Demand Planner

Skratch Labs makes sports nutrition designed to help you perform better without offending your gut or your taste buds because we use real food starting from scratch.

Skratch Labs

Skratch Labs is an outdoor company on the cutting edge of athlete nutrition founded by two pro cycling veterans who started mixing performance drinks in paint buckets at McGuckin Hardware
over 12 years ago. Since then we’ve built an amazing following of impassioned athletes in the US and Europe and we’re growing fast.

We believe food and drink are just better when made from scratch. We also believe that no matter where we find ourselves in life it’s never too late to start from scratch. We use our heads and our hearts in everything we do. Our goal is to help people be better. We work together we are real we perform and we are empathetic. If you’re inspired by athletes and our story and you think you’d thrive in an office full of dogs bicycle posters shenanigans hard work and the
occasional lunchtime knockout (basketball) game this could be the place for you.

Skratch Labs is proud to have been on Outside Magazine's list of the Best Places to Work for two years in a row!

What You Will Do

The Demand Planner plays a crucial role in optimizing inventory management through precise demand forecasting and strategic planning. Primary responsibilities include analyzing historical sales data managing forecasts and overseeing all demand planning activities for Skratch’s inventory needs of finished goods packaging and raw materials as needed. This role will work crossfunctionally with other team members primarily in Sales and Marketing and will lead the S&OP process.

Responisbilities:

• Analyze Sales Data: Examine historical sales trends to identify patterns and insights informing accurate demand forecasts.
• Forecast Management: Own and maintain demand planning model; utilizing demand forecasts lead times and areas of risk to ensure inventory levels are appropriately balanced to achieve serviceability and working capital goals.
• Inventory Planning: Coordinate demand planning activities across all inventory categories including finished goods packaging and raw materials.
• CrossFunctional Collaboration: Work closely with Sales Marketing and other key departments to align demand planning with business objectives including supporting development of sales forecast during annual planning.
• Lead S&OP Process: Spearhead the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process ensuring seamless integration and communication across teams to meet company goals.
• Purchase Order Management: Recommend and place POs with comans and packaging suppliers.
• Inventory Monitoring: Monitor inventory levels and production schedules to proactively identify areas of inventory risk
• SupplyChain Maintenance: Maintain key information related to Skratch’s supplychain including pricing terms MOQs and lead times
• Vendor Relationship Management: Help maintain and enhance vendor relationships

Who You Are

You are data driven and highly analytical a strong communicator and enjoy collaborating with people across the organization.You like problem solving making things more efficient value the accuracy of your work and can use data to help others make decisions. You have an interest in supplychain and finance generally and would like to build a strong foundation for your career. You are curious open to learning and looking at problems differently.

Qualifications:

• Experience building and maintaining financial models
• Expert Excel skills handling large data sets and complex calculations and processes using advanced Excel functions.
• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated success organizing analyzing and accurately interpreting large amounts of data.
• High level of understanding of applicable statistical concepts needed to improve upon forecast accuracy
• Highly organized and accurate can prioritize a demanding and varying workload.
• Able to influence and educate internal team on forecasting success factors
• Collaborative with a continuous improvement mindset
• Strong communication and relationship skills.
• Decision making and problem solving skills.
• Experience with ERP systems NetSuite is a plus
• Ability to work independently and autonomously.

Education:

• BS degree in a related area or equivalent experience.

Experience:

• 3 5 years in forecasting demand planning or finance
• Prior CPG experience
• Experience in with an omnichannel (eCommerce Amazon wholesale) brand between $20M$100M

Benefits

• The Demand Planner is a fulltime salaried position based in Boulder Colorado reporting to the SupplyChain Manager.
• Hybrid inoffice and remote work policy where Skratch Labs employees will be in person in the office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to foster connection and collaboration but the remaining days work location and schedule are flexible.
• Benefits include a medical/dental/vision stipend trustbased unlimited paid timeoff policy paid holidays 401(K) match employee profit sharing monthly product stipend and a positive and inclusive work environment.