Senior Manager, Retail Inventory Planning

Summary

Join Stio®, an omni-channel mountain brand, as their Sr. Manager, Retail Inventory Planning. You will manage and optimize in-store inventory to drive sales and store performance. Responsibilities include developing pre-season assortment plans, implementing allocation strategies, managing in-season forecasting, and creating reports on retail performance. This role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams and strong analytical skills. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree, 6+ years of relevant experience, and 2+ years of supervisory experience. Stio offers competitive compensation, benefits, and a remote work option.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, engineering, economics, operations management, or equivalent
• 6+ years of experience in planning, finance, or supply chain analysis
• 2+ years supervisory role/experience managing people with proven ability to build relationships and lead and develop teams
• Possess a clear understanding of financial measurements including sales, gross margin, return rate, months on hand, sell through, turn rate, and how to positively impact these metrics
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to translate analytical findings into actionable recommendations and processes
• Excellent computer skills, including advanced Excel (pivot tables, charts, logical functions (sumif, vlookup, etc.). Experience with planning software is preferred
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills along with curiosity to continually drive for results and process improvement
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills with the ability to to work collaboratively and cross-functionally to drive business initiatives forward
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities with the ability to prioritize and deliver timely work
• Willingness and ability to take on wide array of ad-hoc reporting and analysis requests

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive pre-season, item-level sales and inventory plans that align with historical performance, merchandising strategies and financial targets
• Partner with Merchandising teams on the seasonal assortment by style for retail. Provide analytics as needed to ensure seasonal line will hit financial and KPI targets
• Own curating retail product assortment by store (Style & color) by utilizing store clustering and Merchandise input on style and color rank
• Develop and implement retail-specific initiatives, partnering with cross-functional teams to execute seasonal plans effectively
• Prepare the deck and present channel strategies and forecasts in the OTB meetings
• New store inventory planning and execution including merchandising plan and initial store inventory levels
• Build seasonal outlet store inventory requirements for the following season’s assortment. Ensure inventory aligns with Outlet strategy and financial targets
• Develop and implement allocation strategies, ensuring optimal product distribution across Stio’s retail and outlet locations
• Manage the timing of seasonal products and send backs, optimizing inventory flow
• Maximize sales by getting the right amount of inventory to the right stores at the right time
• Manage In-Season Forecasting to optimize for allocation and omni-channel inventory management. Ensure alignment with tops-down, monthly forecast and channel goals
• Own adjustment of seasonal assortment in-season
• Support inventory management between retail, ecommerce and wholesale channels
• Manage Outlet store pricing updates according to inventory sell through strategy
• Participate in weekly meetings focused on Merch performance and alignment between Central Retail, Retail Marketing and Planning on Retail strategies for in-season sales
• Assess the performance of retail planning initiatives and identify improvement opportunities for continuous optimization
• Establish and monitor revenue KPIs for the retail channel, tracking and reporting on performance metrics
• Create seasonal hindsight reporting for next season review. Partner with Retail Central team to gather store feedback to be used for next season
• Recap and analyze monthly actuals to plan and LY. Present key takeaways and recommended action plans monthly to cross-functional team
• Oversee seasonal SKU creation
• Manage SKU attribute maintenance for Inventory Planning team
• Lead and manage the Retail Inventory Planning team and process
• Actively partner cross functionally to drive shared business goals and key outcomes
• Look for ways to continuously improve current processes, tools and meetings
• Commitment to our company Mission, Vision, and Values

Benefits

• Medical, Dental Vision plans
• Company Paid Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401k with Match
• Flexible paid time off policies
• Gear stipend, Company perks, and more