Strategic Inventory Planner – Luxury Home & Forecasting

24 Seven Talent; Corte Madera (CA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

24 Seven Talent in Corte Madera, CA is seeking an analytical Inventory Planner to drive inventory strategy, forecasting, and assortment planning for luxury home furnishings. You will partner with Merchandising and cross-functional teams to optimize inventory investments and product availability.

The role requires 3–5 years in inventory planning, strong Excel skills, and the ability to forecast at department and SKU levels, balancing sales, margin, and stock levels across ecommerce and retail

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of inventory planning or inventory management experience.
• Strong demand forecasting, open to buy, and inventory planning experience.
• Solid understanding of retail math and financial planning concepts.
• Experience analyzing performance at the department, collection, and SKU level.
• Advanced Excel skills and ability to quickly learn new planning systems.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Experience across both ecommerce and brick and mortar channels is a plus.
• 1 to 2 years of supervisory experience is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop pre season sales, inventory, and assortment plans aligned with financial goals
• Analyze historical performance and current trends to identify opportunities and risks
• Build department, collection, and SKU level sales and inventory forecasts
• Manage demand forecasting across department, subclass, collection, and SKU levels
• Own open to buy activities and recommend inventory investments to senior leadership
• Forecast sales, inventory, receipts, and product flow to maximize availability and profitability
• Monitor top performing collections and SKUs to maximize in stock levels and revenue
• Partner closely with Merchandising to support product and assortment strategies
• Manage the on order pipeline and coordinate product flow requirements with vendors
• Reconcile top down financial plans with bottom up forecastsIdentify strategies to drive sales, improve inventory productivity, and mitigate risk
• Support and mentor team members while contributing to broader planning initiatives

Skills

Inventory planning

Demand forecasting

Open to buy

Retail math

Analytical thinking

Supervisory experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Excel

Job description

24 Seven Talent in Corte Madera, CA is seeking an analytical Inventory Planner to drive inventory strategy, forecasting, and assortment planning for luxury home furnishings. You will partner with Merchandising and cross-functional teams to optimize inventory investments and product availability.

The role requires 3–5 years in inventory planning, strong Excel skills, and the ability to forecast at department and SKU levels, balancing sales, margin, and stock levels across ecommerce and retail