Demand Planning Lead

Demand Planning Lead, Store Development Assortment Role Description Location: Seattle, Washington preferred but open to remote Compensation: $80,000 to $90,000 Role Summary As a demand planning lead for GCG and its portfolio companies, this role owns the end-to-end assortment planning process across the store development portfolio and partners with our internal and customer-based design teams to shape demand planning processes. This position is designed to align cross-functional stakeholders on priorities, risks, product lifecycle transitions, and inventory outcomes while improving planning capabilities and decision-making across the business. The role includes traveling to customer locations to support on-site project success. As a member of the GCG team, the Demand Planning Lead is responsible for exemplifying the company's guiding principles and fostering our company culture. Key Responsibilities Build and evolve processes to shape demand in partnership with Concepts and Design teams. Own the end-to-end assortment planning process across the store development portfolio. Lead monthly assortment reviews, aligning cross-functional stakeholders on priorities and risks. Manage product end-of-life transitions to minimize write-off and optimize inventory outcomes. Develop and lead ramp-down strategy plans with other planning partners. Drive product lifecycle management, overseeing item transitions from introduction through exit to optimize performance and minimize financial risk. Deliver proposed order analytics that inform forecasting, sourcing, and inventory decisions. Develop consumption tools and scalable communication processes to enable visibility and inventory depletion across stakeholders and design markets. Partner with Finance, Coffeehouse Integration, and Supply Chain to drive alignment and improve decision-making. Identify and implement process improvements to strengthen planning capabilities and outcomes. Travel to customer site to ensure project is progres