Senior Manager, Planning

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Babylist is remote‑first with team members across the U.S. and Canada who move fast, think smart, and use AI as part of how they work every day — not as an experiment, as an expectation. We come together twice a year to build the relationships behind the work, and we hire people who are genuinely excited about what's possible and prove it through how they show up.

As a Divisional Senior Planning Manager at Babylist, you’ll own the financial and inventory strategy for a full division of our e‑commerce business—directly shaping how we invest, where we take risk, and how we deliver for millions of families. This is a leadership role within Planning where you’re accountable not just for hitting your numbers, but for how decisions get made.

You’ll set the standard for how planning shows up as a strategic partner to Merchandising and a driver of company performance.

Your day‑to‑day sits at the intersection of analytics, judgment, and influence. You’ll lead your team through forecasting, OTB, and in‑season management, while personally engaging in the highest‑leverage decisions—where to lean in, where to pull back, and how to respond when the business shifts. You’ll operate in close partnership with Merchandising, bringing a clear point of view and engaging in real debate to get to better outcomes.

At the same time, you’ll work across Finance, Supply Chain, and Operations to ensure plans hold up in execution—not just in spreadsheets.

This role requires strong perspective and comfort with ambiguity. If you’ve primarily executed within well‑defined planning frameworks, relied on historical trends without challenging them, or avoided tension in cross‑functional decision‑making, this will be a difficult seat. You’ll be expected to step in, raise the level of thinking, and influence beyond your direct scope—even when the answer isn’t obvious.

• 8+ years in merchandise planning, inventory planning, or retail finance, with direct ownership of a department or division‑level P&L (sales, margin, inventory, OTB)
• 3+ years managing planners, including hiring and developing high‑performing teams (at least 2 direct reports) and raising the bar on planning capability
• Deep expertise in retail math, forecasting, and inventory management, including OTB ownership, in‑season reforecasting, and inventory turn optimization
• Proven ability to influence Merchandising leaders on assortment, pricing, and investment decisions, bringing a clear, data‑backed point of view—not just reporting performance
• Experience leading cross‑functional, cross‑divisional initiatives that changed how planning operates (process, tools, or ways of working)
• Strong command of planning tools and data environments (e.g., advanced Excel, plus systems like Anaplan, Netsuite, SAP, or similar)—able to independently diagnose performance and translate it into decisions
• Experience operating across multiple inventory models (owned and drop‑ship) and adjusting strategy based on category dynamics like lead times and product lifecycle
• Comfortable in high‑growth, evolving e‑commerce or omnichannel environments where you’re expected to build while operating and make decisions without perfect data
• Genuinely excited about what AI can do— not just as a concept, but as something you want to get your hands on. At Babylist, every team uses AI daily, and we’re looking for people who lean in.

• Own the end‑to‑end financial and inventory strategy for your division, setting direction across sales, margin, inventory, and turns in line with company goals
• Lead the monthly OTB process, framing tradeoffs and recommendations that directly influence leadership decisions on investment and risk
• Define and evolve divisional inventory and replenishment strategies, improving in‑stock rates, inventory flow, and working capital efficiency in partnership with Supply Chain
• Act as the planning counterpart to Merchandising, shaping assortment and pricing decisions through clear, data‑backed perspectives and healthy debate
• Identify risks and opportunities through weekly performance analysis, driving timely, cross‑functional actions that…