| Nintendo of America Inc.
The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Nintendo Switch™ system and the Nintendo 3DS™ family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 4.5 billion video games and more than 710 million hardware units globally, including Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS™ family of systems, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™, Nintendo GameCube™, Wii™ and Wii U™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names, such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Zelda and Pokémon. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Americas. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at http://www.nintendo.com. - Performs complex analysis, develops forecasts and creates reports to help optimize retail replenishment including new product launches, sales opportunities and supply recommendations across all accounts/products.
- Cross-functional leader of forecasting activities including monthly and weekly collaboration processes as well as ad-hoc forecasting that drives Nintendo of America Inc. (NOA) supply decisions
- Initiates continuous improvements of forecasting process including model updates, process change and incorporation of new data elements
- Prepares NOA purchase recommendations in support of NOA strategy/objectives for sell-thru and inventory
- Serves as the backup to the application owner of Demantra including support of ongoing improvement, training and troubleshooting
- Responsible for bottom-up sell-thru forecasting of physical products at retail incorporating promotional lift, business insights and other inputs
- Provides launch (new product) forecast including analysis of analogue skus, industry trends and customer share
- Synthesizes analysis of marketing activity, customer perspectives, consumer research and product characteristics into actionable recommendations for forecasting and replenishment.
- Reviews historical sales trends for all top customers, researches demand drivers, prepares forecast data and evaluates forecast results.
- Measures and tracks accuracy of sell-through forecasts and makes recommendations for ongoing improvement
- Maintains and analyzes Key Performance Indicator (KPI) dashboards and communicates insights and recommendations related to sell-thru and inventory performance.
- Identify and advise account teams on sales opportunities based on demand forecasts, retail stock levels and supply chain considerations.
- Evaluates and maintains seasonal index to drive forecast model including incorporation of market trends and input from account planners.
- Provides decision support to executive management regarding product transitions, supply plans, launch plans and other ad hoc topics.
- Functions as expert on demand management applications (Demantra), including worksheet creation, troubleshooting and training of end-users.
- Supports ongoing improvement and maintenance of Demantra including design and implementation of system enhancement projects
- Model desired behavior in areas of leadership, teamwork, communication, and professionalism
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