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JOB FILLED - Demand Planner

Job Description: 

At 99 Cents Only Stores, LLC, we are recruiting talented individuals for the position of Demand Planner Fresh.

99 Cents Only Stores is the food retailer no one knows. The company’s nearly 400 stores derive close to 80% of their sales of $2.4 billion from categories such as fresh, grocery and consumables that overlap with those of traditional grocers and discounters. We provide an exciting primary shopping destination for value-conscious consumers, and a fun treasure-hunt shopping experience for individuals and families in our communities! Our corporate associates support our stores in delivering an exemplary experience to customers with a fun, friendly and energetic approach, resourceful problem-solving, and innovating ideas that bring great products at great value to families throughout the communities we serve. We offer competitive medical, dental and vision plans, an outstanding 401K plan, and fantastic career opportunities! If this sounds like your next career step, read on!

The Position
The Fresh Demand Planner will be responsible for a range of Fresh inventory forecasting activities including but not limited to: inventory forecasting, historical item sales trend review, developing new item introduction and exit strategies, validation of closeout quantities and lifecycle, seasonal inventory requirements, store category sales and inventory analysis, creation of weekly sales and inventory position reports, coordinate with cross-functional teams such as Logistics, Buying ,Marketing, Allocation, Store Operations and more.

Compensation/Salary: 
DOE
Requirements: 
  • BA/BS college degree or equivalent experience
  • Excellent Excel and Outlook skills
  • Strong problem solving and analytical skills
  • Previous experience in planning or replenishment in a grocery environment
  • Previous experience in OTB management
  • Assertive, ability to develop credibility and influence across organization
99 Cents Only Stores, LLC operates nearly 400 stores in California, Texas, Arizona, and Nevada, and employs over 16,000 individuals proudly serving their communities!
Responsibilities & Duties: 
  • Gather, analyze and validate weekly sales and inventory data
  • Forecast subclass, class and category level quantities for stores and inbound inventory
  • Analyze sell through performance and scrap percentage
  • Monitor inbound and outbound flow of product to increase product turn
  • Ensure optimum inventory levels necessary to meet projected sales demands
  • Make recommendations for product mix revisions based on sales trend
  • Work with Buyers/ Vendors to create a collaborative forecast on a weekly basis for key items
  • Ability to tie back product forecast to an assortment plan that ties back to the OTB
  • Utilize OTB Management methodologies to determine planning needs
  • Analyze past sales data and make assumptions to future trends

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