FOX Factory designs, engineers, manufactures and markets performance-defining products and systems for customers worldwide. Our premium brand, performance-defining products and systems are used primarily on bicycles, side-by-side vehicles, on-road vehicles with and without off-road capabilities, off-road vehicles and trucks, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, specialty vehicles and applications, motorcycles, and commercial trucks. Some of our products are specifically designed for and marketed to a variety of leading cycling and powered vehicle original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs"), while others are distributed to consumers through a global dealer and distribution network. Fox Factory Holding Corp. is the holding company of FOX Factory, Inc. and is publicly traded (FOXF) on Nasdaq.
Not only do we provide competitive wages, you will also have access to great benefits and employee
discounts. But more importantly, it’s a fun environment where we truly enjoy working as a team and
bringing great products to our customers!
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Position Summary:
The Demand Planner is responsible for developing accurate forecasts associated with the Fox OEM business segment; consolidating customer forecast submissions; reviewing historical sales trends; evaluating forecast variances; and maintaining forecast in the ERP system. The planner will coordinate consensus forecast reviews to reconcile significant variances and refine the forecast to reflect updated sales assumptions and market drivers. The planner interacts with sales, supply chain, project management and finance routinely and maintains historical forecast tracking.
Position Responsibilities:
Utilizes a collaborative, statistical, and consensus approach by working with Sales, Marketing and Finance to obtain and ensure that current and accurate information is used for demand forecasts
Coordinates customer forecast collection, data compilation and variance review
Calculates revenue projections using forecast and ensures alignment to current targets
Facilitates routine meetings with sales to collect subjective customer data and current demand drivers
Provides input to Supply Chain in developing inventory strategies and ensuring forecast accuracy
Drives monthly consensus forecast review to support S&OP process and meetings
Attends S&OP meetings, report on relevant demand drivers and market conditions
Maintains item attributes and ensure data integrity of product hierarchy
Monitors trends in forecast error, utilizes subjective and objective data to support decision making
Ownership of OEM forecasting processes
Creates and maintains reporting as necessary to support cross-departmental communication
Provides relevant demand data as needed to support budget activities
Works routinely with Product Development on new product planning to support NPI
Specific Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required:
Ability to facilitate consensus review meetings with stakeholders expected
Ability to convert unconstrained forecast into constrained demand plan for production
Ability to develop and maintain demand planning and data analytics tools utilizing enterprise software, Microsoft Excel, and Power BI as needed
This position requires strong analytical, organizational, decision making, and presentation skills.
Strong interpersonal skills are essential to effectively interact with all teams, areas, and levels of business affecting the forecast process
Bike industry knowledge and experience a plus
Position Qualifications:
Education:
BS/BA degree in Business, Computer Science, Industrial or Systems Engineering or a related field
Experience:
2-5 years of experience in demand planning
Experience with Power Query and basic understanding of data modeling preferred
Oracle/SAP or other ERP experience preferred
Power BI report development experience preferred
Work Environment and Physical Requirements:
Office Environment
Ability to sit for long periods of time
Vision abilities required to validate and enter data on computer
Disclaimer: This list does not represent all physical demands. Descriptions are representative of those that must be met by employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the jobs’ essential functions.
FOX provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, results of genetic testing, or service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction in which we operate. We base all employment decisions –including recruitment, selection, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotions, transfers, layoffs, terminations and social/recreational programs –on merit and the principles of equal employment opportunity.
Compensation Range$62,596 - $86,070 CADThe compensation range for this position is specific to the locations listed above and is the range Fox reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including job-related knowledge; skillset; experience, education and training; certifications; and other relevant business and organizational factors.
