Wholesale Planning & Inventory Manager

Ralph Lauren; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ralph Lauren is seeking a Planning Operations Manager to oversee wholesale inventory for North America across Children's, Footwear and Accessories. You will drive supply vs demand analysis and champion operational excellence to optimize inventory levels.

Collaborating with cross-functional partners, you will focus on fill rate targets, sizing strategies, and actionable performance reporting to senior management. Experience in retail planning and advanced Excel is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail planning, inventory management, or wholesale operations.
• Strong analytical and mathematical skills.
• Excel proficiency, PivotTables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP.

Responsibilities

• Manage wholesale inventory levels across NA categories.
• Conduct supply vs demand analysis and optimize inventory positioning.
• Monitor sizing strategies to minimize excess inventory.
• Partner with Production to ensure proper inventory flow and targets.
• Track KPIs and prepare weekly/quarterly performance reports.

Skills

Inventory management

Supply chain analysis

Retail planning

Data analysis

Excel proficiency

Tools

Excel

Job description

Ralph Lauren is seeking a Planning Operations Manager to oversee wholesale inventory for North America across Children's, Footwear and Accessories. You will drive supply vs demand analysis and champion operational excellence to optimize inventory levels.

Collaborating with cross-functional partners, you will focus on fill rate targets, sizing strategies, and actionable performance reporting to senior management. Experience in retail planning and advanced Excel is essential.