Demand Planner

**Description**:
Hi there, we're Article. We’re an online furniture company creating remarkably better furniture experiences one sofa at a time.

**Why We Need You**:
We’re looking for a
**Demand Planner **to help us accurately forecast demand to provide our customers with superior product availability while keeping high inventory turns. You will be actively working with your peers and our Category Management Team at Article to ensure we have the right products, in the right quantities, in the right location, and at the right time to meet our customers' demands.

While ramping up, you’ll be given your category portfolio and start building relationships with all of your internal stakeholders which include Category Management, Marketing, and Finance.

**Why Article?**

As a Particle (people of Article), you will have a high level of autonomy to solve challenging, meaningful problems the best way you can. That means you’re trusted to explore solutions you believe will work best (you’re the expert, after all). You’ll do all this while growing your skills within a company redefining the furniture industry.

You’ll be located in Greater Vancouver but we are a hybrid team. So, you can work from your house, our office, a coffee shop, or wherever you’re inspired. This role is flexible on how often you come into the office, and we’ll set you up with any gear you need to do your best work (think laptops, monitors, etc.).

**About our Inventory Planning Team**:
Size of Team and Dynamic:
The team is around 15 members and growing. As a Demand Planner, you will be reporting to the Senior Category Planner and will be responsible for leading the charge on all demand planning within your dedicated category. We are also a very collaborative team that works closely together in tackling issues and implementing solutions to relentlessly pursue remarkably better

Tools You Will Use:
As a company founded by engineers, we have internally-developed systems which are continuously updated and improved, both for demand and supply planning. And we have recently implemented AWS machine learning forecasting to estimate future demand.

**What You'll Do**:

- Monitoring, reporting and taking all necessary actions to improve and achieve our targets of forecast accuracy, fill rate and inventory turns KPIs
- Generating and updating demand forecasts for 500+ SKUs by reviewing sales history, upcoming marketing promotions, seasonality patterns and new product introductions
- Updating and maintaining the forecasting model along with the data team
- Continuously working with the data team to improve the model’s output and accuracy
- Lead the demand planning conversation in S&OP meetings
- Take ownership of actual sales vs the demand plan and support in better in-flight management of sales and promotional activities
- Collaborating with other departments to ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction for Article products

**Who You Are**:

- 2+ years of experience in supply chain management in a Demand Planning Specific role. You love taking all of the inputs gathered and leading the charge on monthly demand plans.
- Demand Planning/Forecasting, Purchasing, and inventory management experience
- Familiarity with different ordering systems (replenishment methodologies)
- Lastly, someone who thrives in an environment that will change quickly in the pursuit of being remarkably better. I.e. always looking for continuous improvement in our current processes

**Perk & Benefits**:

- You’ll start with at least 29 days off between vacation, wellness days, holidays and an Inclusion and Diversity Day
- We offer access to excellent dental and health benefits packages, plus a health/lifestyle pending account for your total physical and mental well-being
- We want you to experience the obsession our customers have for Article furniture. You’ll enjoy a 45% discount (15% for friends and family, too) on our whole product offering
- In the “Ownership Mindset” mentality, we offer stock options after one year of employment
- When you’re in the Vancouver office, we’ll think you’ll love:

- The Article HQ is a converted warehouse, an open layout, well-stocked kitchens filled with snacks, premium coffees, and teas (and ALL the milks)
- Our workspace is flexible. Choose where you sit - work from an Article sofa, one of our thoughtfully staged collaboration spaces or private meeting room
- A dog-friendly office. If you have a well-behaved, well-socialized pup, they’re welcome too
- Onsite fitness equipment, change rooms with showers, and bike storage

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**About Article**:
Hi there, we’re Article.

Since 2013 we’ve been redefining the furniture industry one sofa at a time. Founded in Vancouver, Canada, we now have remote Particles (people of Article) across the globe, and an office in Vietnam. Our US and Canadian home delivery network serves our customers coast to coast.