is best achieved in person based on the unique needs of their team.



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