Senior Manager, Retail and Replenishment Planning

Centric Brands•New York, NY

1d•$140,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Centric Brands is looking for a dynamic, creative and resourceful Senior Manager of Retail and Replenishment Planning to join its team. This individual must be a self-starter and team player who takes initiative, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is excited about joining a team on a journey to accelerate transformation across Centric Brands. This role will be heavily supporting our growing Amazon e-commerce business. The Senior Manager of Replenishment Planning will be responsible for supporting planning activities for Centric Brands Kids Division’s ecommerce accounts. The scope of the Planning function is to collaborate with the sales partners to drive the business through account centric assortment, sales and receipt planning, In season and post season hindsighting. Replenishment product comprises a significant portion of this business and requires thoughtful sku level forecasting and inventory management along with coordination with production colleagues for procurement and capacity forecasting.

Requirements

8+ years retail planning experience
Demonstrated experience in retail data analysis and OTB management
Strong retail math skills
Bachelor’s Degree required
Advanced knowledge and capabilities in Excel, Intermediate experience with remaining office software
Demonstrated Financial and Business Acumen
Exceptional collaboration and communication skills

Nice To Haves

Previous experience with Amazon account base is strongly preferred
Experience in SAP a plus
Experience with AI Systems (Claude, ChatGPT) a plus

Responsibilities

Partner with Senior Director and SVP of Sales to manage the retail business performance of key accounts on a weekly and seasonal basis.
Maintain and monitor business plans for each key account by department to plan and control the sales, markdowns and receipt flows with a goal of achieving goal metrics for sales performance and profitability.
Participate in the development of bottoms-up ladder plans for major accounts to ensure optimal assortments
Maintain and monitor monthly replenishment sku level retail sales and wholesale shipping projections resulting in a well-managed Open to Buy and timely procurement requisitions.
Analyze actual product performance and recommend next actions surrounding product lifecycle
Maintain and analyze all wholesale and retail account level reporting including but not limited to: Style Selling, Sales to Stock, Delivery Sell Thru and Weekly Top-line and Partner performance reports
Contribute to the development of ad-hoc analytical reports and tools to meet the changing needs of the business
Support the preparation for market appointments as needed.