Employer description & source details
This role is the financial backbone of the merchandising organization—responsible for translating brand strategy into inventory investments, margin targets, and sales forecasts. It exists to own end-to-end planning for the brand, partnering with Product Development, Ecommerce, Customer Service, and Accounting to ensure the right product is in the right place at the right time. As Senior Merchandise Planner & Supply Chain Manager , you will own the full inventory management process from forecasting to purchase orders to import logistics to markdown management. Within the first 60 days, you will have full management of the OTB, forecasting, and orders. This is a lean team. You will own a lot, move fast, and make decisions with full end-to-end responsibility. Develop, monitor, and evaluate Open-to-Buy monthly with the executive team; deliver timely re-projections based on current trends to manage inventory and protect margin. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build assortment recommendations—brand and key-item projections, SKU count, and depth. Manage the full purchase order lifecycle with vendors, from issuance through delivery, including coordinating container bookings and import logistics. Ability to build and maintain relationships across e-commerce, customer service, product development, sourcing, and finance teams; skilled at identifying and influencing key stakeholders High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong ability to learn new technical applications quickly 2+ years of experience in a lead or management role Experience in multi-channel B2B wholesale Team Impact: Build and lead inventory planning for the brand, with direct ownership of the decisions that drive sales, margin, and inventory productivity.
Extracted skills: excel, sales, finance