Fresh Inventory Planning Manager

About Fresh

Fresh is a global beauty house celebrated for its sensorial skincare, bodycare, and fragrance, blending time-honored rituals with modern science since its founding in Boston in 1991. As part of the LVMH portfolio, Fresh offers employees the creative energy of an entrepreneurial brand with the international reach and standards of a leading luxury group. The company values curiosity, craftsmanship, inclusivity, and a deep respect for ingredients, encouraging teams to create meaningful experiences for discerning clients. For professionals drawn to beauty, innovation, and storytelling, Fresh provides a refined environment where authenticity and expertise shape every aspect of brand expression.

Role & Responsibilities

• Ensure appropriate inventory levels at wholesale accounts to achieve sales targets while maintaining inventory goals for Sephora in the US, Canada and Mexico, and Kohl’s.
• Monitor and achieve targeted in-stock and presence rates at wholesale accounts.
• Manage optimal inventory by channel, including brick-and-mortar and e-commerce.
• Review inventory turns, in-stock levels, weeks of supply (WOS), sell-through and sales trends; develop tactics to mitigate forecast fluctuations.
• Build productive relationships with wholesale partners’ planning teams and incorporate their input to strengthen planning processes, output and retailer fill rates.
• Develop SKU productivity analyses and recommend ways to maximize trending categories and reduce unproductive SKUs through returns to vendor (RTVs).
• Manage the RTV projection file and coordinate timely communication and execution of RTVs for discontinued SKUs with internal and retail partners; proactively turn off replenishment for high-WOS SKUs to minimize end-of-life liability and track spend against budget.
• Develop sales and stock analyses, make weekly recommendations to drive retail and gross sales, and identify geographically targeted opportunities.
• Communicate with North American retailers about new-launch and limited-life allocations, inventory planning and strategy.
• Implement supply-planning strategies, methodologies and best practices, including segmentation, safety stock, inventory analysis, predictive analytics and scenario planning.
• Forecast sales and shipments for innovation and product launches.
• Contribute to the Monthly Forecast Review (MFR) with Global Forecasting.
• Partner with Key Accounts and Marketing to develop bottom-up shipment assumptions for promotions, secondary exposure and media.
• Maintain the North American Order Book Roll Up daily or weekly to achieve monthly shipment forecasts; explain variances and partner with Key Accounts to maximize opportunities and minimize risks.
• Monitor gross sales and ensure monthly forecast accuracy.
• Communicate daily with Customer Service and Shared Services on order status; work with the Distribution Center team to ensure timely shipments and achieve monthly shipment forecasts; generate the Invoiced Evolution report beginning in Week 2 of each fiscal month.
• Manage and monitor key performance indicators, including a 90% fulfilment-rate target and consumer-service metrics.
• Partner with Global Supply to ensure inventory availability for orders.
• Develop processes to minimize shipping chargebacks and mitigate related risks.
• Maintain weekly and monthly sales and inventory reports to support analysis, solutions and forecasting.
• Conduct ad hoc analyses and develop new tools and models.
• Build cross-functional relationships across Finance, Key Accounts, the Field Team and retail planning partners.
• Partner with Key Accounts to accurately forecast and achieve monthly shipment forecasts.
• Partner with Marketing, Account Management and Visual Merchandising to identify product deletions and maintain the RTV projection file accordingly.
• Develop high service-level targets across retailers and channels, and work with retail planning teams to identify geographically targeted opportunities and minimize liabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, such as Business Administration or Finance.
• Strong business acumen, financial aptitude and commercial judgment; profit-driven.
• Strong reporting and analytical skills, including understanding of retail mathematics.
• Expert proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including lookups, pivot tables and links; knowledge of data warehouse orchestration and demonstrated experience with retail analytics data models.
• Weekly or monthly SKU-level assortment-planning experience is highly recommended.
• Strong attention to detail and a results-focused approach.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Multifunctional, with strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Consumer-focused, able to identify emerging niches, concepts and strategic opportunities for the company.
• Effective time-management skills.
• Curious and proactive in exploring opportunities and solutions.
• Able to work independently and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong ownership and determination to deliver results.
• Brings creative thinking and innovation to support profitable business decisions.
• Able to remain stationary for an average of 7.5 hours per day; light to moderate lifting may be required. The role may regularly involve standing, sitting, reaching, stooping, kneeling and operating a computer, telephone and keyboard.

Skills

Experience

5+ years in Merchandise Planning, Buying, Retail Planning, Inventory Management and/or Allocation.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field, such as Business Administration or Finance.

Compensation

The base compensation for this position ranges from USD 90,000 to USD 120,000 per annum.

Benefits

Fresh and LVMH-sponsored training and professional development workshops; networking opportunities and access to internal communities, including the DEIB Council, Sustainability Champions and LVMH Employee Resource Groups; free Employee Assistance Program consultations, referrals and counseling, plus confidential 24/7 mental health support; paid time off, floating holidays and Summer Fridays; fertility services, maternity and newborn support, adoption and surrogacy assistance, cryopreservation as part of fertility treatment, eligible paid parental leave, travel and lodging for those unable to access care, and backup dependent care and tutoring; Fresh in-store discounts and gratis; LVMH friends-and-family sales; pre-tax commuter benefits through Wage Works; health club, sporting and entertainment ticket, and pet, renter’s and home insurance discounts; medical, dental and vision coverage; and a 401(k) with company match and additional employer contribution, subject to eligibility.

Culture

Fresh fosters a creative, sensory-driven workplace where teams blend natural inspiration, scientific curiosity, and a deep respect for craftsmanship. As part of the LVMH family, the brand offers a collaborative and entrepreneurial environment that encourages innovation, inclusivity, and a passion for delivering exceptional beauty experiences.

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