Inventory Planner

Curefit; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Curefit Bengaluru is seeking an experienced Inventory Planner to oversee demand forecasting and stock management for footwear products. You will manage end-to-end inventory processes, with emphasis on reporting and cross-functional coordination to align supply with sales.

The role requires strong analytical skills, Excel mastery, and familiarity with Power BI/SQL to drive accurate forecasting and efficient stock control in a fast-paced retail environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in any discipline.
• 2+ years’ experience in retail industry.
• Proven ability to negotiate effectively with supply and demand teams.
• Excellent practical knowledge of MIS tools especially Microsoft Excel. Power BI and SQL will be an added advantage.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing business needs.

Responsibilities

• Demand Forecasting: Analyse the past sales data and the market trends and forecast the upcoming sales and buy the stocks accordingly.
• Size Optimization: Analyse and implement precise size-break calculations to ensure high-demand sizes don't sell out early while extreme sizes sit in inventory.
• Seasonal Demand Forecasting: Analyse pre-season and in-season sales forecasts based on seasonality and past sales trend
• Stock Management: Make sure our top selling styles are always in stock and does not go out of stock.
• Monitor stock holding levels to reduce slow-moving, obsolete, or excess inventory.
• Reporting: Prepare daily, weekly and monthly sales and inventory reports and analyse the supply risks, stock holding level as per the sales.
• Circulating the reports to the management and highlighting the category performance
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Work closely with the production and supply team and ensure the purchase orders are created on time, and the production is happening on time.
• Ensure the stocks are getting delivered and in-warded at our warehouses on time.
• Coordinate with demand team and understand the requirement to meet the expected sale numbers

Skills

Demand forecasting

Stock management

Reporting

Cross-functional coordination

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or above

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Job Summary: We are seeking a skilled and experienced Inventory Planner to oversee the demand forecasting and stock management related to the footwear products. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in reporting and Cross-functional coordination. You will be responsible for managing the end-to-end Inventory management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Demand Forecasting:
• Analyse the past sales data and the market trends and forecast the upcoming sales and buy the stocks accordingly.
• Size Optimization: Analyse and implement precise size-break calculations to ensure high-demand sizes don't sell out early while extreme sizes sit in inventory.
• Seasonal Demand Forecasting: Analyse pre-season and in-season sales forecasts based on seasonality and past sales trend
• Stock Management:
• Make sure our top selling styles are always in stock and does not go out of stock.
• Monitor stock holding levels to reduce slow-moving, obsolete, or excess inventory.
• Reporting:
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly sales and inventory reports and analyse the supply risks, stock holding level as per the sales.
• Circulating the reports to the management and highlighting the category performance
• Cross-Functional Coordination:
• Work closely with the production and supply team and ensure the purchase orders are created on time, and the production is happening on time.
• Ensure the stocks are getting delivered and in-warded at our warehouses on time.
• Coordinate with demand team and understand the requirement to meet the expected sale numbers

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or above in any discipline
• 2 plus years’ experience in retail industry
• Proven ability to negotiate effectively with supply and demand teams.
• Excellent practical knowledge of MIS tools especially in Microsoft Excel. Power BI and SQL will be an added advantage
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing business needs.