Sr. Planning Analyst
$66,500–$75,000 year
HybridNew York City, New York, United States or New York, United States
Job Summary
Manage SKU-level demand planning for core, promotional, and newness assortments by monitoring sales trends and seasonal shifts to improve forecast accuracy. Analyze retail, supply chain, and marketing data to identify demand drivers, risks, and gaps, while building dashboards to track key performance indicators. Collaborate with operations and supply chain teams to close inventory gaps, review purchase orders, and approve inventory for allocations and gratis transfers. Lead forecast discussions to align assumptions for product demand and market-level inventory strategy, acting as a subject matter expert for the Vanguard Demand Planning Tool. Identify opportunities to enhance planning processes and automate reporting tasks.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Analytics, Economics, or a related field
- 2-4 years of experience in demand planning, supply chain, or digital analytics within a high-growth consumer brand or eCommerce environment
- Advanced proficiency in Excel
- experience with demand planning tools (Vanguard a plus)
- experience with BI platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- ability to synthesize insights from large datasets
- Excellent communication skills
- ability to collaborate across departments and levels
- Highly organized
- self-motivated
- comfortable managing competing priorities in a dynamic environment
- Must have experience leveraging AI-powered tools (Claude, chatgpt, perplexity, replit, sora, etc)
- Vibe coding experience is a plus
Desired Qualifications
- experience with demand planning tools (Vanguard a plus)
- Vibe coding experience is a plus
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