Sales Planning and Analysis Manager

Born in 2011, Posh Peanut Inc. began because of a genuine love for children, children’s clothing and an inventive excitement needing to be fulfilled. The founder of Posh Peanut, Fiona Sahakian is a wife, mother of two, daughter and sister. Fiona is the true example of a working mother and wife proving that it is possible for women to do it all. Posh Peanut has been a dream come true for Fiona and she could never imagine life without all of the loyal parents & peanuts that have grown to adore the company as well! Creating is a passion that she will forever embrace in herself and all children.

Posh Peanut is committed to providing fashion forward, excellent quality and adorable children’s clothing & accessories as well as serving our customers with above satisfactory customer service. Posh Peanut Inc. strives to foster a working environment where our employees learn, grow and take satisfaction knowing that they contribute to the success of the Company.

WHO WE WANT

RESPONSIBILITES:

• Employ multiple channel strategies within the larger business, to balance varied turn requirements and a range of product lifecycle expectations.
• Lead projection and sales planning company wide. Monitor retail sales plans for 3 channels of business – direct/ dot.com, wholesale and amazon.
• Support open-to-buy analysis and reforecast sales, inventory, and gross margin on a monthly basis
• KPI reporting (weekly) – review and compile sales and product performance at the channel level, make action recommendations
• Analyze Retail sales: product performance, size selling and other data metrics to inform management, merchandising and sales teams
• Hindsight seasonal performance; summarize and share learnings
• Manage product lifecycle to optimize sales and profitability - from buy inception through exit strategy – on annual/seasonal/monthly basis
• Work in tandem with merchandiser to optimize & validate future assortments.
• Build and maintain assortment analysis tools
• Ensure replenishment, inventory transfers, and production orders are crafted to maximize revenue and profitability.
• Ensure reporting and data integrity: set attributes at the sku level to optimize analytics

EXPERIENCE/ REQUIREMENTS:

• At least 5-7 years in similar roles: buying, planning, analytics. Must have retail planning.
• Retail experience; ideally digital. Planning wholesale and Amazon business a plus. Better brands preferred.
• Must exhibit proficiency in retail math- stock to sales ratios, margin, markup, sell-thrus, months of supply etc.
• Advanced Excel including pivot tables, v-lookup, index match. Ideal candidate can generate reports in Tableau.
• Comfortable with working in and bringing digestible/actionable conclusions to large sets of data
• Exhibits leadership qualities in a cross-functional environment; collaborative with strong communication skills
• Highly analytical
• Ability to organize independently, multi-task, prioritize, and manage time effectively.
• Enjoy helping others in a team atmosphere.

Business major or advanced degree a plus.

Posh Peanut offers great benefits:

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• Life Insurance

• Referral Bonus

• Employee Discount

• Paid Holidays

• Vacation

• Sick

• Bereavement

EEO Statement: Posh Peanut Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, committed to intentional anti-racism in all areas of our organization and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with the L.A. Fair Chance Initiative Ordinance. Our diverse backgrounds, perspectives, identities, and talents help us thrive.