Inventory Planning Manager

Serena & Lily; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k plan with PTO and holidays

Job summary

Serena & Lily in Sausalito, CA, is seeking a Manager of Inventory Planning to lead cross-functional inventory strategies for multiple departments. You will forecast demand, optimize safety stock, and coordinate with merchandising to align product plans with financial goals.

You will manage open-to-buy processes, drive continuous improvements, and lead a collaborative team to deliver exceptional customer experiences through smart inventory management.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years in inventory planning or related field.
• Proficient with Excel, inventory management systems, and sales analysis.
• Ability to present to the executive leadership team.

Responsibilities

• Manages inventory for multiple departments, ensuring alignment with strategic, financial, and brand objectives
• Collaborates with merchandising management partners to ensure appropriate financial and inventory plans for new and existing products
• Forecast and present monthly open to buy to the leadership team and hit divisional financial plans
• Lead team and drive inventory planning strategies for your division to maximize financial results and optimize stock levels
• Manages operational recommendations in-season and for future planning of inventory flow
• Leads weekly cross-functional meetings, driven to action points to achieve inventory plans and efficiency
• Manages information across functions, and works closely with all cross-functional partners
• Drives calendar to meet critical dates and deadlines
• Demonstrate and inspire a collaborative, innovative, and results-oriented environment with peers and cross-functional team resulting in shared best practices

Skills

Inventory planning

Advanced Excel

Sales analysis

Financial acumen

Tools

Excel

Inventory management systems

Job description

Serena and Lily is seeking a Manager of Inventory Planning to join our team in Sausalito, California. This position reports to the Director of Inventory Planning and helps create and drive inventory management strategies and initiatives of their categories. In this role, you will help develop business strategies to maximize the financial performance of the division including inventory planning, demand forecasting, safety stock levels, and exit strategies. You will work closely with merchandising counterparts to provide input on seasonal forecasting and align inventory strategies with product plans. You will identify opportunities and recommend new inventory control or process improvements to your planning counterparts. You will collaborate with the design, sourcing, and operations teams on inventory planning from initial conception to product introduction.

The ideal candidate is someone with a strong planning background, a strategic thinker, a collaborative cross-functional partner, and a reliable team player with leadership qualities and a growth mindset. The ideal candidate will also have strong business acumen, an impressive work ethic, advanced analytical skills, and a deep understanding of inventory management.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manages inventory for multiple departments, ensuring alignment with strategic, financial, and brand objectives
• Collaborates with merchandising management partners to ensure appropriate financial and inventory plans for new and existing products
• Forecast and present monthly open to buy to the leadership team and hit divisional financial plans
• Lead team and drive inventory planning strategies for your division to maximize financial results and optimize stock levels
• Manages operational recommendations in-season and for future planning of inventory flow
• Leads weekly cross-functional meetings, driven to action points to achieve inventory plans and efficiency
• Manages information across functions, and works closely with all cross-functional partners
• Drives calendar to meet critical dates and deadlines
• Demonstrate and inspire a collaborative, innovative, and results-oriented environment with peers and cross-functional team resulting in shared best practices

REQUIREMENTS:

• At least 5-7 years of inventory planning or related experience
• Must be highly proficient with Excel, inventory management systems, and sales analysis
• Ability to create and present powerful and influential documents to the executive leadership team
• Possesses developed financial business acumen and deep understanding of inventory management
• Ability to think creatively to generate efficiency and problem solve
• Strong attention to detail
• Proven ability to achieve results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Time management and organizational skills
• A love of and a commitment to high quality product and an excellent customer experience

COMPENSATION:

• $120-150k per year is theanticipated salary range. This range represents the low and high end of the anticipated base salary range for this role. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: experience, education, and skills.
• Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance should they choose to participate in Serena & Lily's benefits. Employees can enroll in our company's 401k plan. During the first year of employment, full-time employees accrue twenty-one days of PTO and seven paid holidays throughout the year.