Inventory Planner

Job Title: Inventory Planner

Type: Full-time; Remote

Schedule: US Time zone

About the Role

We’re seeking an Inventory Planner to take ownership of demand planning and inventory management as we scale to hundreds of thousands of units. Today, planning is done primarily in Excel and handled ad hoc by multiple team members. You will bring structure, rigor, and data-driven decision-making to ensure we have the right product, in the right quantities, at the right time.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end inventory planning across categories and channels for Canada and the US
• Analyze historical sales, launches, and seasonal trends to build demand forecasts and buy plans
• Translate forecasts into purchase orders and replenishment recommendations in partnership with Merchandising and Operations
• Maintain and improve Excel-based tools and models for demand and inventory planning; recommend future systems as we scale
• Monitor inventory levels, sell-through, weeks of supply, and stock-out/overstock risk; take proactive action
• Support new product launches with buy quantities, size/color/style curves (as applicable), and risk scenarios
• Partner with Operations, Logistics, and Finance to align on lead times, MOQs, cash flow, and margin impact
• Provide monthly and ad hoc reporting on inventory health and performance to leadership
• Identify process and tooling improvements to reduce manual work and planning errors

• 3–5+ years experience in inventory planning, demand planning, or merchandise planning (DTC, retail, or wholesale)
• Proven experience planning at scale (hundreds of thousands of units)
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills; able to build and maintain complex planning models
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills; comfortable working with large data sets
• Experience turning data into clear recommendations and action plans
• Detail-oriented, highly organized, and able to manage multiple launches and seasons at once
• Comfortable working cross-functionally in a fast-growing, high-change environment