Sr. Planner Omni Channel

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Town & Country Living is a global leader in home décor, textiles, and design. Our expanded family includes Home Dynamix and Amalgamated Textiles, providing more than 60 years of combined experience in the home décor industry. The combination of all three companies together brings unmatched expertise and excellence in sales, design, development, sourcing, supply chain efficiencies, customer service, and e-commerce fulfillment. With our company’s diverse multi-product assortment across all home categories, we can provide excellent offerings and service to our retail partners while responding quickly to the ever-changing needs of the marketplace.

SUMMARY

The Sr. Planner is accountable for developing the strategy to achieve company / channel sales and inventory goals through analysis, forecasting and financial planning. The position partners with the sales team and works collaboratively with customer merchant teams, TNC customer service, finance, production, warehouse operations & supply chain partners to maximize sales, improve inventory turns and support all cross-functional KPI’s.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in the budgeting / planning process, partnering with finance, sales, and supply chain teams.
• Develop and manage bottoms up item level forecasts & inventory plans.
• Develop weekly reports to analyze and identify trends, and to communicate top line financial risks and opportunities to customers and all cross functional teams.
• Evaluate and recap seasonal performance where applicable to influence future strategies.
• Recommend inventory buys to support roll outs of new items and sets, and replenishment of existing items to meet sales and inventory goals.
• Pull POS, inventory and forecast data from customer portals to manage each account. Perform ad hoc analysis as necessary to drive sales and effectively manage inventory.
• Provide the Production and Sourcing teams with item level forecasts to improve supply chain efficiency.
• Coordinate with other Planners to ensure inbound product flow is manageable at warehouses.

Requirements:

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be able to work independently and collaboratively with customers and across all functions within the entire internal organization.
• Proven analytical ability and creative problem-solving skills.
• Extensive Excel experience required.
• Takes initiative, self-starter, business driver and owner.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree plus a minimum of 5+ years of experience in retail, wholesale, or CPG merchandise planning, demand planning or similar capacity with experience managing OTB, budgeting, inventory plans, and forecasting.
• Experience working with customer portals.
• Experience managing replenishment programs, demand and receipt planning, and ladder plans.
• Experience working in an omni-channel environment.