johnnie-O is a branded lifestyle apparel company, founded in 2005 in Santa Monica, CA, that embodies living your best life. Its blend of Southern California lifestyle coupled with a hint of East Coast tradition and Midwest grit creates a truly distinct point of view within the lifestyle apparel industry. johnnie-O is a unique lifestyle apparel brand providing classic, casual pieces for men and boys. The brand fills a niche in the apparel marketplace between the traditional East Coast "preppy" brands and West Coast "surf" brands. The johnnie-O brand is both a personality and an experience that can be described as fun, fresh, tongue-in-cheek, accessible, active and family-oriented.
johnnie-O is a fast-growing multi-channel apparel company. We seek to attract highly motivated individuals that want to work as a team and share in the commitment, responsibility and discipline required to achieve our vision. johnnie-O management philosophy is based on responsibility and mutual respect. We are a fun and dynamic bunch that are motivated in working to get the company to the next level. Our employees are smart, creative, and passionate individuals who meet the same superior standards we set for our products. We embrace talented people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. It is our goal to hire high-energy, diverse, bright, creative, and flexible individuals who thrive in a fast-paced work environment.
The Role
johnnie-O is looking for an amazing Demand Planning Manager to join our Planning team! Our ideal candidate is enthusiastic, a team player, extremely detail-oriented and committed to ensuring that the planning process operates smoothly and efficiently. We're also looking for someone who wants to grow, learn, and to strategize ways to make the process smoother, and ultimately play a major role in the success of the company. This is an incredible opportunity to make a large impact for the right person.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with business leaders on pre-season and in-season plans to ensure alignment on sales, inventory, and receipt flow strategies across key accounts and channels
Manage the never out of stock program
Create and maintain customer/SKU level demand and shipment plans to be used in production/manufacturing planning
Responsible for creating, leading and reporting the budget forecast for Sales, Margin, Inventory, Productivity and all other relevant KPIs (weekly, monthly and seasonally).
Develop plans to grow key accounts using bottom-up sales and top to bottom scenarios
Direct monthly OTB meetings, maintain by department, seasonal OTB, recommend necessary receipt flow/markdowns and follow through with CFTs.
Manage in-season profitability to achieve or exceed seasonal plans.
Recommend future receipt adjustments, capitalize on future growth opportunities.
Ability to forecast as well as run day-to-day operations.
Collaborate with key cross functional partners to realize optimal profits for the Division, Company
Understand the competitive landscape in the U.S and drive innovation in our product plans and strategies.
Proactively drive initiatives, identify opportunities to build processes and performance improvements to optimize reporting, workflow and all other areas to maximize efficiencies and achieve the company's financial & channel targets.
Present findings/feedback to senior and executive leadership
Monitor and analyze inventory performance metrics to identify issues, optimize stock turnover, and reduce excess inventory; adjust inventory flows monthly.
Leverage analysis to Implement advanced inventory forecasting models that incorporate historical data and market analysis to predict future inventory needs accurately.
Prepare and present diagnosis of the business and drive the course of action; ability to summarize business performance into key highlights, root cause analysis, and action plans
Conduct and provide analysis of key performance indicators (KPIs) among product lines and accounts to identify risks and opportunities within the business
Update and enhance reporting to best support forecasting and product planning; report on metrics such as sell-thru, weeks/months of supply, fill rates, aging stock, and forecast error to internal/external customers
Lead monthly demand review meetings aligning with Sales on consensus demand forecasts
Ad hoc reporting and analysis to support key customer accounts
Complete other duties as assigned
Location: Raleigh, NC
Position: Full Time
Reports To: VP of Planning/Production
Skills/Qualifications
5+ years in merchandise planning, inventory management, allocation or buying in the retail or apparel industry
Digital wholesale or DTC retail experience preferred
Bachelor's degree preferred
Understanding of inventory management, S&OP, and integrated business planning process
Experience with demand planning, retail replenishment, and retail buying systems
Ability to manage/mine data from multiple sources to create a forecast, analyze & prepare statistical reports
Ability to think critically and communicate effectively through data
Attention to detail and follow-through
Strong interpersonal skills/relationship building skills
Team player, positive attitude, driven and motivated, go-getter
Proficient with forecasting methodologies and statistical modeling
High proficiency in Excel, along with substantial exposure to relevant planning, finance, analytical, data management systems
Analytical thinker and self-motivated problem solver
Adapts to situational demands, flexible and capable of managing competing priorities.
Able to thrive in ambiguity
Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy in preparing and entering information
Prior Experience with Full Circle, Blue Cherry or similar ERP a plus
Prior Experience with Power BI a plus
Apparel experience a plus
Benefits & Compensation • Salaried position plus bonus opportunities, paid time off, and paid holidays • Health/Dental/Vision/FSA/Life Insurance benefits • Employee discounts
Aside from a fun and unique working environment, johnnie-O offers a challenging career coupled with a competitive compensation and benefits package. We value our employee's time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive compensation and extensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision insurance, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, a generous time off policy including vacation, paid sick time, a retirement savings plan, bonus opportunities, and a generous employee discount. Casual dress policy, potential career growth and a family-oriented working environment.
To apply for this exciting job opportunity, please send your resume to:
planning@johnnie-o.com
We appreciate your interest in our company and look forward to hearing from you!