Senior Merchandise Planner & Supply Chain Manager
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JobgetherOmnichannel retail
Listing location: US; Workplace type: Remote; Structured job location: USFull-TimeManager
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Job Details
- Experience
- At least 5 years of experience managing end-to-end inventory planning
- Required Skills
- Microsoft Excel
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience managing end-to-end inventory planning, including demand forecasting, replenishment, weekly business reporting, and open-to-buy management.
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent professional experience.
- Practical experience using ERP systems to manage purchase orders, monitor inventory, and coordinate supply chain activities.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including complex data analysis, retail calculations, forecasting, and reporting tools.
- Strong forecasting capabilities, retail math skills, and ability to use data to guide inventory investments and improve margins.
- Knowledge of inventory management, replenishment planning, seasonal demand, product availability, purchase order workflows, and inventory productivity.
- Ability to connect merchandising decisions with sales performance, gross margin, cost of goods sold, and financial objectives.
- At least 2 years of lead or management experience is preferred.
- Multichannel B2B wholesale or multi-sales-channel experience is preferred.
- Familiarity with Claude or similar AI tools and Microsoft Office 365 integrations is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Manage the monthly open-to-buy process and re-project inventory investments based on sales forecasts, margin objectives, and business trends.
- Develop monthly and seasonal forecasts for sales, inventory receipts, gross margin, and inventory positions across channels, categories, and warehouses.
- Establish replenishment systems for best-selling products and monitor inventory health, sell-through targets, buying budgets, and purchase order schedules.
- Develop assortment recommendations, including key-item projections, SKU counts, inventory depth, and product allocation strategies.
- Manage purchase orders from issuance and vendor coordination through shipment tracking and final delivery.
- Coordinate container bookings and import logistics, and manage tariff classifications and applicable trade requirements.
- Develop pricing and markdown recommendations to protect margins, improve turnover, and manage excess or end-of-life inventory.
- Prepare weekly business recaps, analyze performance and variances, identify trends, and recommend corrective actions.
- Prepare data-driven recommendations for financial and merchandising meetings to support leadership decisions.
- Maintain reporting deliverables and improve reporting efficiency, planning processes, and cross-functional alignment.
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