Manager, Inventory Management - Williams Sonoma
Williams-Sonoma
- San Francisco, CA
- $115,000-120,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Pre-Season Planning
- Assist Director in developing the annual, tops-down merchandise plans for the division.
- Oversee the creation of pre-season, item-level sales plans that align with product rankings, merchandising strategies and tops-down financial goals.
- Support team in designing inventory strategies that balance the composition of new and core, carry-over merchandise and that support in-stock and turn objectives.
- Manage divisional open-to-buy. Ensure that all departments fit within the bounds of the division's receipt budget and allocated DC capacity.
- Leverage historical data to identify key learnings around product, pricing, and inventory and apply learnings to future seasons.
- In-Season Planning
- Lead monthly open-to-buy activities for the division. Identify and execute near term actions to achieve sales goals and budgeted inventory EOMs.
- Oversee in-season, item level forecasting and ad-hoc analysis to identify inventory-related risks and opportunities for chase. Ensure alignment with tops-down, monthly forecast.
- Recommend divisional strategies around promotional pricing and end-of-life disposition. Ensure that departmental actions maximize sales and margin and balances inventory for total division.
- Identify business trends that warrant analytical research provide framework for teams to investigate.
- Leadership & Collaboration
- Play a leadership role in creating a people-first culture that is innovative, results-oriented, and that celebrates success.
- Oversee the career and skill development of a team of Merchandise Planners with a focus on training, retention, and building bench strength.
- Play an active role in recruiting, hiring, and onboarding of new team members.
- Balance and prioritize team's workload to ensure they are set up for success.
- Collaborate with cross-channel planning partner to create a seamless brand experience and ensure customer is at the center of everything we do.
- Develop strong cross-functional partnerships with Merchandising, Sourcing, and E-commerce teams.
- Participate in the development of scalable planning tools, processes, and reporting and encourage sharing of best-practice to ensure consistency.
- Operate a computer and communicate via telephone
- Transport materials and equipment and lift, move, and carry objects up to 50 pounds on a limited basis
- Strong forecasting, financial, analytical and system skills
- Experience
- Running OTB and developing strategies
- With top-line and bottoms-up planning
- Working and communicating cross-functionally with other departments
- 2+ years people management experience
- 5+ years planning and inventory management in a retail company
- Ability to perform work onsite in the San Francisco office full-time pending state, local, and Company return-to-work guidance during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
- A generous discount on all Williams-Sonoma, Inc. brands
- A 401(k) plan and other investment opportunities
- Paid vacations, holidays, and time off to volunteer
- Health benefits, dental and vision insurance, including same-sex domestic partner benefits
- Tax-free commuter benefits
- A wellness program that supports your physical, financial and emotional health
- In-person and online learning opportunities through WSI University
- Cross-brand and cross-function career opportunities
- Resources for self-development
- Advisor (Mentor) program
- Career development workshops and learning programs
- Speaker series