Inventory Planner

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Develop and maintain seasonal forecasting plans from demand through to net sales, incorporating
• Margin, returns and transfer impacts to all channels within the company, pre-season and in-season,
• Create and maintain item/SKU forecasts for all items within assigned divisions,
• Collaborate with the Product Management team: new item forecasts, seasonal buys and data analysis
• Create and review weekly inventory buys
• Analyze seasonal results of key metrics providing highlights and action items
• Review product performance, recommend, and take actions on forecasts, buys, inventory balancing, chasing to fill orders, or reviewing pricing/markdowns,
• Analyze and review life-cycle of the products, or colors, with recommendations and actions to closeout items and sell-through inventory to growth opportunities,
• Create vendor projections by season and communication with vendors,
• Understand manufacturing and each vendors capacities, lead times, MOQs and ability to adjust production to balance inventories,
• Communicating with internal partners and external vendors
• Advocate for financial disciplines and inventory efficiency while working with the product manager and department managers,
• Collaborate with merchant partners to create optimal demand forecasts that maximize results through replenishment and align with the merchandise strategy,
• Proactively seek opportunities to drive replenishment and improve item performance
• Perform analysis and influence decision-making to improve replenishment sales and inventory result that complement the total assortment
• Maintain attributes and default settings in forecasting and item set-up tools,
• Special projects as requested
• Goals include driving demand, inventory turnover and in-stock goals, forecast accuracy, and profitability goals.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Superior problem solving and analytical skills along with the ability to make decisions, with limited data
• eCommerce Retail experience in seasonal planning, forecasting, buying and inventory balancing
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and adapt to changes quickly
• High degree of attention to detail, accuracy and quick to learn
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including proficiency with Pivot Tables and formulas.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Access, Excel, Power BI,
• Familiarity with Click Up or other project management software
• Familiarity with Promethean Planning and Budgeting or other planning software
• A quiet, dedicated space from which to work remotely.
• Takes initiative, positive attitude, eager to help team-mates
• Eastern time zone availability (8:00-5:00 p.m.)
• PC required for access to our software