Planner/Fashion

✨Remote Role! Must have car to travel to Retail Stores in NJ and NY.

Are you passionate about retail operations and have a sharp eye for inventory management? We’re looking for a Children’s Wear Inventory Coordinator/Manager to join our dynamic retail team and help ensure our stores are always stocked with the style's families love.

Key Responsibilities

Oversee inventory planning, allocation, and replenishment across retail locations. Monitor stock levels to ensure optimal product availability. Analyze sales trends and seasonal demand for children’s apparel. Coordinate with buying and merchandising teams. Minimize stock loss and manage inventory accuracy. Lead inventory audits and reporting process.

Place purchase orders with factories based on current inventory levels and projected sales.

• Break down purchase order quantities and allocate the correct amounts to each store
• Track all open purchase orders by category, quantity, and total landed cost
• Monitor production and delivery timelines to ensure on-time completion of purchase orders
• Upload and receive inventory accurately for all 9 locations based on vendor packing lists

Reconcile received inventory against packing lists and purchase orders.

• Troubleshoot and adjust inventory discrepancies when needed
• Review weekly sell-through performance and replenish stores
• Maintain accurate inventory records across systems and location
• Communicate with vendors, warehouses, and internal teams regarding inventory

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of inventory management and stock
• Comfortable working with numbers and basic data analysis
• Proficient in Excel, including formulas and data organization
• Previous experience in retail, fashion, or inventory planning is a MUST

This role can be remote, with travel required to our four retail locations.

• Lakewood
• Brooklyn

What You’ll Do

This is a numbers-first, strategy-driven inventory role focused on data forecasting and inventory optimization.

• Analyze collections and make data‑backed ordering recommendations
• Review historical sales performance and reorder based on trends
• Work heavily with SKU-level data to identify top-performing sizes and replenish accordingly
• Maintain consistent communication with factories

Who You Are

Extremely numbers‑driven and analytical. Comfortable working with large data exports and SKU‑level detail. Strong understanding of retail inventory flow and replenishment. Proactive, organized, and detail oriented.

• Able to travel periodically to all four store locations

What This Role Is NOT

• Not a Buyer (you are not sourcing brands)
• Not a Merchandiser (you are not styling or visually arranging collections)

This is a data, forecasting, and inventory optimization role focused on ensuring the right product, in the right size, is in the right store — at the right time. If you thrive in analytics and love seeing your numbers translate directly into retail success, we’d love to co.