Brand Planner

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Description

Responsibilities

• Manage high in stock rate for client's owned brands within US territories
• Provide rolling 18-month forecasts to optimize sales and profits
• Identify best and worst sellers and sales by channel
• Allocate appropriate SKUs by warehouse
• Manage weekly stock and availability reporting to US and Central teams
• Work through aging stock through transfers or promotions with partnership teams
• Work closely with warehouse to arrange transfers and resolve stock discrepancies
• Provide rolling SKU forecasts to Central teams to ensure proper stock availability within the US
• Conduct as needed IWTs for D2C channel
• Work with Central and US teams to understand upcoming promotions or B2B sales opportunities
• Identify risks and opportunities related to inventory levels
• Look at inventory boosts based on assortments, launch dates, promotions, events, etc.
• Collaborate with supply chain on getting orders out in timely manner and limiting potential compliance and shortage chargebacks
• All other duties that may be assigned