Baby & Child Inventory Strategist — Demand & OTB

Brobston Group LLC; Corte Madera (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Brobston Group LLC in Corte Madera is seeking an Inventory Planner for Baby & Child lines to lead demand forecasting, inventory planning, and open-to-buy management across pre-season and in-season cycles. You will develop department, collection, and SKU level forecasts and align them with financial plans.

The role requires strong Excel and analytical skills, cross-functional collaboration with Merchandising, and the ability to balance availability with revenue goals while mitigating risk.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 5 years equivalent relevant experience.
• Advanced Excel skills and aptitude to learn new systems quickly.
• Strong analytical skills with retail math and inventory planning concepts.
• Ability to build and maintain cross-functional relationships, problem solving, organization and time management.
• Multi-channel (direct-to-consumer and brick-and-mortar) planning experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze historical data and trends by department, subclass, collection and SKU.
• Create and present department-level plans and develop collection and SKU level sales plans with supporting investment quantities and flow forecasts.
• Reconcile top-down to bottom-up financial plans and balance workload priorities to execute inventory initiatives.
• Forecast demand, calculate receipt needs, and manage open-to-buy activities with monthly OTB presentations.
• Manage the on-order pipeline and negotiate flow requirements with vendors to optimize in-stocks and revenue.
• Collaborate with Merchandising to support product strategies.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Organization & time management

Inventory planning

Retail math

Education

Bachelor's degree or 5 years equivalent experience

Job description

Brobston Group LLC in Corte Madera is seeking an Inventory Planner for Baby & Child lines to lead demand forecasting, inventory planning, and open-to-buy management across pre-season and in-season cycles. You will develop department, collection, and SKU level forecasts and align them with financial plans.

The role requires strong Excel and analytical skills, cross-functional collaboration with Merchandising, and the ability to balance availability with revenue goals while mitigating risk.