[Hiring] Marketplaces Demand Planner @Activate Talent

Role Description

This role involves ensuring that Amazon and Walmart stay stocked, maintaining inventory health, and preventing costly operational failures as demand scales.

• Own rolling demand forecasts for Amazon and Walmart
• Balance availability against excess and aged inventory risk
• Forecast using imperfect data while clearly stating assumptions and risks
• Produce weekly inventory demand and coverage reports
• Track sell-through, weeks of cover, inbound vs available inventory
• Highlight risks, constraints, and recommended actions
• Support inbound shipments to Amazon FBA
• Coordinate shipment quantities, timelines, and documentation with Operations
• Reduce inbound delays, errors, and FBA-related issues
• Monitor stranded, excess, and aging inventory
• Partner with internal teams on markdowns, removals, or liquidation plans
• Flag issues early to prevent last-minute fire drills
• Deliver clear, concise inventory updates to leadership
• Identify recurring issues and propose process improvements
• Help shift inventory management from reactive to preventative

Qualifications

• Experience forecasting demand for Amazon (FBA) and/or Walmart
• Experience in fast-moving consumer goods or similar environments
• Obsessive about preventing stockouts and logistics mistakes
• Ability to operate effectively with imperfect or incomplete data
• Think in systems, not just spreadsheets
• Take ownership without needing constant direction
• Believe customer experience starts with having a product in stock

Requirements

• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent communication and coordination abilities
• Proficiency in inventory management systems

Benefits

• Flexible remote work environment
• Opportunity to be part of a growing consumer electronics brand