Demand Forecasting for Retail and Supply Chain
Free Intermediate course · 10 lessons · 3 weeks · Certificate on completion
Build SKU-level demand forecasts that planners actually use for stock and replenishment. Across 10 lessons you'll move from fundamentals to a portfolio-ready outcome — at your own pace, with quizzes after each lesson and a final exam to certify your mastery.
What you'll learn
- How retail demand behaves
- Hierarchies: SKU, store, region
- Promotions, holidays and price effects
- Intermittent demand and Croston
- Hierarchical reconciliation
- Cold-start for new products
Skills you'll pick up
- How retail demand behaves
- Hierarchies: SKU, store, regio
- Promotions, holidays and price
- Intermittent demand and Crosto
- Hierarchical reconciliation
- Cold-start for new products
Tools covered
- Demand Forecasting
- Real-world projects
- Quizzes
- Final exam
Course modules
Module 1: How retail demand behaves
Module 1 of Demand Forecasting for Retail and Supply Chain. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 2: Intermittent demand and Croston
Module 2 of Demand Forecasting for Retail and Supply Chain. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 3: Forecast accuracy metrics planners trust
Module 3 of Demand Forecasting for Retail and Supply Chain. 2 lessons · 2h
Module 4: Monitoring forecast drift
Module 4 of Demand Forecasting for Retail and Supply Chain. 2 lessons · 2h
Lessons in this course
- How retail demand behaves
- Hierarchies: SKU, store, region
- Promotions, holidays and price effects
- Intermittent demand and Croston
- Hierarchical reconciliation
- Cold-start for new products
- Forecast accuracy metrics planners trust
- From forecast to reorder point
- Monitoring forecast drift
- Presenting forecasts to planners
Instructor
Marcus Reid — Machine Learning Engineer
Marcus Reid is a Machine Learning Engineer with years of hands-on experience teaching Demand Forecasting to thousands of learners worldwide.
Certificate
Finish every lesson and pass the final exam to earn a free, verifiable Learnera certificate for Demand Forecasting for Retail and Supply Chain. It can be downloaded as a PDF and shared on LinkedIn.
Career outcomes
Median global salary $118,000 per year · median India salary ₹16,52,000 per year · 109,199 open roles worldwide
- Demand Forecasting Specialist
- Senior Demand Forecasting Lead
- Demand Forecasting Consultant
Frequently asked questions
Is the Demand Forecasting for Retail and Supply Chain course free?
Yes. Every Learnera course, including Demand Forecasting for Retail and Supply Chain, is completely free — lessons, quizzes, the final exam, and the certificate.
How long does Demand Forecasting for Retail and Supply Chain take?
10 lessons, typically completed in 3 weeks at a comfortable pace.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes — pass the final exam and you receive a free, verifiable certificate you can share on LinkedIn.