Purpose of Position:
The Manager of Planning & Inventory Operations will be responsible for supporting the direction, planning and management of forecasting, replenishment, and allocation processes for all categories of business across stores, eCommerce and the Distribution Network. They will ensure a successful interface with all Vendors and cross-functional partners including Merchandising, Store Operations, and Distribution. Working closely with the Merchandising, this role will also be responsible for managing a variety of projects that drive process improvements across the organization.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Analyze sales and inventory trends to help the creation of strategies to maximize sales, profits, and availability to grow the business and achieve the financial plan
Support the planning & replenishment team in regular meetings to help outline past performance and develop specific actions to improve the business as needed
Help assess the systems that support planning & replenishment, and support any needs to upgrade or modify to improve accuracy and efficiency
Partner with the Director of P&I on supporting the OTB process with reporting and data analysis
Assist with developing and implementing inventory management strategies that accommodate a wide range of products, including short coded items seasonal buys, and one-time closeout buys
Maintain a high level of flexibility in an environment with frequently changing SKUs and limited assortment predictability
Manage a variety of projects that help create and implement new business process, data needs and system enhancements
Analyze the proper flow of merchandise and support the supply chain to achieve business objectives and strategies with consideration of both short-term goals and long-term plan
Manage replenishment policies that maintain control factors; implementation of inventory plans and systems use that ensures consistent integration to marketing, advertising, product presentation plans and corporate strategies, while moving the department forward in system development and use
Work cross functionally with corporate departments to achieve in-stock and inventory turnover goals
Manage modeling, situation analysis, problem diagnosis, and operations analysis to support business decision making with financial analysis
Manage analysis around forecast accuracy and bias metrics on developing capability to provide strategic direction
Analyze inventory deployment and targeting methods in collaboration with supply chain. Deliver value in the form of reduced inventory with high service level where possible
All other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Retail Merchandise-specific replenishment and allocation experience
Advanced ERP systems experience
Advanced Excel skills
Exceptional communication skills: an experienced consensus builder with excellent verbal and written communication
Strong leadership experience with direct reports and non-direct reports alike
Proven track record of analyzing financial results and delivering financial results in response
Excellent collaboration and cross-functional team skills
Education/Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply chain, Logistics or related field required
A minimum of 5 years of experience, some including manager level, with progressive planning & replenishment responsibility, preferably in a retail environment
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This position currently does not manage a Team but could evolve future state
Work Environment/Physical Demands:
The work environment characteristics and physical demands described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position is considered sedentary. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard reach, stoop kneel to install/move computer equipment
The employee may be required to exert up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time
Specific vision abilities required by this job include near acuity at 20
inches or less due to computer work
While performing the duties of this job, the employee will experience a moderate noise level (i.e. business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic)
Travel Requirements:
This position may require some travel.
Sportsman's Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer.