Operations Planner

Victoria's Secret; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Victoria's Secret Beauty is seeking an Operations Planner to join our team in New York. The role oversees supply chain planning, costing, financial communication, on-time delivery, and inventory for designated business categories.

The ideal candidate brings sharp attention to detail, strong communication, and influencing skills to act as a trusted advisor for internal partners and external vendors in a fast-paced retail environment.

Qualifications

• Experience managing component inventory and finished goods
• Understanding S&OP between vendor and Victoria’s Secret Beauty
• Ability to communicate forecasts and plans to stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Order and manage component inventory and finished goods
• Manage S&OP between vendor and Victoria’s Secret Beauty
• Ensure vendor OT&C accountability is at 95% or higher
• Ensure timely delivery of finished product to warehouses with vendor coordination
• Expedite shipments to meet speed initiatives
• Short-term and long-term capacity planning
• Issue purchase orders and negotiate with vendors to secure production
• Communicate new launch forecasts and medium-range receipt plans
• Partner with vendors to identify future supply chain requirements
• Build trusted advisor relationships with cross-functional partners
• Manage speed-to-market initiatives and update changes to open orders
• Review feasibility and timing for all buy requests
• Identify opportunities to reduce lead times and gain agility
• Maintain data integrity of MRP and enable planning horizon
• Execute buys using SAP MRP
• Manage component inventory targets
• Maintain BOM accuracy and resolve BOM issues with Inventory Control
• Assist Inventory Control with physical inventory
• Provide justification for excess inventory in quarterly reviews
• End of Season inventory planning; conduct cycle counts and run outs

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Influencing skills

Vendor management

Supply chain planning

Tools

SAP MRP

Job description

Your Role

Victoria’s Secret Beauty is looking for an Operations Planner to join the team! This role manages supply chain planning, costing, financial communication, on-time delivery, and inventory for specific business categories. This role is a trusted advisor for both internal cross-functional partners and external vendors. This person has exceptional attention to detail, strong communication and influencing skills, and is motivated to work in a fast-paced environment.

Why You Belong Here

At Victoria’s Secret & Co, you’ll join a world-leading specialty retail brand recognized globally for innovation and excellence in lingerie and fashion. You’ll work alongside industry leaders to set the standard for what a retail brand can achieve, placing customers at the center of everything we do to create products and experiences that bring them joy.

We believe everyone deserves a place where they truly belong. We celebrate individuality and know that your passion, experience, and unique perspective strengthen our team and business. Here, you’ll be empowered to perform, grow, and engage through unmatched opportunities to develop your skills, gain real-world experience, and learn from the best in the business.

Your Impact

Vendor Management

• Responsible for ordering and management of Component Inventory and Finished Goods
• Manage S&OP between vendor and Victoria’s Secret Beauty business
• Ensure vendor OT&C accountability is at 95% or higher
• Ensure finished product is delivered to warehouses in a timely manner; work in conjunction with vendors to prioritize production
• Expedite shipments / production to meet speed initiatives
• Short-term and long-term capacity planning
• Issue component and finished good purchase orders and negotiate with vendors to secure production
• Communicate new launch forecasts and medium-range receipt plans
• Partner with vendors to identify future supply chain requirements

Brand Management

• Build relationship as a trusted advisor
• Manage speed-to-market initiatives
• Responsible for communicating/updating changes to open orders: status reporting to cross-functional partners (OT&C accountability at 95%)
• Review and communicate feasibility and timing for all buy requests
• Informs cross-functional partners of excess inventory in Semi Annual Sales and Clearance buys; assist with component run-outs to reduce inventory liability
• Partners with cross-functional partners to develop new launch and medium range receipt plan
• Understand and support business and process changes by utilizing a speed and agility mindset
• Identify opportunities to reduce lead times
• Identify opportunities to gain agility within the supply chain

Inventory Management

• Responsible for the data integrity of Material Requirement Planning (MRP) that will enable a consistent planning horizon
• Execute buys using SAP MRP
• Manage to component inventory targets
• Manage detailed Bill of Material (BOM) accuracy (waste factors and usage); work closely with Inventory Control during Book to Book to identify and resolve BOM issues
• Assist Inventory Control with Physical Inventory and provide support to resolve issues
• Provide justification for excess inventory in quarterly review of Excess and Obsolete reconciliation
• Conduct End of Season inventory management planning; execute ad hoc cycle counts and run outs to reduce liability
• Analyze data, review reports, and resolve issues to maintain a clean Book of Business with focus on inventory turns