Sr Analyst Capacity Management

Imagine. With over 1,400 stores throughout the U.S. and a thriving supply chain network, there has never been a greater need for people of high initiative, of big-picture thinking, and adaptability to share in our journey. At Ulta Beauty, we have greater ambitions. Growing what works. Iterating in areas that have promise. Creating new offerings for industry advantage.

In all of this is the opportunity to experience real impact, to effectuate change, to give wings to a spirit of creativity and entrepreneurism. Because the challenges are multi-faceted and ever-changing. But for those inspired by real-world demands that press and stretch, that call for new and smarter ideas, that require heavy doses of trust and respect, Ulta Beauty encourages you to imagine with us.

The Sr. Capacity Analyst will manage E2E capacity and product lifecycle management in the DC network. The Sr. Capacity Analyst will maintain and enhance tools to bring visibility to network capacity and monitor the single source of truth for capacity management. The role will also lead the reporting and action items associated with capacity planning and provide potential risk, opportunities, and solutions to address DC capacity limitations.

In this role, the Sr. Capacity Analyst will analyze costs utilizing the Cost-to-Serve tool and help determine trade-offs for key business decisions. This role will manage several relationships such as Merchandise Planning & Inventory (MP&I), Merchandise Planning & Operations (MP&O), Store Operations, Information Technology, DC partners, Finance, and additional teams across Supply Chain.

• Own recurring EOH and network capacity reporting, providing accurate visibility into current inventory levels, available capacity, utilization, and DC-level trends.
• Integrate inventory projections, operational throughput, and business planning assumptions. Evaluate forecast accuracy, identify emerging constraints, quantify operational and financial risks, and recommend proactive mitigation strategies
• Partner with MP&I, Supply Chain Ops, and Finance to translate plans into forward-looking capacity requirements. Identify misalignment between business plans and operational capabilities, quantify enterprise implications, and recommend adjustments to inventory flow, timing, or execution strategies
• Lead analytical planning and tracking for DC-to-DC inventory transfers, including transfer volumes, timing, execution progress, and resulting capacity relief or shifts across the network.
• Assess inventory disposition and other capacity initiatives; quantify expected versus realized impacts, monitor milestones, and surface execution gaps or trade-offs.
• Quantify potential capacity relief, operational costs, service implications, and financial tradeoffs to develop actionable recommendations that optimize enterprise outcomes
• Create and present weekly Supply Chain capacity updates that clearly explain current and forecasted conditions, key risks, mitigation actions, initiative status, and expected DC-level impacts.
• Collaborate with DC operations and cross-functional stakeholders to align capacity plans with operational constraints, priorities, and execution readiness.
• Perform scenario and sensitivity analyses to evaluate changes in receipts, shipments, inventory movement, and initiative timing.
• Evaluate the financial and operational implications of capacity constraints and mitigation strategies, including incremental handling and transportation costs, inventory investment, and service impacts. Partner with Finance and cross-functional stakeholders to recommend solutions that balance capacity availability, cost, and enterprise business priorities.
• Support enterprise planning by translating capacity forecasts, risks, and operational constraints into actionable business insights. Develop scenario-based recommendations and communicate required decisions, timing, and tradeoffs to cross-functional leadership.
• Act as project lead for new capacity initiatives and projects.
• Act as SME and point of contact for network DC capacity and product lifecycle management for Supply Chain, DC, and cross-functional teams.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and automation within key operational initiatives and develop and lead Continuous Improvement projects to implementation.
• Provide day-to-day operational support for DCs including but not limited to: 911, RTV, RTDC, DIF, DC2DC transfer analysis.
• Partner cross-functionally…