Senior Planner

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze sales, inventory, and ecommerce data on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis and prepare thoughtful recommendations that can be discussed and implemented cross-departmentally to immediately impact the business.
• Create, update, and publish digestible recaps on the designated product categories on a weekly and monthly basis for the planning team and cross-functional partners, including any ad hoc requests that may arise.
• Contribute to monthly sales and receipt plans in partnership with the Director of Planning to support company revenue and margin objectives, and reforecast monthly to ensure we are tracking to targets, identifying any opportunity, and mitigating any risk.
• Manage inventory ladders and projections on a weekly basis for core styles at the sku level and submit buys to production on a monthly cadence to ensure never-out-of-stock in key portions of the business.
• Collaborate with wholesale planning partners to maximize inventory turns and revenue by reviewing inventory weekly and making critical decisions to optimize inventory between channels.
• Perform size-level analysis and recommend size curves for each category in the business used in the execution of buy and deployment processes.
• Contribute to the development of annual, seasonal, monthly, and daily sales plans for assigned product categories along with direction from leadership.
• Partner with Merchandising to align on skus to be planned on replenishment or be taken off replenishment.
• Prioritize purchase orders and model out production capacity constraints and transportation methods on a weekly basis based on feedback and updates from the supply chain.
• Aid in establishing best practices within the department for a growing start-up, ensuring consistency in tools, reporting, and communications. 
  
  

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• 5+ years of analytical experience in merchandise planning or inventory management.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel required, including v-lookups, pivot tables, logic formulas, and basic macros.
• Familiarity or experience with ladder or replenishment planning.
• A deep understanding of how to use data to drive decisions.
• Previous experience with Business Intelligence and reporting tools such as Looker, Netsuite, Google Analytics, Shopify, etc.
• Proven examples of “thinking outside the box” to improve processes.
• Meets deadlines, prioritizes appropriately, copes well with change, and maintains composure under pressure.
• Strong organizational and time management skills; able to effectively manage multiple priorities
• Comfort with ambiguity and passion/excitement for building new tools and processes
  
  

Benefits, Culture and Perks

• Up to 100% Company Paid Healthcare (medical, dental, vision) 
• Kind Body Fertility Benefits   
• 401(k) savings plan with up to 4% match 
• Unlimited PTO  
• Full Access to LinkedIn learning 
• Employee Discounts  

• Free weekly catered lunch at HQ – M/T/W/Th
• Dog-Friendly office on a Thursday and Friday
• Free Swag Giveaways  
• Annual Holiday Party 
• Annual Summer Party  
• Invitations to pop-ups and other company events  
• Complimentary daily office snacks and beverages