Senior Inventory Planner - Retail (SF Onsite/Hybrid)

Pottery Barn; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous discount on Williams-Sonoma,,

401(k) plan and other investment oppt.

Paid vacations, holidays, and time off

Health, dental and vision insurance

Tax-free commuter benefits

Wellness program

Job summary

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Inventory Planner for the San Francisco area to lead strategic inventory management for a high-volume category.

You will partner with Merchants, Sourcing and Distribution to maximize in-stocks, optimize turn and drive profitable growth while delivering an exceptional customer experience. The role requires at least three years in inventory management, team mentoring, strong data interpretation and retail math skills.

Qualifications

• Data driven individual with a curious, entrepreneurial mindset.
• Minimum three years of experience in Inventory Management, preferably in retail channel
• Experience directly managing or mentoring one or more team members
• Proven ability to objectively interpret data and extract actionable insights that drive the business
• Proficiency in retail math and experience managing a traditional open-to-buy
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills; comfortable addressing all levels within an organization
• Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines

Responsibilities

• Partner with Merchants to create pre-season, item-level sales plans that align with product rankings, merchandising strategies and tops-down financial goals.
• Design inventory strategies that balance the composition of new and core, carry-over merchandise, support in-stock and turn objectives, and fit within the bounds of departmental receipt budget.
• Determine item level order quantities and flow strategies and partner with Supply Chain Analyst to ensure timely and accurate execution of purchase orders.
• Leverage historical data to identify key learnings around product, pricing, and inventory and apply learnings to future seasons.
• Review visual floor sets to ensure appropriate representation of key-items and determine appropriate presentation minimums and safety stock requirements
• Own monthly forecasting of department level open-to-buy and recommend near term actions to achieve sales goals and budgeted inventory EOMs.
• Determine markdown and end-of-life disposition strategies for non-go forward products.
• Operate a computer and communicate via telephone
• Transport materials and equipment and lift, move, and carry objects up to 50 pounds on a limited basis

Skills

Data driven

Mentoring

Data interpretation

Retail math

Collaboration

Communication

Organizational skills

Prioritization

Job description

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Inventory Planner for the San Francisco area to lead strategic inventory management for a high-volume category.

You will partner with Merchants, Sourcing and Distribution to maximize in-stocks, optimize turn and drive profitable growth while delivering an exceptional customer experience. The role requires at least three years in inventory management, team mentoring, strong data interpretation and retail math skills.