Sr. Planning Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

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

• Salary range: $66,500-75,000 (Compensation will depend on a variety of factors, including but not limited to skill level, relevant work experience & education)
• Medical, dental, vision, 401K plan & access to health & wellness programs
• Paid vacation, holidays, summer Fridays, birthdays off, volunteer time & more
• Makeup gratis, employee discount on tarte.com, team give back initiatives
• Friendly, fun, creative & collaborative work environment

Tarte is an equal opportunity employer.