Business Planning Analyst

Outdoor Voices is an active lifestyle brand. We believe in freeing fitness from performance, and embrace activity with ease, humor, and delight. We feel that Doing Things – moving your body and having fun with friends – outlasts a win when it comes to inspiring sustainably active lives. Our mission is to get people out there and Doing Things together, to redefine recreation as part of everyday life.

We’re looking for a Business Planning Analyst, an entry-level position supporting the Merchandise Planner, that will manage cross-channel inventory movements in order to maximize profitability and reduce liabilities.

* Develop work plan and generate all purchase orders each season in accordance with the line list to meet vendor deadlines for e-comm and retail stores. * Refine the process to manage edits, and execute edits to purchase orders to maximize accuracy and efficiency. * Assist the planning team to develop analysis and documentation for key meetings including hindsight meetings and investment reviews. * Forecast sales and inventory levels for key styles to target inventory levels and in-stock rates. * Oversee and manage weekly allocation of replenishment and new product to stores. * On a monthly level ensure that all launch product is allocated to stores in time for flip. * Monitor weekly store inventory levels and benchmark against weeks of supply targets. * Complete weekly sales analysis on inventory turn and sell through. * Implement new processes and systems for replenishment as new stores open. * Communicate low and other stock issues to planning team for communication to shops. * Assist the planning team with departmental goals and processes.

* Minimum 1-2 years of experience in Merchandise Planning or Allocation. * Demonstrated understanding of retail measurements (e.g. sales, weeks of supply, inventory turn, sell through, etc.) and how to impact them. * Strong analytic, problem solving and judgment skills. * Detail oriented and able to multi-task in a fast paced environment. * Retail POS system experience. * Proficient with Microsoft Excel. * Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities. * Ability to build and maintain productive relationships with peers and cross-functional teams. * Strong written and verbal communication skills.