Head of Planning
About The Position
Malbon is hiring a Head of Planning to oversee financial, inventory, and demand planning across its e-commerce, retail, and wholesale channels. Reporting directly to the CEO, this hands-on leadership role partners with Merchandising, Sales, Finance, and Operations to align seasonal buys with business goals, optimize inventory, and drive profitable growth. The role will also build the planning team, tools, and processes to support Malbon’s expansion. The position is based at Malbon HQ in Santa Monica, California, with a hybrid schedule requiring three days per week in the office. It is not eligible for remote work. Occasional travel to retail stores may be required.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of experience in planning or buying.
- Prior experience managing and developing a planning team.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Strong financial and analytical skills, including comfort owning OTB and company-level inventory targets.
- Track record of partnering directly with Finance and Merchandising leadership.
Nice To Haves
- DTC and wholesale experience preferred.
- Experience with NetSuite preferred.
Responsibilities
- Track daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly sales for e-commerce, retail, and wholesale.
- Manage sales, margin, and inventory turn across channels.
- Own open-to-buy (OTB) and communicate risks and opportunities.
- Develop preseason plans with Merchandising and Sales.
- Develop reporting and represent Planning in cross-functional leadership meetings.
- Develop size-curve forecasts with Merchandising and Sales.
- Review sales forecasts against preseason targets and partner with Sales on ATS forecasts.
- Manage buy turn-ins to production.
- Manage liquidity for late additions and recuts.
- Manage demand planning for 300 SKUs across four warehouses, including in-stock levels and product lifecycles.
- Issue recuts or reflow receipts as necessary.
- Develop reporting and communicate out-of-stocks and back-in-stocks across functions.
- Partner with Operations and Production to manage receipt flow.
- Communicate changes in receipt forecasts to Finance.
- Oversee the planning team on inventory allocations.
- Build the department roadmap, including headcount, tools, and processes.
Benefits
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision plans.
- 401(k) with matching.
- Annual RSU grant.
- Generous PTO policy and observed holiday calendar.
- Monthly mobile/internet stipend.
- Employee discount on eligible Malbon products.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
