D2C Merchandise Planner: Forecasting & Inventory

Carhartt; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Carhartt in Dearborn is seeking a Merchandise Planner D2C to develop and manage assortment, sales, inventory, and margin plans aligned to financial targets.

The role emphasizes cross-functional partnership, forecast accuracy, and proactive inventory optimization across the D2C channel, with a remote work setup.

You will collaborate with Merchandising and Global teams to hit targets, lead planning cycles, and drive profitable growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a Planning or Inventory Management adjacent role.
• Good communication skills with the ability to interact at a variety of levels within the organization and convey a message clearly and succinctly, explaining the thought process behind the output
• Strong organizational skills to prioritize workload, and concurrent deliverables, ensuring deliverables are consistently achieved
• Develop collaborative productive partnerships cross-functionally, offering a clear point of view to support decision making
• Analytical thinker with good understanding of Retail math and Planning/Inventory methodologies, being open to new ideas and opportunities
• Flexible team player who is Self-motivated, passionate and enthusiastic individual ready to bring energy and excitement to lead their business
• Data manipulation and analysis skills to operate with accuracy and efficiency (MS Office, Data, and Planning/Inventory tools).
• Retail or Ecommerce experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute daily/weekly/monthly planning & inventory activities.
• Develop seasonal assortments with Merchandising for assigned channels/categories to meet financial targets.
• Build pre-season plans with guardrails on productivity, safety stock, inv flow, in-stock, and clearance; articulate exceptions and seek alignment.
• Review and reforecast demand to drive the monthly in-season process; update leadership on plan version.
• Provide input on product misses and drivers to support Forecasts and Inventory; relate to budget and last year.
• Optimize inventory using reporting and cross-functional input; manage DC receipts and on-hand inventory.
• Highlight clearance opportunities; propose mitigating actions to exit slow-moving product profitably.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to identify and strategize sales and inventory risk/opportunity.
• Participate in special projects to improve process and business results.

Skills

Planning

Inventory Management

Cross-functional partnerships

Data analysis

MS Office / Data tools

Communication

Organizational skills

Retail knowledge

Ecommerce experience

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Carhartt in Dearborn is seeking a Merchandise Planner D2C to develop and manage assortment, sales, inventory, and margin plans aligned to financial targets.

The role emphasizes cross-functional partnership, forecast accuracy, and proactive inventory optimization across the D2C channel, with a remote work setup.

You will collaborate with Merchandising and Global teams to hit targets, lead planning cycles, and drive profitable growth.