Manager, Inventory Planning

About the role

Founded in 1878, Caleres is a global footwear company comprised of some of the world’s most loved brands including Famous Footwear, Sam Edelman, Vionic, Naturalizer, Dr. Scholl's, Allen Edmonds and many more. Caleres' legacy includes 145+ years of craftsmanship, a passion for fit with a mission to inspire people to feel great…feet first. Join our dynamic and thriving footwear company as a Manager, Inventory Planning in Novato, CA, where you'll have the opportunity to make an impact by driving inventory investments, optimizing supply planning strategies, and ensuring product availability across our portfolio of brands. If you have a passion for planning, enjoy solving complex business challenges, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this is the perfect role for you! As a member of our team, you'll be part of a company that values results, caring, and learning.

Responsibilities

• Lead: Lead the supply planning process to ensure demand fulfillment, drive inventory productivity, and support business objectives across multiple brands and product categories. Manage and develop planning resources while fostering cross-functional collaboration and accountability.
• Drive: Drive style, color, and vendor-level buy plans that balance inventory investments with sales opportunities. Execute and manage high-volume purchase order entry, creation, and maintenance as a core responsibility, communicate supply forecasts, negotiate deliveries, and partner with supply chain teams to ensure capacity requirements and open-to-buy plans are achieved.
• Partner: Partner closely with Sales, Product Development, Costing, Merchandising, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain teams to align inventory strategies, address planning gaps, and support key business initiatives. Facilitate inventory review discussions and contribute to S&OP decision-making processes.
• Analyze: Analyze inventory performance, category trends, size and width selling patterns, production metrics, and supply constraints to identify opportunities and risks. Leverage planning tools and data insights to support inventory optimization and improve decision-making.
• Develop: Develop and maintain supply plans, production schedules, purchase orders, and purchasing strategies that maximize inventory productivity while supporting customer demand. Continuously improve planning processes, reporting capabilities, and system utilization to drive operational efficiencies and business results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field
• 5+ years of inventory planning, business planning, or supply chain experience

Benefits

• Our Shoe Discounts: No matter your style, we’ve got your perfect fit covered with a 30% Associate Discount across Famous Footwear and Caleres brands
• Benefits that Start Day One: To learn more details about our total rewards including 401k, health benefits and PTO, visit yourcaleres.com