Strategic Inventory Planner — Women's Apparel

Everlane; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 81,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Everlane, a clean luxury brand, is seeking a Senior Planner in Los Angeles to forecast, monitor, and order products across our assortment. You will collaborate with merchandising, production, and logistics, using advanced Excel and data-driven approaches to optimize inventory turnover.

You will report to the Senior Director of Planning and develop preseason plans, project sales for launches, and manage in-season forecasts to hit KPIs.

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience in merchandise/inventory planning, allocation, finance or business analytics.
• Advanced competency in Excel.
• Familiarity with inventory planning concepts and theory.
• Top-notch analytical, financial modeling and problem solving skills.
• Understanding of product and trend as it relates to the business.
• Ability to quickly adapt to change and new processes.
• Passion for retail, minimalist design and disrupting an age-old industry.

Responsibilities

• Develop preseason sales, margin and inventory plans by channel, category, style and color.
• Project sales volumes for existing and upcoming products to support replenishment and new launch buys.
• Enhance existing inventory models to improve forecast accuracy and inventory turnover.
• Work with merchandising to recommend style/cc counts and flow of product.
• Manage in-season OTB forecasts for sales and inventory to drive to financial goals and KPI targets.
• Generate purchase orders down to SKU-level with incredible precision and accuracy.
• Collaborate with production and logistics to ensure optimal inventory flows.
• Perform a variety of analyses and tasks to improve understanding of business trends and opportunities.
• Build tools and dashboards to streamline business processes.

Skills

Merchandise planning

Inventory analytics

Forecasting

Excel proficiency

Tools

Excel

Job description

Everlane, a clean luxury brand, is seeking a Senior Planner in Los Angeles to forecast, monitor, and order products across our assortment. You will collaborate with merchandising, production, and logistics, using advanced Excel and data-driven approaches to optimize inventory turnover.

You will report to the Senior Director of Planning and develop preseason plans, project sales for launches, and manage in-season forecasts to hit KPIs.