Sr. Inventory & Allocation Planner

Company Description

Vuori is re-defining what athletic apparel looks like: built to move and sweat in but designed with a casual aesthetic to transition into everyday life. We draw inspiration from an active coastal California lifestyle; an integration of fitness, creative expression and life. Our high energy fast paced retail environment is reflected in the clothes we make. We aim to inspire others to take on all aspects of their lives with clarity, enthusiasm and purpose…while having a lot of fun along the way. We are proud to be an outlet for opportunity and for personal growth and success.

Job Description

The Sr. Inventory & Allocation Planner executes the deployment of inventory from various distribution centers to stores for an assigned product category. This role also supports optimum inventory levels to maximize sales and margins, overall productivity and profitability. Maximizing opportunities through the effective management of inventory, driving sales through improved availability and forecasting and ensuring limited out of stocks in key programs for all channels and distribution centers.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Formulate, propose and execute inventory deployment strategy (pre-season & in-season), accounting for constraints and inputs, such as inventory levels by store group, timing of product delivery, minimum presentation, and distribution of sizes to support merchandise sales plans.
• Ensure timely and accurate execution in support of New Store Openings.
• Provide store analysis/insight/opportunities based on revenue and sell through percent targets.
• Analyzes business performance, develop insights and translates into strategies to drive sales and inventory productivity.
• Develop and articulate a fact-based analytical approach to store sales and inventory strategy, monitor results, and action necessary adjustments with exceptional change agility; all with the goal of delivering budgeted sales and margin and planned sell through expectations.
• Partner with the Merchandise Planner to prioritize allocation of core and fashion product across channels.
• Work with Logistics and Production partners to resolve external constraints that impact inventory flow to distribution center and stores.
• Support inventory management between retail, ecommerce and wholesale channels.
• Review and analyze weekly store performance/inventory levels; recommend changes to forecasts.
• Visits stores to review presentation, stock content/levels; identifies issues and solicits suggestions and comments from field team.
• Partners cross functionally with Merchandise Planning, Merchants, Production,
• Channel leads, Logistics and Warehouse teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or at least 5 years of experience in inventory management experience.
• Affinity for and past experience in apparel merchandising, planning, or allocation.
• Proven ability to manage, interpret and report on financial metrics such as margin, forecast reconciliation, inventory purchase plan reconciliation, inventory turns, life cycle management and style productivity.
• Extremely proficient in Excel.
• A hands-on problem solver with a willingness to work in the details and find opportunities to change processes to drive efficiencies.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and quickly adapt to change and new processes.
• Ability to work collaboratively across several cross functional teams.
• Proven track record in building processes in a high growth environment.

Additional Information

Pay:  From: $95,000-$110,000 annually

Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Discount
• 401(k)

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.