Planner

About the role

Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets, and sells high-quality products in various segments, including women’s, men’s, and kids’ apparel, accessories, entertainment, and beauty. Centric Brands is focused on its customers and its brands to drive future growth. The company is known for innovation, creativity, and a balanced approach that combines analytical thinking with outside-the-box ideas. It values respect among its team members and aims to build a bright future together.

Responsibilities

• Lead key planning and strategic initiatives using both top-down and bottom-up approaches to achieve financial targets and business objectives.
• Collaborate on the development of bottom-up ladder plans for major accounts and programs to optimize assortments and drive sales.
• Maintain SKU- and size-level retail sales and wholesale shipping projections to ensure effective open-to-buy (OTB) management and timely procurement.
• Create and distribute weekly reports on replenishment sales performance and inventory levels.
• Partner with sales teams to analyze performance, recommend inventory models, maximize replenishment SKUs, and identify growth opportunities.
• Manage replenishment tools to maximize sales while controlling inventory to meet turnover and weeks of supply (WOS) targets.
• Monitor and report on aged inventory across all replenishment styles.
• Communicate risks and opportunities related to stock levels and account feedback to key stakeholders.
• Create and manage sales orders to support inventory needs.
• Review sales ladders, demand forecasts, shipping projections, and inventory availability with merchandising and sales teams on a weekly basis.
• Create and distribute weekly reports and dashboards on sales and inventory performance.
• Maintain and update wholesale topline forecasts by account.
• Prepare corporate reporting for business reviews.
• Develop 12-month forward projections for core replenishment SKUs.
• Manage inventory to meet target WOS, including coordinating monthly buys with production partners.
• Oversee work-in-progress (WIP) and available-to-sell (ATS) inventory to maximize sales and reduce aged stock.

Requirements

• Advanced proficiency in Excel.
• 3–5 years of planning experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
• Bachelor’s degree.

Qualifications

• Experience in replenishment planning.

Skills

• Excel proficiency.
• Planning experience.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Communication and interpersonal skills.
• Bachelor’s degree.

Benefits

• Industry-competitive salary.
• Comprehensive benefits plan (medical, dental, vision).
• Matching 401(k).
• Summer Fridays.
• Generous PTO.
• Merchandise discounts.
• Excellent career development opportunities.
• Work environment reflecting industry leadership.
• Social impact program, Centric Cares.
• D&I committee shaping diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Pay

Salary Range: $71,200-$90,000

Schedule

N/A