Manager, Inventory Planning - Sephora

• Compensation: USD 90,000 - USD 120,000 - yearly

WHO WE ARE

fresh is a global company headquartered in New York offering a full lifestyle line spanning skincare, lip care, bodycare, and fragrance in over a dozen countries. But we don’t just aspire to make the best products on the market; we want to be the best beauty brand to work for. We’ve created a warm, inspiring environment with world-class benefits that encourages our teams to dream big, because that’s how we got here.

Here at fresh, we intentionally foster a spirit of belonging. We celebrate our diversity and support every employee to feel welcomed, valued, respected, and heard. By embracing curiosity and collaboration, we recognize that our differences strengthen us.

MAIN JOB OBJECTIVE

Fresh is seeking a highly driven, analytical, and entrepreneurial supply planner to join our Business Planning team as Manager, Inventory Planning. Reporting into the Director of Key Accounts, the Manager, Inventory Planning will help drive continued growth by ensuring that our wholesale accounts have the right products, delivered at the right time, in the right quantities. The candidate will monitor, analyze, and present weekly sales data;

monitor and analyze inventory levels including on‑hand, in‑transit, and on‑order; and maintain, update, and improve inventory and demand forecasting models. The candidate will also own the entire product life cycle from end to end and develop strong, productive relationships with the planning teams at our Wholesale retail partners and gather their input to strengthen our planning processes and output. You will work cross‑functionally with Key Accounts, Field Team, Marketing, Global Operations, Shared Services and Supply Chain to implement our inventory strategy.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Inventory Management

• Responsible for effectively ensuring the right levels of inventory at Wholesale accounts to achieve sales targets while maintaining inventory goals for Sephora (US, Canada, Mexico) and Kohl’s
• Monitor and achieve targeted In Stock/Presence rates at wholesale accounts.
• Monitor and manage optimal inventory for each Channel(Brick and Mortar vs. Ecommerce)
• Effectively manage inventory levels by reviewing Inventory Turn, In Stocks, WOS, Sell Thru and sales trend and develop tactics to mitigate forecast fluctuations.
• Develop strong, productive relationships with our Wholesale Partners’ planning teams to gain insights and input to strengthen our planning processes, output, and overall retailer fill rate.
• Develop SKU Productivity analysis to maximize business and make recommendations to maximize trending categories while minimizing unproductive SKUs through RTVs.
• Manage RTV projection file, manage timely communication and execution of RTVs on discontinued SKUs with internal partners and with retail partners. Proactively turning off replenishment on high WOS SKUs to minimize EOL liability. Track dollars to budget.
• Develop Sales and Stock analysis to maximize business and make weekly recommendations to drive retail and gross sales. Identify geo‑targeted opportunities.
• Communicate to NA retailers on new launch and limited life allocations, inventory related planning and strategy.

Planning and Forecasting

• Implement defined strategies, methodologies and best practices that ensure excellence in supply planning, inclusive of segmentation, safety stock, inventory analysis, predictive analytics, and scenario planning.
• Forecast sales and shipments for innovation and launches (pipe)
• Provide input into the Monthly Forecast Review (MFR) with Global Forecasting
• Partner closely with Key Accounts and Marketing to develop bottom‑up shipment assumptions for promotions, secondary exposure and media.

Order Book Management

• Maintain NA Order Book Roll Up daily/weekly to ensure monthly shipment forecasts are achieved. Understand and communicate variances and partner with Key Account team to develop solutions to maximize opportunities and minimize risks
• Monitor gross sales and ensure monthly forecast accuracy.
• Communicate daily with Customer Service / Shared Services on order status and work with the DC Team to ensure orders are shipped…