Senior Merchandise Planner & Supply Chain Manager

CSC Generation Enterprise; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

RRSP match

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Employee discounts

Brand discounts

Job summary

CSC Generation is seeking a Senior Merchandise Planner & Supply Chain Manager to own the full inventory planning process across brands. You will forecast, manage POs, and oversee import logistics with cross-functional partners to protect margins and ensure on-time delivery.

You will lead OTB, develop assortment strategies, and drive inventory health while collaborating with Product Development, Ecommerce, Customer Service, and Accounting. This is a high-responsibility role in a lean team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years owning end-to-end inventory planning and open-to-buy management.
• Experience using an ERP system for PO management.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Strong retail math and analytical problem solving.
• Excellent cross-functional relationship skills and stakeholder influence.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and quick to learn new tools.

Responsibilities

• Own full inventory management from forecasting to POs to import logistics.
• Lead Open-to-Buy monthly with executive team and re-forecast as needed.
• Develop assortment recommendations with brand/product projections.
• Manage margins, sell-through, and inventory health with budgets.
• Coordinate PO lifecycle with vendors and import logistics.
• Ensure regulatory/compliance awareness in tariff classifications.
• Summarize performance weekly and adjust plans accordingly.
• Identify and manage closeout/excess inventory to mitigate risk.
• Deliver structured reporting and standardized best practices.

Skills

Inventory planning

Forecasting

Open-to-buy

ERP for PO management

Excel

Data-driven

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

ERP

Job description

CSC Generation is the AI-native holding company re-engineering omnichannel retail. We acquire iconic brands and transform them with Genesis, our operating platform combining a Data Fabric, Automation Engine, proprietary tools, and shared services to modernize operations, elevate customer experience, and expand margins. With $1B+ in revenue across 13 brands, our portfolio includes Sur La Table, Backcountry, One Kings Lane, and others that serve as real-world innovation labs.

Reports to: General Manager

Location: Remote (US or Canada); preference for candidates near Salt Lake City, Utah; Austin, Texas; or Toronto, Ontario

About The Role

This role is the financial backbone of the merchandising organization—responsible for translating brand strategy into inventory investments, margin targets, and sales forecasts. It exists to own end-to-end planning for the brand, partnering with Product Development, Ecommerce, Customer Service, and Accounting to ensure the right product is in the right place at the right time.

As Senior Merchandise Planner & Supply Chain Manager, you will own the full inventory management process from forecasting to purchase orders to import logistics to markdown management. Within the first 60 days, you will have full management of the OTB, forecasting, and orders.

This is a lean team. You will own a lot, move fast, and make decisions with full end-to-end responsibility.

What You'll Do

• Develop, monitor, and evaluate Open-to-Buy monthly with the executive team; deliver timely re-projections based on current trends to manage inventory and protect margin.
• Establish a "never-out" system for best-sellers.
• Forecast sales, receipts, gross margin, and inventory position on a monthly and seasonal basis at the sales channel, category, and warehouse level.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build assortment recommendations—brand and key-item projections, SKU count, and depth.
• Manage inventory health through buying budgets, seasonal sell-through targets, PO receipt flow, and pricing strategies.
• Manage the full purchase order lifecycle with vendors, from issuance through delivery, including coordinating container bookings and import logistics.
• Navigate tariff classifications and government trade regulations to ensure compliance and accurate COGS.
• Prepare recommendations for key financial meetings that maximize sales, margin, and inventory productivity.
• Recap business performance weekly, review variance to plan, assess deviations from current trends, and recommend corrective actions.
• Proactively identify and manage closeout/excess inventory to minimize risk.
• Ensure structured reporting deliverables are met, evaluating reports for accuracy, efficiency, and standardized best practices.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of owning end-to-end inventory planning, including replenishment, demand forecasting, weekly reporting, and open-to-buy management
• Knowledge and use of an ERP for PO management
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional aptitude for retail math
• Ability to build and maintain relationships across e-commerce, customer service, product development, sourcing, and finance teams; skilled at identifying and influencing key stakeholders
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong ability to learn new technical applications quickly
• Strong forecasting acumen and data-driven decision-making
• Proactive and comfortable managing a high-scope role independently

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in a lead or management role
• Experience in multi-channel B2B wholesale
• Comfortable working with AI tools (Claude or similar) and Microsoft Office/365 integrations to streamline workflows
• Exposure to planning, finance, analytical, or data management systems beyond Excel

Why Join

The people who do best here are builders. They take ownership, move fast, and want to see the direct impact of their work.

• Team Impact: Build and lead inventory planning for the brand, with direct ownership of the decisions that drive sales, margin, and inventory productivity.
• Growth & Leadership Development: High performers are quickly entrusted with greater responsibility, new challenges, and leadership opportunities across the portfolio of brands.
• Ownership: Own the brand's entire inventory plan end to end—from pre-season strategy through in-season execution—and see the direct impact of your decisions on the business.
• Competitive Benefits (US): Paid time off policies, 401(k) match, medical/dental/vision and a variety of supplemental policies, and employee discounts across our portfolio of brands.
• Competitive Benefits (Canada): Paid time off policies, RRSP match, medical, dental, and vision coverage, a variety of supplemental benefit options, and employee discounts across our portfolio of brands.

CSC Generation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any characteristic protected by law. If you need an accommodation during the application process, contact [email protected] .

Employment is contingent on a background check, including verification of prior employment dates.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. This position is not open to and cannot be filled by a B.C. Resident.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.