Sr Inventory Planner, Strategy - Pottery Barn
Williams-Sonoma•San Francisco, CA
•$95,000 - $110,000
About The Position
The Senior Strategic Planner is responsible for leading promotional strategy, brand planning, forecasting, and business planning activities that support the achievement of sales, margin, and inventory turn goals. This role partners closely with Merchandising, Inventory Management, Distribution, Sourcing, and E-commerce teams to provide business insights, manage planning processes, and drive operational excellence.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Supply Chain, Retail Merchandising, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in retail planning, inventory management, merchandise planning, allocation, forecasting, or related analytical functions.
- Strong analytical and financial acumen.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Experience working with forecasting, inventory, and reporting tools.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Responsibilities
- Streamline and simplify the promotional planning process.
- Provide timelines, due dates, and visibility to baseline promotions at the department and category level.
- Provide SKU counts, sales results, and margin performance reporting.
- Lead weekly meetings and influence cross-functional teams and leadership to align on promotional strategies.
- Communicate upcoming promotional activities and business impacts.
- Develop and enhance analytical tools and planning files to improve operational efficiency.
- Manage the brand dailies process, including demand and net sales forecasting.
- Provide upside and risk scenarios based on business trends.
- Support Open-to-Buy (OTB) planning processes, communications, rollups, and recaps.
- Support Floor Set and Mid-Season preparation activities.
- Create weekly budgets for new and reintroduced SKUs.
- Create, maintain, and publish Inventory Review (IR) deliverables, supporting files, and targets.
- Monitor business performance and identify opportunities and risks.
- Drive proactive communication and alignment on strategies, priorities, and deliverables with cross-functional partners.
Benefits
- A generous discount on all WSI brands
- A 401(k) plan and other investment opportunities
- Paid vacations, holidays, and time off to volunteer
- Health benefits, dental and vision insurance, including same-sex domestic partner benefits
- Tax-free commuter benefits
- A wellness program that supports your physical, financial and emotional health
- In-person and online learning opportunities through WSI University
- Cross-brand and cross-function career opportunities
- Resources for self-development
- Advisor (Mentor) program
- Career development workshops, learning programs, and speaker series
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
