Inventory Strategy Planner

Rothy's•San Francisco, CA

34d•$82,000 - $99,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Inventory Strategy Planner serves as the internal super user for Toolio, our buy planning tool, partnering closely with Toolio’s support team to drive system projects that support the Inventory Management and Allocation teams. This role is a key connector across the organization, building relationships with Tech, Merchandising, Planning & Allocation and Data Analytics teams to ensure the tool and its processes evolve alongside the business. Beyond system ownership, this role supports the Planning team with reporting and is responsible for identifying and building efficiencies within existing reports and tools. The Inventory Strategy Planner also owns the rollout of new system and process enhancements, including building tutorials and training materials that help teams adopt changes smoothly.

Requirements

Experience as a super user, system administrator or power user of a planning or allocation platform (Toolio experience a strong plus)
Experience in a fast-paced, multi-channel retail or e-commerce environment
Prior experience acting as a bridge between business and technical or support teams
A natural connector who proactively builds trusted, authentic relationships across Tech, Merchandising, Planning & Allocation and Data Analytics
Able to step back, critique your own work, and identify ways to improve existing reports, tools and processes
A clear communicator who knows how to share meaningful updates and insights with both business and technical partners
Comfortable exercising judgment on day-to-day issues, while knowing when to loop in your manager on new or unfamiliar projects
Detail-oriented and organized, with a habit of turning what you’ve learned about the business into practical action

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary internal super user for Toolio, maintaining deep working knowledge of its functionality, configuration and capabilities
Partner directly with Toolio’s support team to scope, prioritize and move forward system projects and enhancement requests
Troubleshoot system issues raised by Inventory Management and Allocation teams, applying judgment to resolve issues and escalating to Toolio support as needed
Stay current on Toolio product updates and evaluate their relevance and impact to internal workflows
Manage pre-season store clusters and tiers in Toolio; align on store minimums based on initial allocation and replenishment needs
Support the Planning team with ongoing reporting needs, including building, maintaining and troubleshooting reports
Identify common issues in existing reporting and propose sustainable improvements to visibility into inventory, allocation and planning performance
Automate recurring or manual reporting processes where possible
Create tutorials, documentation and training materials for new features, reports, workflows and process changes
Support rollout of new system and process enhancements, including hands-on training sessions with impacted teams
Proactively build authentic relationships with Tech, Merchandising, Planning & Allocation and Data Analytics teams to understand their needs and priorities
Share updates and insights between business users and technical or support resources to help translate needs into system solutions
Bring the Inventory Management and Allocation teams’ perspective to cross-functional tech projects across the brand
Partner closely with the Retail Merchant on setting up tiers, clusters and CC targets