Integrated Business Planner

Rebel Athletic•Carrollton, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Integrated Business Planner plays a critical role in translating demand into actionable supply, inventory, and financial plans that support Rebel Athletic’s growth. This role owns short- and long-range planning across styles, colors, and channels, balancing demand signals, production constraints, inventory health, and business risk. Success in this role requires strong analytical skills, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to operate as a true cross-functional partner across Product, Merchandising, Marketing, Sourcing, Finance, Operations, and Supply Chain.

Requirements

2–5 years of planning experience in apparel, gear, or related consumer product categories
2–5 years of experience working with overseas manufacturing partners
Advanced to expert-level Microsoft Excel skills
Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving capabilities
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, ambiguous, and evolving environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated ability to manage inventory, scheduling, and related planning functions
Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or a related field
Experience using NetSuite or similar ERP systems
Experience supporting both wholesale and retail business models

Responsibilities

Own style-, color-, and channel-level demand forecasts across wholesale and retail
Translate sales performance, merchandising strategies, and market signals into rolling monthly and seasonal forecasts
Lead forecast alignment and reconciliation with Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing partners
Develop scenario plans for upside and downside demand, managing product lifecycle from launch through exit
Convert demand forecasts into supply plans, receipt plans, and executable purchase order strategies
Issue and manage purchase orders aligned to MOQs, lead times, and factory capacity
Communicate long-range forecasts to manufacturing partners to secure production capacity
Partner with Sourcing, Supply Chain, and factories to manage constraints, tradeoffs, and priorities
Own inventory strategies by SKU and category, including never-out, A/B/C, seasonal, and exit strategies
Build short- and long-range inventory plans that balance in-stock performance, turns, and cash flow
Identify and proactively mitigate excess, slow-moving, and at-risk inventory
Align inbound receipts with warehouse capacity, labor planning, and logistics execution
Manage end-to-end timing from factory exit through in-warehouse availability
Adjust plans in response to transit risk, capacity constraints, or changing business conditions
Protect key launches and in-stock dates through proactive replanning
Surface risks early with clear options, tradeoffs, and recommendations
Own planning tools and data integrity across systems, including NetSuite and Excel
Define, track, and report on key planning KPIs such as forecast accuracy, in-stock, turns, and weeks of supply
Drive continuous improvement in planning processes, tools, and ways of working
Act as the connective tissue across Product, Merchandising, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Operations, and Sales