Planner

ZipRecruiter; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's apparel brand based in Glendale is looking for a highly analytical Planner to drive sales and maximize profitability. You will work collaboratively with various teams to create demand forecasts, optimize inventory, and contribute to company goals. Applicants should have 5 years of planning experience in a DTC environment and strong Excel proficiency.

Qualifications

• 5 years of planning experience within a branded, ecommerce DTC environment.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strategic thinker with a creative problem-solving ability.
• Proven strong analytical acumen and attention to detail.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with BI/Data visualization platforms.

Responsibilities

• Analyze key metrics to identify selling opportunities and risks.
• Monitor inventory levels and recommend actions to maximize revenue.
• Manage sku-level replenishment and recommend buys.
• Execute promotional and markdown strategies.
• Create models and reports to aid discussions.

Job description

Overview

Posh Peanut is one of the fastest-growing DTC brands in the children's apparel space, loved by millions of families around the world. We specialize in ultra-soft, premium bamboo apparel for babies, kids, and families-known for our bold prints, elevated details, and signature Päpook® fabric. Built from a small LA-based business into a household name, we're driven by creativity, passion, and the mission to make every moment with your little ones feel magical. If you're excited by fast growth, big ideas, and building something extraordinary, we'd love to hear from you!

Who We Want

Posh Peanut is looking for a highly analytical and strategic Planner to drive sales and maximize profitability through detailed inventory and financial planning. In this role, you'll partner closely with buying, merchandising, e-comm, and marketing teams in a fast-paced but highly collaborative environment to create demand forecasts, optimize inventory levels, and support the team in driving toward company goals.

This role will be on a temporary basis from October-February.

Essential Functions and Basic Duties

• Analyze key metrics within style, size, print, color, and other attributes to identify opportunities and risks to selling, margin, and inventory on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
• Monitor inventory levels on a daily basis and recommend actions to maximize revenue and profitability.
• Manage sku-level replenishment and recommend buys based on sales trend, size selling, and inventory productivity.
• Execute promotional and markdown strategies that will result in optimal combination of sales, margin, and inventory ownership.
• Use learnings from style productivity hindsights and size analyses to inform buys and key business decisions.
• Create models, reports & recaps as needed to aid cross-functional team discussions.

Experience / Requirements

• 5 years of planning experience within a branded, ecommerce DTC environment. Experience planning apparel/ accessories.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to influence and communicate with personnel at all levels of the organization including senior management.
• Strategic thinker with ability to look at the business from tops-down and bottoms-up perspectives. Creative problem solver/ "outside the box" thinker with a strong sense of curiosity.
• Proven strong analytical acumen and attention to detail. Ability to make data-driven observations/hypotheses and communicate findings and recommendations to different cross-functional team members.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel. Comfortable working with large sets of data to come to actionable conclusions.
• Experience with BI/Data visualization platforms (e.g. Tableau, Looker, etc)

EEO Statement: Posh Peanut Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, committed to intentional anti-racism in all areas of our organization and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with the L.A. Fair Chance Initiative Ordinance. Our diverse backgrounds, perspectives, identities, and talents help us thrive.