Job description

As a Demand Planner , you will play a key role in the Company’s Supply Chain organization. The Demand Planner will be responsible for forecasting customer orders impacting inventory levels and order fill rates.

POSITION OF THE JOB IN THE ORGANIZATION

Department: Reporting to: Demand Planning Manager

Scope: Local / Regional / Global

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Focus on key driving factors that influence supply chain performance metrics; such as inventory availability, forecast error, and customer order fill rates.
Produce weekly forecasts at the account sku level, which affect retail in-stock position and purchases with overseas suppliers.
Develop new item forecasting models based on account, product category, retail price points, and seasonality.
Revise initial forecasts based on early point-of-sale data collected from our major retailers.
Work closely with Supply Planners to achieve optimum in-stock position.
Develop a rapport with the Sales team to integrate demand drivers into forecasts including store counts, promotional activity, new style updates, phase out strategies, placement, pricing and internal revenue budgets.
Collaborate with accounts to incorporate retail inventory levels, EDI generated system orders, and open-to-buy into forecasts.
Perform regularly scheduled and ad-hoc analysis and reporting related to forecast performance metrics, inventory levels, and order fill rates.

TRANSVERSAL RESPONSIBILITIES

All employees have a responsibility to contribute to the Group’s sustainability and in doing so ensure that we can continue to fulfill our mission of improving lives by improving sight.
All business decisions and actions must serve and be in line with the Group’s sustainability goals and mission

LOCATION

Smithfield, RI

SKILLS/COMPETENCIES/EXPERIENCE

PROFICIENCIES REQUIRED:
Ability to demonstrate outstanding analytical, financial acumen, planning and inventory control skills.
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
Working knowledge of distribution, sourcing, order processing, and supply chain principles.
Demonstrated ability to support and collaborate with internal teams (Sales, Merchandising, Supply Planning).
Proficient with MS-Office programs, primarily Excel.
Forecasting software experience a plus
Fluent English (both spoken and written), other language is a plus

Strong business partnering skills
Autonomous, with strong ability to work effectively in multi-cultural, geographically dispersed, virtual teams.

Influencing skills and project management experience in a matrix and complex organization, covering multi-region scope.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree required in a related discipline (material planning, supply chain, statistics, logistics).
2+ years of professional experience in a related field.

ADDITIONAL COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:
Planning - Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objective and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals; evaluates results.

Decision Quality - Makes good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment; most of his/her solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and solutions.

Business Acumen - Knows how businesses work; knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, and information affecting his/her business and organization; knows the competition; is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace.

FGX International Inc., the world’s leading designer and marketer of non-prescription reading glasses and value priced sunglasses is a wholly owned subsidiary of Essilor. The company is headquartered in Smithfield, Rhode Island with approximately 800 full-time and 3,500 part-time employees. FGX has built a portfolio of highly-recognized, well-known eyewear brands including Foster Grant®, Magnivision®, Gargoyles®, Anarchy®, Corinne McCormack®, SolarShield® and SolarComfort®. We also hold licenses for legendary brands such as Ironman, Body Glove, Field & Stream™ and Rawlings®.

FGXI has offices located in New York City; San Luis Obispo, CA; Toronto; Stoke-on-Trent, England; Mexico City; Milan, Italy and Shenzhen, China.

To apply for this position, please visit www.fgxi.com or for more information, please contact FGXI Human Resources at 401-719-2356.

Essilor is the world leader in ophthalmic optics with products distributed in more than 100 countries. The Group designs, manufactures and markets an extensive range of vision care solutions that help to correct, protect and prevent risks to the visual health.

The Group's human and societal commitment to making better vision accessible to all is what drives the 61,000 Essilor people every day. The Group enjoys a strong corporate culture, a result of its nearly 170-year history. It is based on values of entrepreneurship, respect for others and shared trust, cooperation spirit, diversity and innovation. This has enabled a strong growth track record over time, both organically and through numerous local partnerships worldwide.

In line with its mission to improve lives by improving sight, Essilor allocated more than €200 million to research and innovation in 2015 to widen access to eyewear that is tailored to each person’s unique visual needs and lifestyle. It leverages a world class supply chain including 32 plants, 490 prescription laboratories and edging-mounting facilities and 16 distribution centers to serve more than 350,000 clients worldwide. The Group also develops and markets equipment, instruments and services for eye care professionals.

Essilor reported consolidated revenue of €6.7 billion in 2015.

Its flagship brands are Varilux®, Crizal®, EyezenTM, Transitions®, Definity®, Xperio®, Optifog™, Foster Grant®, Bolon® and Costa®.

Sustainability is at the heart of Essilor’s mission, with healthy vision for all contributing to several of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. In 2015, Essilor was recognized in Fortune’s Change the World list, for the progress it is making in addressing the issue of visual health as part of its core business strategy. All employees of Essilor will help to deliver in sustainability and carry out our mission.

For more information, please visit www.essilor.com and www.essilorseechange.com

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