Demand Planner and Inventory Control

WE ARE A PRODUCT COMPANY.

WE ARE A PROCESS COMPANY.

ABOVE ALL, WE ARE A PEOPLE COMPANY.

The history of the Acushnet Company is tightly woven into the fabric of golf. From the start, we've been committed to enriching the experience of dedicated golfers through superior product performance, technological innovation, unmatched quality, and exceptional service. We are more than a collection of leading golf brands and products. We are a team united in our passion for the game. We are bridge builders who embrace our responsibility to leave our brands, businesses, communities, and the game of golf in a better position than when we started.

Together we live by the credo, “Autograph your work with excellence.” We earn our position as unrivaled leaders in every category in which we compete, striving for excellence in all that we do - from the performance and consistency of our products to our engagement with golfers and trade partners, to our commitment to creating a workplace built on diversity, inclusion, belonging and respect.

Summary: The Demand Planner and Inventory Control will play a critical role in the planning and execution of demand and inventory purchase decisions for Gear products. This individual will also support cross functional planning needs across Sales, Operations, and Sourcing. They will provide the insights to support on-going decision-making and participate or lead associated meetings as necessary. Success will in part be measured by improving service levels, optimizing inventory levels, minimizing costs, and limiting stock-outs.

Responsibilities:

• Executes and maintains a robust and aligned Demand Planning Process & Tools across Gear portfolio that delivers intelligence and enables effective demand management decision making.
• Executes and maintains agreed upon Buy Strategies that ensure service, cost and inventory tradeoffs are conveyed in order to develop and maintain healthy pull marketplaces.
• Delivers Category Sales & Operations Planning content and insights to key stakeholders in order to drive alignment across sales, finance and operations in delivering an aligned, high quality & constraint-based demand and supply plans.
• Executes an aligned Inventory Management Strategy that drives service, flow and effective turns allowing for flexibility and marketplace health.
• Enables Supply Planning that ensures we balance service and inventory tradeoffs while maintaining healthy partnerships, effective supply flow and a globally leveraged buying process.

Requirements:

• Must have a Bachelor Degree in Business, with a focus in Supply Chain preferred.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in Demand Planning and Inventory Management in the consumer goods industry. SAP experience a must. (Golf or Equipment a plus) Practical experience of best practice in order fulfilment, technical service and customer services processes
• Must Commute between locations. Some travel to International vendor sites and other Acushnet sites worldwide may be required. A valid passport is required with the ability to travel internationally and domestically up to 10% a year.
• Very strong data & planning skills. Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize and multi-task are critical skills. Must possess and apply knowledge of seasonal planning and launch execution to deliver our Gear strategy. Ability to plan, coordinate and execute product changes across the organizations functional landscape.
• Strong understanding of planning within the SAP environment.
• Must possess exceptional technical skills with the ability to adapt quickly to new and emerging programs/software.
• Advanced skill set in Microsoft office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Coordinates projects
• Communicates changes and progress
• Completes projects on time;
• Innovation - Displays original thinking and creativity
• Meets challenges with resourcefulness
• Generates suggestions for improving work
• Develops innovative approaches and ideas
• Presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others' attention
• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner
• Gathers and plans information skillfully
• Develops alternative solutions
• Works well in group problem solving situations
• Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment
• Manages competing demands and effectively prioritizes
• Changes approach or method to best fit the situation
• Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Synthesizes complex or diverse information
• Collects and researches data
• Uses intuition and experience to complement data
• Designs workflows and procedures.
• Team Player - Consensus building skills to support planning, decision-making, facilitating and process improvement
• Takes responsibility for team decisions and activities
• Makes self-available to stakeholders and teammates
• Provides regular and constructive feedback to team and leaders
• Works to develop teammates' skills and encourages growth
• Solicits and applies customer feedback (internal and external)
• Fosters quality focus in others; Improves processes, products and services.
• Continually works to improve leadership skills.

This will be a Hybrid role.