Director, Demand Planning

MGA Entertainment

. Own the end-to-end demand plan for US-Target and Target.com across the full MGA brand portfolio, including preseason, in-season, and chase .

Posted 9/19/2026full-timeMinneapolis • Minnesota • United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in demand planning and supply chain management, with a strong focus on revenue delivery, forecast accuracy, and inventory optimization. Proficient in collaborating with major retailers and leading cross-functional teams to achieve strategic business objectives.

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Demand PlanningForecast AccuracyRetailer POS DataAdvanced ExcelCollaborative Forecasting

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Hard Skills

Demand PlanningSupply Chain ManagementInventory OptimizationRevenue DeliveryForecast Variance Management

Soft Skills

NegotiationCross-Functional CollaborationProblem SolvingCommunication

Tools & Technologies

Power BIATS ToolLogilitySAP

Industry Keywords

RetailMerchandise PlanningReplenishmentSafety-Stock StrategyConsumer Products

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the end-to-end demand plan for US-Target and Target.com across the full MGA brand portfolio, including preseason, in-season, and chase
Own delivery of the approximately $221M FY2026 Target revenue plan against annual and monthly targets
Deliver forecast accuracy at brand and item grain and reduce gross brand-level variance
Own the monthly forecast call and supporting shipment plan, including seasonal peak shipments
Partner with Supply Planning and Hong Kong operations to convert the demand plan into production and inventory commitments
Build, defend, and reconcile MGA's side of the collaborative forecast with Target replenishment and merchandising teams
Negotiate and align in-stock measures between MGA and Target
Represent MGA Demand Planning in Operations Top-to-Top meetings and joint business planning
Maintain a sub-24-hour response standard on Target requests and improve purchase-order and cancellation accuracy
Drive Target in-stock from the low 80s to a sustained 88–90%
Own domestic safety-stock positioning and lead development of a formal supply-supported safety-stock policy
Manage weeks of supply, chase and cancel decisions, and availability versus end-of-season excess
Implement event codes for initial-set and out-of-assortment purchase orders
Integrate MGA available-to-sell inventory into Target's Walk-In Purchasability dataset
Use POS, demand, and forecasting tools including Power BI semantic models, the ATS tool, and the preseason comp forecast engine
Codify Target planning into documented, repeatable processes
Lead and develop dedicated analyst support for the Target account
Serve as the single accountable point of contact across MGA Sales, Supply Chain, Finance, and Brand
Escalate issues clearly and early, bringing options and recommendations
Achieve defined 90-day, 180-day, and 12-month success measures for handoff, forecast variance, ATS integration, safety-stock policy, revenue plan, and in-stock performance

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Analytics, Economics or a related field
8+ years in demand planning, supply chain, merchandise planning or replenishment, including 3+ years leading a major national retail account
Direct experience owning a collaborative or joint forecast with a major US mass retailer — Target, Walmart, Amazon or equivalent
Target experience strongly preferred
Demonstrated ownership of an account at $150M+ in annual revenue, with accountability for revenue delivery, in-stock, forecast accuracy and inventory position
Strong command of retailer POS data and replenishment mechanics: sell-through, weeks of supply, in-stock, store counts, initial sets versus replenishment, and import versus domestic order flow
Advanced Excel; working fluency in Power BI or an equivalent BI platform
Proven ability to hold a position with a customer and with internal executives
Based in, or willing to relocate to, the Minneapolis, MN metro area
This position works on-site
Preferred: experience in toy, consumer products, seasonal or entertainment-driven categories
Preferred: experience standing up planning processes where none existed
Preferred: familiarity with Logility, SAP, or comparable demand planning systems
Preferred: experience with domestic safety-stock strategy and vendor-managed or collaboratively-planned inventory