Regional Demand Planner

About the role

Castlery, a furniture and homewares retailer, is looking for a Regional Demand Planner to join its International Markets regional team in Singapore, reporting to the Head of E-Commerce. The role translates category, commercial and market insights into demand forecasts and inventory plans, and works with Category Planning, Marketing and Sales to turn them into growth actions.

Key responsibilities

• Forecast demand at SKU level for the active assortment on a rolling 9 to 12-month basis, using sales trends, seasonality, marketing activity, product launches, pricing and inventory availability, with forecast accuracy as a key measure of success.
• Review category and SKU performance (sales velocity, inventory health, availability) and recommend actions based on sales data, customer feedback, market trends and competitor benchmarks.
• Partner with Category Planning on seasonal product development, assortment strategy, range expansion, new products, lifecycle management and discontinuations.
• Develop forecasts and commercial assumptions for new product launches and go-to-market plans, and track post-launch performance.
• Review pricing performance and competitor benchmarks to support pricing recommendations.
• Incorporate upcoming campaigns and promotions into forecasts and work with Marketing and Sales to accelerate demand.
• Lead demand inputs in the monthly S&OP process and manage inventory flow and clearance with Supply Chain, Procurement and Buying.
• Work with Business Intelligence to improve forecasting methods, reporting and accuracy.

Required profile

• 2-5 years of experience in Demand Planning, Merchandise Planning, Category Planning or another analytically driven commercial role in retail, e-commerce or a consumer business.
• Strong commercial instincts, numerical aptitude and category mindset, covering assortment planning, product lifecycle, new product launches, pricing and promotions.
• Confident working across sales, margin, inventory and pricing metrics, and challenging assumptions with cross-functional teams.
• Flexible and able to handle changing priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• Furniture, homewares or considered-purchase retail experience is advantageous.

Required skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with forecasting, BI or planning tools is advantageous.