Planner

Centric Brands•New York, NY

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Centric Brands is seeking a dynamic and experienced Planner to join our sports and emerging brands team. In this role, you will lead key planning and strategic initiatives, utilizing both top-down and bottom-up approaches to help achieve financial targets and business objectives. The ideal candidate is highly analytical, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and has strong expertise in replenishment planning, wholesale planning and inventory management.

Requirements

Advanced proficiency in Excel
3–5 years of planning experience
Required experience in replenishment planning
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
Bachelor’s degree

Responsibilities

Collaborate on the development of bottom-up ladder plans for major accounts and programs to optimize assortments and drive sales
Monitor SKU- and size-level retail sales and wholesale shipping projections to ensure effective open-to-buy (OTB) management and timely procurement
Develop and distribute weekly reports on replenishment sales performance and inventory levels
Partner with sales teams to analyze performance, recommend inventory models, maximize replenishment SKUs, and identify growth opportunities
Manage replenishment tools to maximize sales while controlling inventory to meet turnover and weeks of supply (WOS) targets
Monitor and report on aged inventory across all replenishment styles
Communicate risks and opportunities related to stock levels and account feedback to key stakeholders
Create and manage sales orders to support inventory needs
Review sales ladders, demand forecasts, shipping projections, and inventory availability with merchandising and sales teams on a weekly basis
Create and distribute weekly reports and dashboards on sales and inventory performance
Maintain and update wholesale topline forecasts by account
Support market processes by preparing assortment targets for each account
Prepare corporate reporting for business reviews
Develop 12-month forward projections for core replenishment SKUs
Manage inventory to meet target WOS, including coordinating monthly buys with production partners
Oversee work-in-progress (WIP) and available-to-sell (ATS) inventory to maximize sales and reduce aged stock