Top Benefits
About the role
Summary
Salary:
Competitive
Team:
Planning and Retail Operations
Location:
Canada - Toronto Office
About us
Dyson is a global technology enterprise. We’re growing fast and our ambition is huge – more categories, more locations and more people. Dyson launched in Canada in 2006 with our headquarters in the heart of Toronto, where we’ve been recognized as one of the top employers to work for. In recent years, we’ve expanded our reach and grown exponentially across many teams, from digital and direct, to field sales, and our growing number of Dyson Demo stores.
About the role
The Demand Planner will work in partnership with Dyson Sales, Supply, Finance and Marketing with a focus on improving forecast accuracy and identifying replenishment and inventory gaps.
An expert in Demand planning, that will understand business priorities, actively contribute to process improvements, and provide recommendations.
This position will partner with the National Accounts Sales, Channel/Revenue Optimization and Finance teams in creating sales and inventory forecasts; will also play an important part in working collaboratively with Marketing, Supply Planning, and planning teams in Southeast Asia on launches, discontinuations, and monthly forecast submissions.
MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES
- Support delivery of assigned budgets on monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis
- Main responsibilities include forecasting, monthly performance analysis, and execution of an Integrated Planning process.
- Assess and challenge forecasts at an account and product level
- Support Monthly S&OP/IBP process by generating and distributing reporting to help prepare for monthly meetings and communicate monthly forecast data to the organization
- Interact with Sales, Marketing and Finance to understand demand forecast drivers
- Use and maintain IBP SAP software as the primary forecasting tool
- Own monthly forecast submission process
- Partner with regional teams to align on forecast submissions and capacity analysis when required
- Analyze monthly in-stock data and partner with Supply Planning and Channel Management to identify and resolve stock out issues
- Prepare and present forecast changes at monthly IBP meetings
- Summarize and call out risks, constraints, and opportunities at monthly meetings. Thorough assessment of demand vs supply situation, organizing information in a way that enables top management to make decisions
- Work closely with Channel and Supply Planning to reduce inventory at risk
- Work closely with Marketing/Supply to ensure innovation is forecasted in a timely manner and inventory for discontinued items is managed properly; lead in proposing inventory strategies on existing, new and phase- out items
- Maintain current forecasts in allocation file and work collaboratively with Supply Planning and Order Management in supporting allocation process
- Closely coordinate and communicate customer action plans with Supply Planning
- Seek out decision makers and influencers, to best manage the business. Create positive working relationships in Canada and with US and SEA counterparts.
Contribute to CA Demand Planning team & Supply Planning Organization.
- Serve as an active and high performing member of the team
- Partner with other team members to support new opportunities as they arise
- Be able to challenge self and others in accepting the norm, while working towards best practices
Fulfill other duties as necessary and assigned.
- Relish the opportunity to pick up new activities that fall broadly in the purpose of the role
- Think outside of the box, identifying opportunities for improvement
- Identify problems and find solutions
About you
- Bachelor’s degree required; business major preferred
- 5+ years’ experience in a Demand Planning role
- Prior experience working with a sales function
- Prior experience with CPFR and IBP processes strongly preferred
- Advanced knowledge/ proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Outlook is required
- SAP experience is a plus
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects
- Self-starter & proactive
- Shrewd-Ability to deliver projects in full, on time and to the highest quality
- Ingenious - An innovative yet objective thinker
- Attuned – ability to communicate with all levels of the organization with positive intent
- Has strong attention to detail and ability to deal with fluctuating priorities
- Experience using SAP IBP an asset
- Is comfortable presenting to and working directly with Senior Management and International teams
- Builds strong relationships across the business, particularly with off-site/International teams
- Is able to participate in occasional monthly evening calls (due to time zone differences)
- Has the courage to explore new ideas and ways of thinking, take calculated risks, and challenge the norm
- Works well in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment, and finds process improvements and efficiencies
- Manages time exceptionally well, plans and executes multiple projects, and balances priorities
Benefits
At Dyson, how we reward you is linked to our high-performance culture. But it’s about more than salary and bonus. Through a package of financial, lifestyle and health benefits, we support whatever stage of life you’re in and the moments that matter.
Financial benefits:
- 401K with up to a 4% match
- Company paid Life Insurance and AD&D
- Flexible Savings Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)
Lifestyle benefits:
- Competitive Paid Time Off Benefits including Separate Holiday, Sick, and Vacation Time
- Pre-tax Commuter Benefits (applicable areas only)
- Generous Child Care Leave Program
- Wellness Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Generous Dyson Product Discounts
Health benefits:
- Multi-Level Healthcare Coverage Options
- Vision & Dental Coverage
- Company paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Dyson is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. If requested, we will provide reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process for persons with disabilities. Contact us at americas.talentacquisition@dyson.com for more information. Dyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.
Dyson is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Dyson will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact Americas Talent Acquisition at ustalentacquisition@dyson.com
About Dyson
At Dyson we are focused on solving the problems that others have ignored; solving them first using our technology and ingenuity. In order to achieve this we need to pioneer technologies that are different and authentic. This is the core of what we do and who we are. We must strive to create the future, every single day by developing new things, different things, things that go against the grain with a diverse and global team of ingenious minds.
Dyson employs over 14,000 people and is present in more than 80 countries. And while we are growing fast we want Dyson to remain a start-up in spirit with the freedom of experimentation and learning, constantly reinventing our products as well as reinventing how we work, how we sell and how we support our owners. At the same time we are working through the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson Award and Dyson Institute to inspire future engineers and pioneering a new approach to engineering education.
Underlining everything we do in this diverse environment is the need to always show respect, supporting each other as one team to overcome whatever challenges we encounter. We drive empowerment, development and equality in an inclusive environment for our people around the world.
The future doesn’t just happen, we look to make it happen, to achieve leaps through pioneering new ideas.
Top Benefits
About the role
Summary
Salary:
Competitive
Team:
Planning and Retail Operations
Location:
Canada - Toronto Office
About us
Dyson is a global technology enterprise. We’re growing fast and our ambition is huge – more categories, more locations and more people. Dyson launched in Canada in 2006 with our headquarters in the heart of Toronto, where we’ve been recognized as one of the top employers to work for. In recent years, we’ve expanded our reach and grown exponentially across many teams, from digital and direct, to field sales, and our growing number of Dyson Demo stores.
About the role
The Demand Planner will work in partnership with Dyson Sales, Supply, Finance and Marketing with a focus on improving forecast accuracy and identifying replenishment and inventory gaps.
An expert in Demand planning, that will understand business priorities, actively contribute to process improvements, and provide recommendations.
This position will partner with the National Accounts Sales, Channel/Revenue Optimization and Finance teams in creating sales and inventory forecasts; will also play an important part in working collaboratively with Marketing, Supply Planning, and planning teams in Southeast Asia on launches, discontinuations, and monthly forecast submissions.
MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES
- Support delivery of assigned budgets on monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis
- Main responsibilities include forecasting, monthly performance analysis, and execution of an Integrated Planning process.
- Assess and challenge forecasts at an account and product level
- Support Monthly S&OP/IBP process by generating and distributing reporting to help prepare for monthly meetings and communicate monthly forecast data to the organization
- Interact with Sales, Marketing and Finance to understand demand forecast drivers
- Use and maintain IBP SAP software as the primary forecasting tool
- Own monthly forecast submission process
- Partner with regional teams to align on forecast submissions and capacity analysis when required
- Analyze monthly in-stock data and partner with Supply Planning and Channel Management to identify and resolve stock out issues
- Prepare and present forecast changes at monthly IBP meetings
- Summarize and call out risks, constraints, and opportunities at monthly meetings. Thorough assessment of demand vs supply situation, organizing information in a way that enables top management to make decisions
- Work closely with Channel and Supply Planning to reduce inventory at risk
- Work closely with Marketing/Supply to ensure innovation is forecasted in a timely manner and inventory for discontinued items is managed properly; lead in proposing inventory strategies on existing, new and phase- out items
- Maintain current forecasts in allocation file and work collaboratively with Supply Planning and Order Management in supporting allocation process
- Closely coordinate and communicate customer action plans with Supply Planning
- Seek out decision makers and influencers, to best manage the business. Create positive working relationships in Canada and with US and SEA counterparts.
Contribute to CA Demand Planning team & Supply Planning Organization.
- Serve as an active and high performing member of the team
- Partner with other team members to support new opportunities as they arise
- Be able to challenge self and others in accepting the norm, while working towards best practices
Fulfill other duties as necessary and assigned.
- Relish the opportunity to pick up new activities that fall broadly in the purpose of the role
- Think outside of the box, identifying opportunities for improvement
- Identify problems and find solutions
About you
- Bachelor’s degree required; business major preferred
- 5+ years’ experience in a Demand Planning role
- Prior experience working with a sales function
- Prior experience with CPFR and IBP processes strongly preferred
- Advanced knowledge/ proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Outlook is required
- SAP experience is a plus
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects
- Self-starter & proactive
- Shrewd-Ability to deliver projects in full, on time and to the highest quality
- Ingenious - An innovative yet objective thinker
- Attuned – ability to communicate with all levels of the organization with positive intent
- Has strong attention to detail and ability to deal with fluctuating priorities
- Experience using SAP IBP an asset
- Is comfortable presenting to and working directly with Senior Management and International teams
- Builds strong relationships across the business, particularly with off-site/International teams
- Is able to participate in occasional monthly evening calls (due to time zone differences)
- Has the courage to explore new ideas and ways of thinking, take calculated risks, and challenge the norm
- Works well in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment, and finds process improvements and efficiencies
- Manages time exceptionally well, plans and executes multiple projects, and balances priorities
Benefits
At Dyson, how we reward you is linked to our high-performance culture. But it’s about more than salary and bonus. Through a package of financial, lifestyle and health benefits, we support whatever stage of life you’re in and the moments that matter.
Financial benefits:
- 401K with up to a 4% match
- Company paid Life Insurance and AD&D
- Flexible Savings Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)
Lifestyle benefits:
- Competitive Paid Time Off Benefits including Separate Holiday, Sick, and Vacation Time
- Pre-tax Commuter Benefits (applicable areas only)
- Generous Child Care Leave Program
- Wellness Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Generous Dyson Product Discounts
Health benefits:
- Multi-Level Healthcare Coverage Options
- Vision & Dental Coverage
- Company paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Dyson is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. If requested, we will provide reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process for persons with disabilities. Contact us at americas.talentacquisition@dyson.com for more information. Dyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.
Dyson is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Dyson will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact Americas Talent Acquisition at ustalentacquisition@dyson.com
About Dyson
At Dyson we are focused on solving the problems that others have ignored; solving them first using our technology and ingenuity. In order to achieve this we need to pioneer technologies that are different and authentic. This is the core of what we do and who we are. We must strive to create the future, every single day by developing new things, different things, things that go against the grain with a diverse and global team of ingenious minds.
Dyson employs over 14,000 people and is present in more than 80 countries. And while we are growing fast we want Dyson to remain a start-up in spirit with the freedom of experimentation and learning, constantly reinventing our products as well as reinventing how we work, how we sell and how we support our owners. At the same time we are working through the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson Award and Dyson Institute to inspire future engineers and pioneering a new approach to engineering education.
Underlining everything we do in this diverse environment is the need to always show respect, supporting each other as one team to overcome whatever challenges we encounter. We drive empowerment, development and equality in an inclusive environment for our people around the world.
The future doesn’t just happen, we look to make it happen, to achieve leaps through pioneering new ideas.