Nuuly Senior Inventory Planner

URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc.; Philadelphia, Northern (Philadelphia County, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Retirement savings

Job summary

Nuuly, part of URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc., seeks a Senior Inventory Planner to maximize rent and resale revenue through demand-driven fulfillment planning, stock rebalancing, and reverse logistics across distribution centers. You will lead forecasting, pricing models, and data-driven strategies while partnering with planning, merchandising, and DC teams.

You will manage at least one direct report, drive process improvements, and leverage advanced Excel and data-warehouse tools to optimize

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Merchandise Planning, Allocation, or Store Planning with Open-to-Buy (OTB) and forecasting experience.
• Startup experience a plus; strong financial and analytical skills.
• Results oriented with excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to manage at least one direct report.
• Advanced Excel and data-warehouse tooling proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain demand forecasts to ensure optimal stock for rent and resale channels.
• Own and execute business recommendations; solve problems using analysis and experience.
• Track metrics, design pricing models, and apply data-driven insights to strategies.
• Collaborate with planning, merchandising, and DC teams; influence processes through clear communication.
• Lead and coach at least one direct report and support career development.

Skills

Merchandise Planning

Allocation

Store Planning

OTB Management

Financial Forecasting

Inventory Optimization

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Time Management

Advanced Excel

Data Warehouse Knowledge

Tools

Looker

Island Pacific

BigQuery

Job description

Role Summary

Nuuly is looking for a Senior Inventory Planner who will maximize rent and resale revenue by creating and executing strategies to manage and sell off obsolete or slow-moving inventory. Support overall inventory performance through demand-driven fulfillment planning, stock rebalancing and reverse logistics across distribution centers. Act as a trusted leader with strong predictive forecasting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Role Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning and Decision-Making: Develop and maintain demand forecasts to predict inventory needs, ensuring optimal stock levels for both rent and resale channels. Proficient in using reporting tools to analyze inventory trends, make strategic decisions, and communicate actionable insights.
• Business Execution and Problem Solving: Owns and executes business recommendations, solves organizational problems, and makes informed decisions based on analysis and experience
• Process and Ownership: Tracks key metrics, designs and maintains pricing models, and applies data-driven insights to enhance strategies and support business objectives
• Collaboration and Influence: Builds strong relationships with planning, merchandising and distribution center teams, partners with senior management, and positively influences team dynamics and processes through clear communication
• Leadership and Team Management: Manage at least one direct report, set clear priorities, coach team members, and support career development

Role Qualifications

• 5+ years of combined experience in Merchandise Planning, Allocation, or Store Planning within a retail environment, including Open-to-Buy (OTB) management, financial forecasting, and inventory optimization.
• Experience in start-up environment a plus
• Strong financial and analytical skills
• Results oriented
• Critical thinking
• Problem-solving skills to anticipate problems before they happen and handle them appropriately when they do
• Exceptional communication skills
• Self-motivated with critical attention to detail
• Strong time management skills including managing at least 1 direct report
• Advanced Excel skills
• Strong data warehouse skills (EDW, Looker, Island Pacific, BigQuery)

The Perks

URBN offers comprehensive Perks & Benefits to employees. Availability and eligibility to specific benefits may be subject to your location and employment status. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, PTO, generous employee discounts, retirement savings and much more! For additional information visit www.urbn.com/work-with-us/benefits

EEO Statement

URBN celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression), religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic as established by law. We believe strongly in fostering a safe, fair and respectful work environment. To ensure compliance with our non-discrimination and anti-harassment policies, we offer anti-harassment training to managers and employees.