Inventory & Allocation Planner — Hybrid NYC

J.Crew; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Well-being

Associate Discount

Summer Fridays

Community Impact

Winter Break

Job summary

J.Crew in New York, NY is seeking a Distribution Planner to help create, manage, and execute sales and inventory plans from investment through allocation at the product level. You will provide data and analysis to support lifecycle decisions and allocate assortments across categories.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years of distribution planning or related analytics, strong Excel skills, and the ability to translate data into actionable insights to drive results within a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of distribution planning or related analytical experience.
• Strong analytic, financial and business acumen skills.
• Ability to evaluate financial and business indicators and translate data into actionable information to drive results; proficiency in retail math.
• Systems and Tools Acumen: Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, and aptitude to learn technical applications quickly.

Responsibilities

• Provide data and recommendations to influence the development of department/class level plans
• Assist in the development of department/class level allocation strategies
• Develop and execute strategies for packing, pre-packs, size balancing and inventory balancing
• Support in-season management of department/class level plans including ongoing assessments and updates
• Execute initial inventory releases
• Ensure receipt accuracy to support in-season allocation strategies
• Execute in-season price strategies, store level exceptions, and new store allocations
• Execute allocation and replenishment of Basics managed thru demand forecasting and management tools, as required

Skills

Strong analytic skills

Financial acumen

Business acumen

Retail math

Data interpretation

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

J.Crew in New York, NY is seeking a Distribution Planner to help create, manage, and execute sales and inventory plans from investment through allocation at the product level. You will provide data and analysis to support lifecycle decisions and allocate assortments across categories.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years of distribution planning or related analytics, strong Excel skills, and the ability to translate data into actionable insights to drive results within a hybrid work environment.