Remote Women's Merch Planner | Forecasting & Inventory

Carhartt, Inc.; Dearborn (LA); Remote; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Carhartt, Inc. is seeking a Women’s Merchandise Planner to develop and execute sales, inventory, and margin plans across product categories.

You will partner cross-functionally to forecast and manage plans that align with financial targets, while optimizing inventory and presenting clear plan positions. Esteemed for collaboration and data-driven decision making, you will lead planning processes, drive continuous improvement, and influence across Merchandising, Inventory, and Supply Chain teams

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years in a demand planning or forecasting field; wholesale demand planning preferred.
• High level of analytical thinking with a strong aptitude for forecasting methodology.
• Proactive, organized, and able to prioritize and delegate across multiple projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with all levels of partners.

Responsibilities

• Develop and cultivate Women's Planning/Merchandising partnerships to create long-range, pre-season, and in-season forecasts, and align inventory strategies with organizational targets.
• Support the pre-season plan review process, in-season reforecasting, and post-season hindsighting; present the plan in relation to global targets.
• Partner with Merchandising and Inventory teams to identify opportunities to drive sales and margin while mitigating inventory risk.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage the product lifecycle for the assigned book of business.
• Lead monthly/weekly meetings with key partners to discuss trends and identify risks and opportunities.
• Proactively resolve opportunities and remove roadblocks with cross-functional partners.
• Identify planning process pain points and propose improvements to a broad audience.
• Champion the Merchandise Planning process and ensure adherence to the calendar.

Skills

Demand forecasting

Forecasting methodology

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Organizational skills

MS Office

Planning tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office Suite

Planning tools

Job description

Carhartt, Inc. is seeking a Women’s Merchandise Planner to develop and execute sales, inventory, and margin plans across product categories.

You will partner cross-functionally to forecast and manage plans that align with financial targets, while optimizing inventory and presenting clear plan positions. Esteemed for collaboration and data-driven decision making, you will lead planning processes, drive continuous improvement, and influence across Merchandising, Inventory, and Supply Chain teams