Maison Battat Inc. Looking for Demand Planning Manager – Amazon Account at Mont-Royal, Quebec Full Time

At Battat, we’re in the business of making kids happy. Thanks to our dynamic, talented, and motivated team, we design and manufacture high quality, educational, and innovative toys that kids and parents around the world have loved for over 45 years!

Joining Battat means working on a multidisciplinary team within a growing privately-owned international company. It also means joining a stimulating workplace, full of professional challenges and the opportunity to work on multiple Amazon Accounts internationally. Develop your professional sales/demand planning and inventory management skills with direct exposure to senior leaders in the Toys and Retail Industry.

We are currently looking for a Demand Planning Manager to be responsible for sales planning and demand forecasting of Amazon accounts across multiple geographies. You will report to the VP of Demand Planning & Inventory Management.

If you are proactive, have strong critical thinking & problem-solving skills, excel at identifying trends & deriving actionable insights from data, can take full ownership with limited supervision, can prioritize tasks on hand, and can comfortably work in a cross-functional role, in a fast-paced team environment then this could be a great fit for you!

Responsibilities:

Drive primary and secondary sales by efficiently planning and forecasting demand to:

• Manage end-to-end Supply Chain, sales & inventory planning for your assigned Amazon regional
accounts
• Create Annual Business plans & manage forecast negotiations with Amazon business partners
• Create short term to 18 month rolling forecast using historical sales data, promotional planning
information, new product launch plans, and other decision variables identified
• Analyze weekly sales reports, use them to monitor recent sales performance, identify root-cause
analysis for forecasting deltas and adjust short and long-term forecasts
• Identify slow moving inventory, recommend turnaround strategy and advise sales team regarding
appropriate promotional and mark-down strategies
• Collaborate with marketing teams on digital media spend & promotional planning
• Maintain excellent relationship with the Amazon’s planning & supply chain teams
• Assist our Logistics and Merchandising team with Purchase Order issuance, Ship dates planning
etc.
• Maintain a good knowledge of competitors products on multiple marketplaces, identify category
gaps and recommend product development strategy based on trends

Experience:

• University or college degree in business, science/engineering (MBA is an asset)
• 3-5 years in Sales, demand planning, inventory management, or other relevant experience
(demand planning/Forecasting for Amazon account is a plus)
• Excellent knowledge of English (oral & written) to deal with the foreign divisions and international
customers
• Strong aptitude for numbers, patterns, and forecasting and must have expertise in handling,
analyzing & deriving meaningful and actionable insights from data
• Strong Excel fundamentals are required (PowerBI experience will be an asset)
• Knowledge about digital analytics, conversion metrics and SEO optimization is a plus
• Ability to build and maintain excellent internal, cross-functional working relationships

Curious? Visit www.battatco.com and explore our brands!

We offer a competitive salary based on experience, a generous group benefits package, and continuing education.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only selected candidates will be contacted.