Women's Merchandise Planner — Forecasting & Inventory (Remote)

Carhartt, Inc.; Dearborn, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Carhartt, Inc. seeks a Women’s Merchandise Planner to develop and manage sales, inventory, and margin plans across multiple product categories. The role partners with Merchandising, Inventory, Supply Chain, and cross-functional teams to align forecasted targets with financial goals.

You will lead pre-season and in-season planning, analyze trends, optimize inventory, and present plan positions to stakeholders while driving opportunities and mitigating risks across the designated book of business.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in demand planning or forecasting; wholesale demand planning preferred.
• Strong analytical thinking with forecasting methodology.
• Excellent communication and ability to collaborate with multiple partners.
• Proactive problem solving and urgency to drive improvements.
• Advanced MS Office and planning tools skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and cultivate Women’s Planning/Merchandising partnerships to create long-range, pre-season, and in-season forecasts, and align inventory strategies with organizational strategies and targets.
• Support the pre-season plan review process, in-season reforecasting, and post-season hindsighting. Review category forecast/plan changes in relation to prior forecasts, prior year(s), and targets. Present, articulate, and support the plan or forecast position in relation to global targets.
• Partner with Women’s Merchandising and Inventory teams to identify areas of opportunity within the assortment to drive sales and margin and mitigate inventory liability using historical trends and analyses, coupled with market and consumer insights.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to efficiently manage the product life cycle for the assigned book of business.
• Lead and facilitate monthly/weekly meetings with key partners to understand current trends and proactively identify actionable risks and opportunities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to resolve opportunities as they arise. Take a proactive approach to identify potential roadblocks and seek out resolutions in a timely manner.
• Identify planning process pain points and/or gaps and propose potential solutions to a broad audience.
• Champion the Merchandise Planning process and related calendar. Work to ensure company best practices are adhered to and completed within the allotted timeframe.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Proactive problem solving

Organizational skills

Adaptability

Forecasting

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office Suite

Planning tools

Job description

Carhartt, Inc. seeks a Women’s Merchandise Planner to develop and manage sales, inventory, and margin plans across multiple product categories. The role partners with Merchandising, Inventory, Supply Chain, and cross-functional teams to align forecasted targets with financial goals.

You will lead pre-season and in-season planning, analyze trends, optimize inventory, and present plan positions to stakeholders while driving opportunities and mitigating risks across the designated book of business.