Nordstrom

Demand Forecaster

Posted on: 12 Jan 2021

Seattle, WA

Job Description

Job Description

A day in the life

* Lead forecast application education, maintenance and evolution.
* Maintain attributes and default settings in forecasting application.
* Apply an understanding of the needs, wants and expectations of the customer to drive the replenishment merchandising strategy.
* Collaborate with merchant partners to create optimal demand forecasts that maximize results through replenishment and align with the merchandise strategy.
* Demonstrate an understanding of the merchant strategy, product expectations and order generation process to ensure order results align with the buyers expected outcomes.
* Proactively seek opportunities to drive replenishment and improve item performance.
* Perform analysis and influence decision-making to improve replenishment sales and inventory results that complement the total assortment.
* Demonstrate proficiency in applicable systems, including replenishment, item planning, reporting and division-specific tools.

You own this if you have

* Experience with retail forecasting tools and methods. Oracle merchandising foundation experience and/or Retail Demand Forecast (RDF) experience preferred.
* Minimum 1-3 years experience in retail merchandise Planning and Analysis, Inventory Management or equivalent required.
* Bachelors degree in Merchandising, Statistics, Management Information Systems or related field preferred.
* Experience supporting a high sales volume category (high SKU count, heavy seasonality, high revenue ($20M+)) preferred.
* Basic statistics proficiency.
* Demonstrated understanding of retail and the service environment of Nordstrom required.
* Demonstrated ability to develop relationships with customers and coworkers.
* Proficiency in MS Office suite required.
* Clear and effective written and verbal communication and strong interpersonal skills required.

Weve got you covered

Our employees are our most important asset and thats reflected in our benefits. Nordstrom is proud to offer a variety of benefits to support employees and their families, including:

* Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
* Life Insurance and Disability
* Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources

A few more important points...

The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. Its not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, responsibilities and qualifications for this job.

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Nordstrom

Seattle, WA

Nordstrom, Inc., a fashion retailer, provides apparel, shoes, cosmetics, and accessories for women, men, young adults, and children. It offers a range of brand name and private label merchandise through various channels, such as Nordstrom branded full-line stores and online store at Nordstrom.com; Nordstrom Rack stores; Nordstromrack.com and HauteLook; Jeffrey boutiques; clearance stores that operate under the Last Chance name; Trunk Club clubhouses and TrunkClub.com; and Nordstrom Locals. As of May 1, 2019, the company operated 379 stores in 40 states, including 119 full-line stores in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico; 246 Nordstrom Rack stores; 3 Jeffrey boutiques; 2 clearance stores; 6 Trunk Club clubhouses; and 3 Nordstrom Local service concepts. Nordstrom, Inc. was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington

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