Inventory Planner

Overview

Public Rec is a growing athleisure brand that’s on a mission to make comfort look good. We’re a small, rapidly growing team, and we’re always on the lookout for good people who want to do great things. Our culture is all about autonomy, creativity, and collaboration. Respect is guaranteed, taking initiative is highly encouraged, and challenging the status quo is expected. Above all else, we work hard and try to not take ourselves too seriously along the way.

We’re seeking an Inventory Planner to join our operations team. Reporting to our Operations Manager, this role will span all aspects of inventory management, forecasting, and logistics. This position will focus on optimizing our inventory through metrics-driven decision making to maximize top line sales and minimize stock outs.

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Responsibilities

Owned

• Analyze sales, inventory, and transaction data on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis and prepare thoughtful recommendations that can be discussed and implemented cross-departmentally to immediately impact the business.
• Build reporting to provide in-season and post-season analysis to identify successes and opportunities within our assortment.
• Review daily sell-through and compare against forecasts to support the reduction of inventory on hand while minimizing out of stocks.
• Quickly and efficiently run ad-hoc analyses to support leadership decision making.
• Broker transportation using Flexport and other third-party freight forwarders to ensure timely delivery of products to our fulfillment center.
• Maintain delivery schedules of new and existing products within our inventory planning software.
• Coordinate with the cross-functional team for new product launches and inventory restock messaging.
• Aggregate eligible orders and submit to Flexport for duty drawback on an ongoing basis.
• Assist with new item setup and existing product maintenance across softwares.
• Manage inventory of packaging supplies at 3PL and place replenishment orders as needed.
• Coordinate with sourcing agency to ensure on-time purchase order placement and ship dates.

Shared

• Optimize inventory across our website, wholesale, and retail store channels to create a holistic omnichannel experience for our customers while prioritizing profitability.
• Assist in pricing optimization analysis to maximize margin and inventory turns.
• Work with operations and finance to develop our annual forecast and projected product sell-through.
• Help determine product order quantities and timing of order placement to support omni channel demand.
• Analyze capacity constraints, MOQs, lead-times and vendor requirements to develop planning schedules.
• Work cross-functionally to identify operational pain points and create or improve internal processes/policies to address those pain points.
• Work closely with wholesale team to maintain up-to-date shipment forecasts for prebooks and available to sell orders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 3-5 years of work experience in inventory planning for a consumer brand or retailer.
• Ideal candidate will have experience in a high growth omni-channel business.
• Familiarity with Flexport and Netsuite preferred, but not required.
• Strong technical skills in Microsoft Excel and high comfort level in working with data to distill a message.
• High attention to detail with a quantitative approach to problem solving.
• Possess a strong understanding of the consumer mindset, consumer empathy, and dedication to great consumer experiences.

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We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive environment at Public Rec.

Note: Due to the volume of applicants we receive, we are unable to respond to each inquiry unless you are selected to move forward.

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