Wholesale Planning Lead: Inventory & Forecasting

DÔEN; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation and holidays

Healthcare, Vision, Dental

401k with company match

Generous discount

Job summary

DÔEN, a Santa Barbara-born fashion and lifestyle brand, is seeking a Wholesale Planner to own the financial and inventory strategy for our wholesale business in partnership with key stakeholders in Wholesale Sales. This role will develop sales and inventory plans, analyze performance, and partner with Sales, Wholesale Operations, Buying and Merchandising to support sustainable, profitable growth.

As one of the first dedicated planning roles on the team, this position offers an opportunity to

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in wholesale merchandise planning, buying, or a related analytical role.
• Experience supporting or partnering with wholesale businesses strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into clear insights and recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain seasonal and monthly sales, inventory, and margin plans for the wholesale channel.
• Analyze weekly and monthly performance, identifying risks and opportunities and recommending actionable strategies.
• Partner with the Sales team to align on account-level forecasts, order pacing, and replenishment opportunities and risk.
• Collaborate with Wholesale Operations to ensure inventory flow supports order fulfillment and timing requirements; quantify financial and inventory risk around these deliverables.
• Manage wholesale inventory position, ensuring healthy stock levels across key styles and partners.
• Partner with Wholesale Sales during and after market in the projections process to adjust OTB and inventory targets by delivery based on actualized orders received.
• Support monthly re-forecasting and scenario planning to adapt to changing business trends; maintaining and fine-tuning the revenue forecast tool.

Skills

Detail oriented

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Product and trend awareness

Interpersonal skills

Ownership and initiative

Communication skills

Inclusive, values-driven

Autonomy

Prioritization

Written and verbal communication

Results-driven

Tools

Advanced Excel

ERP systems

Job description

DÔEN, a Santa Barbara-born fashion and lifestyle brand, is seeking a Wholesale Planner to own the financial and inventory strategy for our wholesale business in partnership with key stakeholders in Wholesale Sales. This role will develop sales and inventory plans, analyze performance, and partner with Sales, Wholesale Operations, Buying and Merchandising to support sustainable, profitable growth.

As one of the first dedicated planning roles on the team, this position offers an opportunity to