Senior Forecasting & Inventory Planner

Pottery Barn; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

401(k) plan

Paid vacations and holidays

Health, dental, vision insurance

Commuter benefits

Wellness program

Job summary

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is seeking a Senior Strategic Planner in San Francisco to lead promotional strategy, brand planning, forecasting, and business planning activities that support sales, margin, and inventory turn goals.

You will partner with Merchandising, Inventory Management, Distribution, Sourcing, and E-commerce to provide business insights, manage planning processes, and drive operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 5+ years in retail planning, inventory management, merchandising, allocation, forecasting, or related analytics.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Streamline and simplify the promotional planning process.
• Provide timelines, due dates, and visibility to baseline promotions at department and category level.
• Provide SKU counts, sales results, and margin performance reporting.
• Lead weekly meetings and influence cross-functional teams and leadership to align on promotional strategies.
• Communicate upcoming promotional activities and business impacts.
• Develop and enhance analytical tools and planning files to improve operational efficiency.
• Manage the brand dailies process, including demand and net sales forecasting.
• Provide upside and risk scenarios based on business trends.
• Support Open-to-Buy (OTB) planning processes, communications, rollups, and recaps.
• Support Floor Set and Mid-Season preparation activities.
• Create weekly budgets for new and reintroduced SKUs.
• Create, maintain, and publish Inventory Review (IR) deliverables, supporting files, and targets.
• Monitor business performance and identify opportunities and risks.
• Drive proactive communication and alignment on strategies, priorities, and deliverables with cross-functional partners.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel

Forecasting tools

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Economics/Supply Chain/Retail Merchandising

Tools

Forecasting software

Inventory management systems

Reporting tools

Job description

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is seeking a Senior Strategic Planner in San Francisco to lead promotional strategy, brand planning, forecasting, and business planning activities that support sales, margin, and inventory turn goals.

You will partner with Merchandising, Inventory Management, Distribution, Sourcing, and E-commerce to provide business insights, manage planning processes, and drive operational excellence.