SummaryThe Inventory Planner is responsible for supporting the inventory planning needs of the Designer and Diamond Collections business. The focus will be on completing daily tasks needed to successfully roll out new product launches, allocating finished goods inventory to regional distribution centers, and reporting.
Responsibilities- Responsible for weekly reporting on all new and upcoming launches for the Designer and Diamond Collections categories.
- Partner with the Industrial team on receipt timing and on-time delivery.
- Attend and participate in cross-functional meetings on launch execution.
- Collaborate with regional Supply Chain Teams on zonal inventory/safety stock targets against given sales forecasts.
- Analyze sell-through, availability, and targets regularly.
- Partner with distribution and logistics teams centrally and regionally to ensure smooth inventory flow of high-priority projects.
- Plan target inventory levels at global and zonal levels based on provided sales forecasts and inventory policies/productivity objectives.
- Place manufacturing orders with the supply team and follow through on receipt timing and on-time delivery.
- Project inventory landing at a rolling 12-18 month horizon at the global level.
- Plan, present, and justify OTB targets for purchase plans.
Requirements- 3 - 7 years of business experience.
- College degree and/or business experience.
- Retail management experience in merchandise planning and/or replenishment planning.
- Excellent communicator with the ability to lead in a team environment.
- Excellent conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
- Ability to manage and function in a dynamic environment while handling multiple assignments.
- Strong analytical skills and familiarity with a multi-product, multi-sales channel environment.
- Knowledge of distribution operations and merchandise planning experience.
- Downloads, BOBJ, or other database user experience.
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