Senior Manager Planning Buying
Senior Manager Planning Buying
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Senior Manager Planning & Buying 1 Year contract Maternity leave)
Ideal Start Date: March 3 2025
Hi Im Sara from JENNY BIRD. Im the VP of Supply Chain Operations and we are looking for a Planning and Buying senior manager to join the team. Were looking for someone who is datadriven has a passion for analyzing trends and thrives on optimizing inventory to drive sales and profitability. In this role youll work closely with teams such as production finance sales and marketing to ensure the right product is in the right place at the right time while maintaining profitability. If youre excited about forecasting demand and supporting brand strategies wed love to hear from you!
You are perfect for this role if you consider yourself highly analytical and detail oriented If you are a creative thinker and interested in joining a dynamic and growing team.
The Opportunity
Demand Planning forecasting analysis and inventory management
- Lead the development and of accurate demand forecasts leveraging historical data market trends sales targets and collaboration with product development sales finance and marketing teams.
- Monitor and adjust product forecasts based on business performance inventory levels market changes and seasonal trends.
- Communicate forecast updates and changes to stakeholders effectively
- Partner with production team to manage lead times and factory capacity planning
- Support the VP Merchandising & Product Development in the development of full year SKU count guide by category subcategory and collection for design team
- Participate in the development of promotional plans and markdown strategies to ensure that inventory levels are optimized
- Provide analytical support and postmortems to product development teams for future development of seasonal assortments and lines of business
- Oversee allocations of inventory and transfers
- Oversee monitoring of stock levels to avoid overstocking or stockouts and ensure timely replenishment.
- Support wholesale accounts from a planning perspective with the assistance of planning analyst.
Buying and Merchandise Planning Support
- Partner with the Merchandising and Product Development team to align demand planning efforts with seasonal trends product launches and merchandising initiatives.
- Collaborate with Finance and Merchandising/Product Development Teams to set and manage sales inventory and margin goals for seasonal collections.
- Analyze sales and inventory data to inform buying decisions ensuring the right product mix to meet customer demand.
- Collaborate with the marketing team to ensure that product assortments are aligned with ad/campaign objectives
- Act as the planning lead in crossdepartmental meetings ensuring alignment between sales marketing product development and finance teams.
- Provide insights to support product launches promotional campaigns and endoflife product strategies.
Team Leadership:
- Provide leadership guidance and mentorship to the Inventory Manager and Planning Analyst fostering a highperformance culture.
- Set performance goals monitor progress and provide constructive feedback to ensure team success.
- Identify skill gaps and provide training opportunities to develop team expertise.
What you bring to the table:
- Proven experience in planning forecasting and inventory management ideally within the jewelry or fashion industry.
- Selfstarter who is able to manage and coordinate projects and initiatives from start to finish
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and translate it into actionable insights.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with crossfunctional teams.
- Proficiency in planning and inventory management systems; experience with NetSuite is a plus.
- Detailoriented with strong problemsolving skills and the ability to adapt to changing priorities.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office especially MS Excel.
- Excellent analytical and mathematical skills with a strong business and financial acumen.
Leadership Expectations:
At JENNY BIRD we seek managers who have effective communication skills and are conscious and kind leaders. It is important that our leaders naturally embody our brand mission of empowering and uplifting others. We are looking for a compassionate and reliable individual who will lead with empathy inspire their teammates and peers with a strong work ethic all whilst supporting the growth of their team members through establishing a relationship built on trust and respect.
As a brand we have seen incredible growth and success through our teams proactiveness curiosity and desire to learn while building. We look for managers who embody these traits and have the confidence and comfortability to not only manage and collaborate laterally but to also work directly with our founder to communicate ideas and support the companys goals and manage up when required.
The interview Process:
Step 1: Phone screen with a team member from Jenny Bird
Step 2: In person interview with Ariana (Sr. Planning Manager) and Sara (VP Supply Chain Operations) from JENNY BIRD
Step 3: In person interview with Clare (VP Merchandising and Product Development) Laura (Chief Brand Office) and Priti (COO).
Step 4: Conduct References
Step 5: Offer
Perks at JENNY BIRD:
- 3weeks vacation 4 floating days Summer Fridays (we close the office early at 1pm!
- Perks on JENNY BIRD products!
JENNY BIRD does not discriminate in hiring or terms and conditions of employment because of an individuals race ancestry colour place of origin religion gender gender identity national origin citizenship age disability sexual orientation family status or marital status or any other protected category recognized by provincial or federal laws.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Contract
