Senior Planner

What Goes Around Comes Around (WGACA)

$80K — $110K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in data analysis or business intelligence in Wholesale or related fields.
  • Strong proficiency in data analysis tools and methodologies.
  • Experience with forecasting, budgeting, and inventory management.
  • Strong communication skills for cross-departmental collaboration.
  • Ability to create actionable insights from complex datasets.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze sales, receipts, and inventory levels to monitor key KPIs.
  • Forecast sales, margin, and inventory at a brand/material level with the SVP of Wholesale.
  • Develop and present seasonal assortment plans based on data analysis.
  • Collaborate with Buying and Sales teams on monthly inventory planning.
  • Recommend data-driven strategies related to markdowns and inventory optimization.
  • Maintain comprehensive reporting to support sales growth and efficiency.
  • Identify opportunities to enhance planning and forecasting processes.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to influence key business outcomes directly.
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Role that emphasizes data-driven decision-making.
  • Possibility to improve operational efficiencies.
  • Involvement in strategic planning and high-level financial forecasting.
Full Job Description
Description

Overview:

This person is responsible for building, analyzing, and quantifying data to support the Wholesale business. Insights generated from this role directly impact sales, margin, inventory, and profitability across all Wholesale partners. This individual will support budgeting, forecasting, and planning activities while monitoring key performance indicators such as product performance (s/t, turn, months of supply), sales, inventory levels, and receipt plans by account.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Analyze sales, receipts, and inventory levels to monitor key KPIs, including s/t, months of supply, price buckets, and performance by brand/material for our major accounts.
  • Work with the SVP of Wholesale to forecast (and re-forecast as needed) sales, margin and inventory at a brand/material level in response to changes in trend, strategy, receipts, or overall business conditions.
  • Develop and present seasonal assortment plans aligned with sales projections, historical performance, and feedback from our Merchandising team.
  • Partner with Buying and Sales teams on monthly inventory planning; identify top styles, underperforming areas, and opportunities for optimization.
  • Make data-driven recommendations related to markdowns/aged returns, transfers, brand/material reallocations, and broader merchandising strategy adjustments.
  • Maintain reporting and provide actionable insights to support sales growth, margin improvement, inventory productivity, and turn objectives.
  • Identify opportunities to improve efficiency across planning, reporting, and forecasting processes.

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