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Sr. Planning Analyst
Location: New York, NY (Hybrid)
Department: Global Demand Planning
Reports To: Executive Director, Demand Planning
About the Role
tarte is seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Sr. Planning Analyst to support forecasting and demand planning across our channels. This role is responsible for managing SKU-level forecasts, driving performance analysis, and collaborating cross-functionally to optimize inventory and support strategic initiatives such as new product launches, promotions, and channel growth.
You'll play a critical role in shaping how we plan, execute, and scale our business. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, is detail oriented and confident working with and summarizing large datasets, and an understanding of retail and digital commerce dynamics.
What You'll Do
Forecast Ownership & Planning
· Support SKU-level demand planning for our businesses across core, promotional, and newness assortments with direction from the Demand Planning and Merchandising teams
· Monitor sales trends, seasonal shifts, and launch performance to improve forecast accuracy and agility
· Work closely with the cross functional teams to analyze retailer and product performance trends and variances to forecast
Analytics, Reporting & Insights
· Analyze retail, supply chain, and marketing data to identify demand drivers, risks, and gaps.
· Build and maintain dashboards and custom reports to track key performance indicators (KPIs), forecast accuracy, and product performance.
· Conduct post-launch and promotional event analyses to inform future planning strategies.
Inventory Alignment & Risk Mitigation
· Collaborate with operations and supply chain teams to close inventory gaps, reduce overstock risk, and ensure readiness for launches.
· Partner with Allocations to review purchase orders (POs), weeks of supply (WOS), and communicate risk based on sell thru projections.
· Review and approve inventory for allocations and gratis transfers related to newness, campaigns, and retail events.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
· Lead forecast-related discussions and influence decision-making across internal teams.
· Align assumptions for product demand, marketing cadence, and market-level inventory strategy.
System Ownership & Continuous Improvement
· Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for the Vanguard Demand Planning Tool.
· Identify opportunities to enhance planning processes, improve data flow, and automate reporting tasks.
· Contribute to process documentation and best practice development to scale global digital planning capabilities.
What We're Looking For
· Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Analytics, Economics, or a related field.
· 2-4 years of experience in demand planning, supply chain, or digital analytics within a high-growth consumer brand or eCommerce environment.
· Advanced proficiency in Excel; experience with demand planning tools (Vanguard a plus) and BI platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to synthesize insights from large datasets.
· Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across departments and levels.
· Highly organized, self-motivated, and comfortable managing competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
· Must have experience leveraging AI-powered tools (Claude, chatgpt, perplexity, replit, sora, etc) and innovation. Vibe coding experience is a plus.
Our Perks
Tarte is an equal opportunity employer.