Principal Omni Planner - Replenishment Lead

Delivers and communicates pre-season and in-season revenue, demand, inventory, purchase and supply chain planning forecast targets for brand and regional apparel, footwear accessories and equipment categories to achieve profitability and inventory goals. Owns the corporate revenue, inventory, Open-to-buy, Direct Ship, and DC forecasts. Drives Regional Sales and Operations Planning activities to orchestrate exception-based action items related to demand/supply alignment, inventory, and coverage. Recommends data-driven decisions to cross-functional leadership and teams to achieve revenue, customer coverage and inventory goals.  Demonstrates strong analytical skills, navigating systems and technical capabilities, and strong aptitude to handle ambiguity and complex problem solving.

• Leads and drives the pre-season and in-season replenishment planning process orchestrating top-line plans with bottoms-up forecast across the planning team and with cross-functional stakeholders.
• For defined product categories, owns and drives consensus forecasts and alignment meetings to align on monthly, seasonal, and fiscal forecasts with partners in Merchandising, Sales, Planning leadership, Account Operations, and Finance.
• Maintains seasonal and monthly demand plans and executes demand/supply matching activities within inventory parameters.
• Partner with Regional Sales, Account Operations, Demand Planning, and DC Operations teams in analysis and preparation of Regional inventory and Corporate.
• Forecast Reviews for use by senior management monthly and during quarterly investor guidance.
• Define and create reporting and analysis for planning department revenue targets, key performance indicators, scorecards and regular reporting.
• Communicates business process and reporting requirements as the subject matter expert for replenishment planning business process and capabilities.
• Works closely with other planning leads and Sales Analytics teams to deliver seasonal replenishment revenue, fulfillment, and inventory goals.
• Research, recommend and deliver process improvement changes through integrated planning, the greater S&OP process, and across the omni planning function.
• Develop ad-hoc and repetitive reports and information tools as requested.  Combine data from multiple sources and formats into tools for planning decisions including but not limited to demand, replenishment, supply, and inventory analysis or other purposes.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proactive and assertive in follow-through with colleagues and business partners
• Ability to understand and translate moderately technical concepts verbally and in writing
• Ability to prioritize tasks and respond to urgent requests/inquiries with minimal supervisory involvement
• The ability to cross-functionally orchestrate, collaborate, and influence others up and down the organization

• Ability to identify and solves complex problems that impact multiple areas
• Applies independent analysis based on in-depth research and critical thinking to recommend solutions

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or equivalent experience
• Requires 8+ years of professional experience creating a revenue and inventory forecast and analyzing and interpreting data to inform decision making
• Replenishment planning experience is required
• Expertise and working knowledge across supply chain management, planning, and distribution
• Apparel/footwear industry experience is desired

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This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.