Retail Sales Forecasting & Planning Manager

The role

This role serves as a dedicated planning partner to Retail account managers. You will drive forecasts, build promotional plans, and shape account strategy for national retail accounts.

What you will do

• Own weekly annual operating plan and quarterly reforecast across national retail club accounts
• Co-own account forecasts and promo planning
• Partner on activation forecasting and cross-functional scenario modeling
• Manage weekly sales reporting and maintain recurring KPI reporting
• Support migration of sales reporting into a self-serve business intelligence platform
• Collaborate with Sales and Supply Chain on retail channel inventory allocation
• Monitor retailer supply and demand balances and operational metrics
• Maintain retailer sell-through and sell-in sales forecast
• Own data integrity, product cost and pricing accuracy, and platform adoption
• Build custom dashboards and apply AI tools to forecasting workflows

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS)
• 5+ years of experience in forecasting, planning, sales operations, finance, or a similar analytical role
• Advanced Excel proficiency
• Experience with BI tools such as Hex, Tableau, or Power BI
• Experience with retail and sales planning platforms
• Strong communicator

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Alloy
• SIOP knowledge

Benefits

• Comprehensive total rewards package
• Annual bonus program
• Equity
• Medical benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Lifestyle benefits
• Free SimpliSafe system and professional monitoring for your home
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

About the company

SimpliSafe is a high-tech home security company. They have a no ego culture of collaboration and innovation.