Senior Planner
Core
Run day-to-day merchandise planning execution, owning Open-to-Buy and inventory planning to ensure product availability aligned with customer demand and business targets.
Role type
Senior IC merchandise planner (e-commerce)
Builds
Inventory flow, sales forecasts, and order pipelines for the Babylist Shop e-commerce business
Domain
E-commerce retail / Kids & Baby market
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Open-to-Buy management, retail math, forecasting, inventory planning, Excel data analysis, vendor forecast management, tactical execution, process improvement
Preferred skills
AI tool usage, bottom-up forecasting, SKU prioritization, system workflow optimization
Technologies
Planning systems, Excel, AI-enabled tools (Claude, ChatGPT)
Responsibilities
Own Open-to-Buy for departments managing sales, inventory, margin, and turn targets; Maintain and update forecasts in planning systems; Execute replenishment and order writing for categories; Partner with Merchandising on assortment execution and inventory strategies; Own vendor forecasting and projections leading planning meetings; Collaborate with Supply Chain on inbound timing and inventory flow; Monitor weekly sales and inventory performance to flag risks and adjust plans; Support pre-season planning with bottom-up forecasts; Prioritize top-volume SKUs to maximize revenue and in-stock performance; Use data and AI tools to improve forecast accuracy and streamline execution; Identify opportunities for process, system, or workflow improvements.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
