Digital Demand & Retail Planning Manager

About Us

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.

Centric Brands is looking for a dynamic, creative and resourceful Demand and Retail Planning Manager to join its Lifestyle team and manage the Amazon and DTC digital businesses. This individual must be a self-starter and team player who takes initiative, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is excited about joining a team on a journey to accelerate transformation across Centric Brands.

The Demand & Retail Planning Manager will be responsible for the short term/long term planning by style/color/account to support capacity requirements and business strategies as well as the achievement of financial objectives. This position will be the bridge between the POS data / retailer / sales and the operations department. The net result should be increased wholesale and retail sales, greater profitability and improved inventory turns both internally and for our retail customers.

In addition, the Planner will ensure timely and accurate communication of weekly, monthly, and adjusted seasonal forecasts.

Responsibilities for DTC & Amazon:

• Own and/or assist Sr. Planning Manager to develop bottoms up 12-18 month rolling forecasts at the style/color level, based on history, trends, promotional activity etc. and adjusting forecasts on a weekly basis to accommodate changes in trend for DTC and Amazon businesses
• Own and/or assist Sr. Planning Manager to 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, providing supporting details
• Call out potential issues and/or risk of actual sales vs projected sales against forecast, plan, LY, etc.
• Key Partner with DTC cross functional partners and Amazon internal and external business leads
• Develop and distribute weekly reporting on sales performance and inventory levels(Sales, margin, AUR, units, ST%, WOS as it pertains to particular digital businesses)
• Conduct end-of-season reviews, analyzing seasonal sell-through against targets to identify opportunities and risks for the next season
• Collaborate with Sr. Planning Manager and the merchant and DTC team to analyze the business, maximize style performance, and identify OTB opportunities or risks
• Develop effective replenishment forecast models, based on demand patterns, and partner with supply planning on maintaining required service levels, with the appropriate levels of inventory.
• Partner with Commercial/Sales team on promotional pricing cadence and daily sales and margin plans
• Continually identify business risks and opportunities and recommend actions to improve sales, margin and inventory productivity

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

In return, we provide an…