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About the Role

Centric Brands is seeking a Demand and Retail Planning Manager to oversee the Amazon and DTC digital businesses. This role is crucial for bridging POS data, retailers, and sales with the operations department to enhance wholesale and retail sales, profitability, and inventory turns. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and is eager to contribute to the company's transformation.

Responsibilities

Develop bottoms-up 12-18 month rolling forecasts at the style/color level for DTC and Amazon businesses, adjusting weekly based on trends and activity.
Aggregate forecasts into comprehensive 12-month revenue and margin plans, and manage the seasonal OTB for DTC and Amazon.
Monitor actual performance against forecasts, making weekly and monthly adjustments to unit and key financial metrics based on sales insights.
Clearly communicate variances with supporting details.
Identify and communicate potential issues or risks in actual sales versus projected sales.
Partner with DTC cross-functional teams and Amazon internal and external business leads.
Develop and distribute weekly reporting on sales performance and inventory levels.
Conduct end-of-season reviews to analyze sell-through against targets and identify opportunities and risks.
Collaborate with planning, merchant, and DTC teams to analyze business, maximize style performance, and identify OTB opportunities or risks.
Develop effective replenishment forecast models and partner with supply planning on service levels and inventory.
Partner with the Commercial/Sales team on promotional pricing cadence and daily sales and margin plans.
Continuously identify business risks and opportunities and recommend actions to improve sales, margin, and inventory productivity.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in wholesale or retail inventory management, forecasting, and demand planning, particularly with replenishment programs.
Experience with OTB (open-to-buy) planning, especially for DTC, E-Commerce, and/or Amazon in the apparel industry.
High proficiency in handling and analyzing large datasets.
Detail-oriented with a focus on data accuracy, strong communication, and organizational skills.
SAP or similar ERP experience required.
Knowledge of Tillerman is a plus.
Experience with IBP or other planning tools is a plus.
Advanced capabilities in Excel.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.

Skills

Forecasting
Demand Planning
Inventory Management
OTB Planning
DTC
E-Commerce
Amazon
Apparel Industry
Data Analysis
Excel
SAP
ERP

Location

Hybrid

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time

Experience Level

5+ years

Salary/Compensations

$95,000 - $120,000

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Matching 401(k)
Summer Fridays
Generous PTO
Merchandise discounts
Career development opportunities

About the Company

Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets and sells high quality products in multiple segments, including women’s, men’s and kid’s apparel, accessories, entertainment and beauty.
Centric Brands is focused on our customers and our brands that will drive the company’s future growth.
We are defined by innovation as we seize new opportunities and thrive in an environment informed by creativity and thinking that is both analytical and outside the box.
Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect, for others and for the hard work it takes to achieve our goals and build our bright future together.

Equal Opportunity

Centric Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer.