OverviewAt Hatch, we pride ourselves on delivering exceptional quality, thoughtful design, and a seamless customer experience. We are looking for a Planner to join our team, bringing financial and strategic insights to life through merchandise and store-level planning. This role is central to driving profitable sales, optimizing inventory, and ensuring our product vision comes to life across all channels. The Planner will oversee both Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) and Wholesale businesses, ensuring alignment across channels.
What You'll Do- Develop and execute top-down and bottom-up merchandise financial plans that support product and business strategies across DTC and Wholesale channels.
- Develop, manage, and communicate inventory management strategies to meet or exceed sales, margin, and turn goals across all channels of business.
- Own and execute store-level allocation and replenishment, acting as liaison to field teams regarding inventory needs.
- Manage Beauty replenishment forecast and placements.
- Recap and analyze weekly financial results, supporting decisions on margin and inventory optimization.
- Support Merch/Planning team in developing preseason sales, gross margin, and inventory strategies by channel, department, and subclass.
- Support Merch/Planning team in open-to-buy (OTB) preparation through analysis and scenario work.
- Partner with Merchandising to analyze historical data and current trends, recommending in-season tactics.
- Perform location-based market analysis to guide assortment and investment decisions.
- Develop pre-season store attributes and distribution strategies for new product releases.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Merchandising, Production, Store Operations, and Finance to optimize inventory and store performance.
- Identify process improvement opportunities and support the implementation of new strategies.
What You'll Bring- Bachelor's degree required.
- 3-5 years of experience in planning, allocation, or inventory management (multi-channel or specialty retail preferred).
- Experience managing DTC and Wholesale businesses.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with proven ability to translate data into actionable strategies.
- Solid understanding of retail math, OTB, and inventory planning concepts.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills; ability to quickly learn new systems and tools.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to synthesize complex information.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Flexible, curious, and adaptive with a continuous improvement mindset.
Why You'll Love Working With Us- The Product-so good, you'll be using your employee discount more than you probably should.
- The People-ask anyone that works here...we have incredible people on our team.
Let's Talk Perks!- Employee discount across our portfolio of brands: Janie and Jack and HATCH Studios.
- Paid holidays and Flexible Time Off (unlimited vacation).
- Generous Health Savings Account (HSA) employer contributions for individuals and families.
- Flexible Spending Accounts and commuter benefits.
- Life insurance.
- Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance*.
- Employee Assistance Program with resources like financial and legal assistance, emotional work/life counseling, health, and wellness resources, travel assistance.
