Demand Planner, Wholesale (Contract) at Ariat

About the RoleWe are excited to be adding a Demand Planner to the Ariat team that will be responsible for building and executing accurate demand and inventory plans that drive sales margin and an exceptional customer experience. This role partners closely with cross-functional teams to ensure product availability aligns with merchandising marketing sales and financial strategiesensuring the right products are in the right place in the right quantities at the right time.Youll Make a Difference ByForecasting Demand Planning:Creating and maintaining style- color- and size-level demand forecasts for footwear and apparel across wholesale partners.Leveraging historical sales data marketing and merchandising inputs to project demand.Participating in weekly and monthly forecast reviews and aligning updates with cross-functional partners.Managing Inventory & Availability:Monitoring in-stock rates weeks of supply and inventory health across key styles and categories.Flagging potential stockouts oversells and excess inventory; recommending proactive reflows or pulls.Collaborating with Supply Planning and Distribution Center teams to ensure timely flow of product.Maintaining Sales & Promo Alignment:Partnering with Merchandising and Marketing to plan for new product launches and replenishment planning.Analyzing promotional lift and post-event performance to inform future forecast accuracy.Providing Reporting & Analysis:Providing weekly business recaps and sell-through reports by category and product.Supporting hindsight reviews and seasonal planning by summarizing performance trends.Using tools such as Excel Tableau and ERP/forecasting systems.Collaborating Cross-Functionally:Working closely with merchandising marketing sales customer service and fulfillment teams to align plans with execution.Serving as the day-to-day point of contact for inventory and forecast needs specific to wholesale accounts.About YouBachelors degree in Business Economics Supply Chain Merchandising Analytics or related field.2 years of experience in demand planning (apparel or footwear preferred).Strong proficiency in MS Excel and data analysis skills; experience with forecasting/planning tools a plus.Detail-oriented with strong organizational and communication skills.Works well with multiple cross-functional partners comfortable in sharing your recommendation with confidence while being open to all perspectives.A self-starter who takes the initiative and is flexible and adaptive to changing priorities.About AriatAriat is an innovative outdoor global brand with roots in equestrian performance. We develop high-quality footwear and apparel for people who ride work and play outdoors and care about performance quality comfort and style.The pay range for this position is $43.00-$48.00 per hour.The salary is determined by the education experience knowledge skills and abilities of the applicant internal equity and alignment with market data for geographic locations. Ariat in good faith believes that this posted compensation range is accurate for this role at this location at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.This contract position may be eligible for select benefits through the payrolling agency. Benefits may include medical dental and vision insurance options and 401k.Ariat will consider qualified applicants including those with criminal histories in a manner consistent with state and local laws. Ariat is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex orientation national origin age disability genetics or any other basis protected under federal state or local law. Ariat is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to candidates with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the application process email Please see our Employment Candidate Privacy Policy at to learn more about how we collect use retain and disclose Personal Information.Please note that Ariat does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment the absence of a signed Agreement Ariat will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter/agency placement the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed Agreement Ariat explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes including those submitted directly to hiring managers are deemed to be the property of Ariat. Key Skills Forecasting,Microsoft Access,Math,SAP,Supply Chain Experience,Analysis Skills,SAP APO,SAP Supply Chain Management,Production Planning,SAP ERP,ERP Systems,MRP Employment Type : Temp Experience: years Vacancy: 1 Hourly Salary Salary: 43 - 48