Sr. Planning Analyst

About the role

tarte is seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Sr. Planning Analyst to support forecasting and demand planning across our channels. This role is responsible for managing SKU-level forecasts, driving performance analysis, and collaborating cross-functionally to optimize inventory and support strategic initiatives such as new product launches, promotions, and channel growth.

Responsibilities

• Support SKU-level demand planning for our businesses across core, promotional, and newness assortments with direction from the Demand Planning and Merchandising teams
• Monitor sales trends, seasonal shifts, and launch performance to improve forecast accuracy and agility
• Work closely with the cross-functional teams to analyze retailer and product performance trends and variances to forecast
• Analyze retail, supply chain, and marketing data to identify demand drivers, risks, and gaps
• Build and maintain dashboards and custom reports to track key performance indicators (KPIs), forecast accuracy, and product performance
• Conduct post-launch and promotional event analyses to inform future planning strategies
• Collaborate with operations and supply chain teams to close inventory gaps, reduce overstock risk, and ensure readiness for launches
• Partner with Allocations to review purchase orders (POs), weeks of supply (WOS), and communicate risk based on sell thru projections
• Review and approve inventory for allocations and gratis transfers related to newness, campaigns, and retail events
• Lead forecast-related discussions and influence decision-making across internal teams
• Align assumptions for product demand, marketing cadence, and market-level inventory strategy
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for the Vanguard Demand Planning Tool
• Identify opportunities to enhance planning processes, improve data flow, and automate reporting tasks
• Contribute to process documentation and best practice development to scale global digital planning capabilities

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Analytics, Economics, or a related field
• 2-4 years of experience in demand planning, supply chain, or digital analytics within a high-growth consumer brand or eCommerce environment
• Advanced proficiency in Excel; experience with demand planning tools (Vanguard a plus) and BI platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to synthesize insights from large datasets
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across departments and levels
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and comfortable managing competing priorities in a dynamic environment
• Must have experience leveraging AI-powered tools (Claude, chatgpt, perplexity, replit, sora, etc) and innovation. Vibe coding experience is a plus

Qualifications

• Experience with AI-powered tools (Claude, chatgpt, perplexity, replit, sora, etc) and innovation. Vibe coding experience is a plus

Skills

• Advanced proficiency in Excel
• Experience with demand planning tools (Vanguard a plus)
• BI platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and comfortable managing competing priorities in a dynamic environment
• Leverage AI-powered tools (Claude, chatgpt, perplexity, replit, sora, etc) and innovation. Vibe coding experience is a plus

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, 401K plan & access to health & wellness programs
• Paid vacation, holidays, summer Fridays, birthdays off, volunteer time & more
• Makeup gratis, employee discount on tarte.com, team give back initiatives

Pay

Salary range: $66,500-75,000 (Compensation will depend on a variety of factors, including but not limited to skill level, relevant work experience & education)

Schedule

Hybrid