Eaze is a fast-growing, high growth technology company leading innovation in the cannabis industry. As the leader in a rapidly changing and fragmented marketplace, we are on a journey to bring cannabis to the masses. The Demand Planning Manager role represents a fantastic opportunity to become part of this historic movement. Located in Venice, CA this position reports into the Director of Demand Planning and is a member of the Operations team.
The Demand Planning Manager will be responsible for developing and executing inventory strategies to maximize customer experience, sales, and in-stock rates.
This includes the following initiatives:
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Demand Forecast - Create time series data models that deliver accurate and reliable sales forecasts across our entire product assortment and dispensary network. Deliver actionable insights on sales impacts due to marketing campaigns, promotional pricing activity, menu availability, and seasonality curves. Provide inventory requirements around new dispensaries and product lines where there is no historical data to evaluate.
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Replenishment Policy - Manage the development of inventory replenishment policies that both ensure in-stock levels while maintaining optimal days of supply. Evaluate risks of menu gaps based on variable delivery lead times, manufacturing delays, and regulatory compliance roadblocks to develop mitigation plans.
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Allocation Strategy - Produce case packing recommendations to deliver rapid customer fulfillment by ensuring dispensary drivers carry optimal product selection and quantities.
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Assortment Curation - Collaborate with stakeholders to provide quantitative insights on brand and item level performance and recommend changes to assortment.
Our ideal candidate has:
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BA/BS degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or equivalent practical experience
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4+ years progressive experience in retail demand forecasting, inventory optimization, supply planning, or finance
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Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (comfortable with vlookups / pivot tables / keyboard shortcuts)
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Beginning to Intermediate SQL skills (comfortable writing basic queries from scratch given database schema and can make simple modifications to existing complex queries)
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Superior attention to detail and comfortable working with large datasets to provide data-driven recommendations
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Agile ability to problem solve and make decisions with limited guidance in a rapidly evolving industry
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Strong verbal and written communication with the ability to articulate complex strategy across all levels of the organization
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Extensive experience in project management working within established milestones and constraints
Eaze (eaze.com), the leading cannabis technology company, is on a mission to help people enjoy the moment through convenient access to high quality marijuana products. Founded in 2014, the company’s technology enables superior customer choice and convenience by connecting product brands, dispensaries and doctors to customers on demand. With over 300,000 users in California, Eaze has unprecedented access to big data regarding cannabis market trends and consumer preferences which it shares with industry and media partners through its Eaze Insights Program.